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Mosby's Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage

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ISBN-10: 0323077404

ISBN-13: 9780323077408

Edition: 5th 2013

Authors: Sandy Fritz

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For success in practice, Mosby's Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage, 5th Edition provides you with a solid foundation in the fundamentals of massage therapy. Expert author Sandy Fritz shares her wealth of clinical expertise, keeping a consistent focus on clinical reasoning with an increased emphasis on competency-based outcomes. In addition to teaching you how to skillfully apply massage techniques, this text also covers important practice management topics such as ethics, legal issues, sanitation, hygiene, business practices, and professional development. Two DVDs bound in the book provide over three hours of video on techniques, body mechanics, case studies, and more, plus anatomy and…    
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Book details

List price: $90.95
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Publication date: 4/12/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 752
Size: 8.75" wide x 11.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 3.388
Language: English

Sandy Fritz, MS, LMT is the Owner, Director, and Head Educator of the Health Enrichment Center, Inc., School of Therapeutic Massage. Also in private practice for almost 30 years, Sandy works with a diverse clientele, dealing with everything from stress management massage to physician-referred rehabilitative care upon physician referral. She has developed and supervises a student massage clinic with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. She also provides professional sports massage and rehabilitation for individual athletes, primarily in golf, football, basketball, and baseball. In addition to being published in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, Sandy is a…    

Therapeutic Massage as a Profession
Ethics, Professionalism and Legal Issues
Business Considerations for a Career in Therapeutic Massage
Massage and Medical Terminology for Professional Record Keeping
Research Literacy and Evidence-Based Practice
Indications and Contraindications for Therapeutic Massage
Hygiene, Sanitation, and Safety
Body Mechanics
Preparation for Massage: Equipment, Professional Environment, Positioning and Draping
Massage Manipulations and Techniques
Assessment Procedures for Developing a Care/Treatment Plan
Complementary Bodywork Systems
Massage Career Tracks and Practice Settings
Adaptive Massage
Wellness Education
Case Studies
Indications and Contraindications to Massage
Skin Pathology: Common Skin Disorders
Basic Pharmacology for the Massage Therapist