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"I couldn't hold back the tears while reading the personal stories throughout this book, which is unusual in its compassion and information content. I cannot recommend it highly enough for anyone with an interest in Cancer and Bodywork." --Sandra Goodman, Positive Health.
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The reader will gain the confidence to administer massage to their clients who have a history of cancer treatment. They will clearly know how to adjust their massage techniques in order to give massage sessions in a safe manner. Therapists and other health care providers will understand the real issues that are of concern to practitioners embarking on work with a client treated for cancer. In the past, metastasis was thought to be the issue. Now, science understands that genetic mutation and hormonal influences are responsible for rise and spread of cancer. Mechanical action, such as massage, does not play a role in the spread of Cancer. What practitioners will gain from "Medicine Hands" is knowledge of the real issues regarding cancer and massage. These reasons revolve around the type of treatments a client has received, such as chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery. Oncology professionals will use "Medicine Hands" to gather ideas about ameliorating the side effects of conventional cancer treatments. It will be a resource in advising their patients in the use of complementary and alternative modalities.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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MacDonald's wonderful book is hugely powerful and reassuring.
Mainstream medicine is increasingly willing to embrace massage as a supportive treatment for people diagnosed with cancer, however, unfortunately, there are still many 'myths' out there in the massage world that 'massage spreads the cancer' and so there is a climate of fear which the practitioner on the ground may encounter the first time she or he embarks on the possibility of working hands on with a client who is diagnosed with cancer.
MacDonald specialised in working hands on with people diagnosed with cancer, in an oncology unit, and she also trained massage practitioners, so her approach both combines needed information about the condition - the dos and donts of practice - and in clear language, with clear protocols - and also she approaches hands on work with an holistic perspective. There is so much that is invaluable here - the physiological effects of touch therapy, the psychological effects, and in great detail, the transcendent sense of 'wholeness' touch brings, for both receiver and giver. She touches the heart of something SO profound here, and properly guides the practitioner into confident practice, both in the laying out of the research material that 'massage is safe; massage benefits well-being' and, with many quotes from practitioners and clients, reinforcing the healing experience of touch
Mainstream medicine is increasingly willing to embrace massage as a supportive treatment for people diagnosed with cancer, however, unfortunately, there are still many 'myths' out there in the massage world that 'massage spreads the cancer' and so there is a climate of fear which the practitioner on the ground may encounter the first time she or he embarks on the possibility of working hands on with a client who is diagnosed with cancer.
MacDonald specialised in working hands on with people diagnosed with cancer, in an oncology unit, and she also trained massage practitioners, so her approach both combines needed information about the condition - the dos and donts of practice - and in clear language, with clear protocols - and also she approaches hands on work with an holistic perspective. There is so much that is invaluable here - the physiological effects of touch therapy, the psychological effects, and in great detail, the transcendent sense of 'wholeness' touch brings, for both receiver and giver. She touches the heart of something SO profound here, and properly guides the practitioner into confident practice, both in the laying out of the research material that 'massage is safe; massage benefits well-being' and, with many quotes from practitioners and clients, reinforcing the healing experience of touch
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This book has helped me to understand fully the implications of patients that are currently recieving chemotherapy. I have been visiting patients at my local hospital, with the Mac millian foundation.
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