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Basic Clinical Massage Therapy Integrating Anatomy and Treatment

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ISBN-10: 0683306537

ISBN-13: 9780683306538

Edition: 2002

Authors: James H. Clay, David M. Pounds, Vicki Overman

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This richly illustrated text teachers the basic techniques of clinical massage therapy by embedding illustrations of internal structures directly into photographs of live models. Each muscle or muscle group is show, along with surrounding structures, surface landmarks, and the therapist's hands. Useful as a textbook of clinical massage and anatomy, this text can also be use as a practical patient communication too. Basic clinical techniques such as compression, stripping massage, monastical stretching and cross-fiber friction are include. Suggestions of draping options correspond to illustrations of draping techniques. Appendices include paint referral zones by region, Greek and latin…    
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Book details

List price: $51.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publication date: 8/13/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 450
Size: 8.75" wide x 11.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.728
Language: English

Foundations of Clinical Massage Therapy
Approaching Clinical Massage Therapy
Approaching Assessment
Approaching Treatment
The Head, Face, and Neck
The Shoulder, Chest, and Upper Back
The Arm and Hand
The Vertebral Column
The Low Back and Abdomen
The Pelvis
The Thigh
The Leg, Ankle, and Foot
Anatomical Prefixes and Suffixes
Directional and Kinetic Terminology
Muscles by Pain Referral Zone
Suggested Readings
Glossary
Index