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A comprehensive practical and theoretical foundation for all aspects of massage therapy. The book prepares students for clinical practice through the presentation of step-by-step techniques and treatments. This edition has been updated to take in changes to the Health Training Package which is updated every five years. The current package HTL07 was fully implemented at the start of academic 2008. This revision will include new material on electives such as providing services for people with disabilities, working in aged care and providing services for people with chronic disease states and life challenging illnesses.
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This book is a fantastic reference for new massage therapists. What I found most useful was not the pictures of massage techniques but all the other 'things' such as information around scope of practcie, boundaries, importance of draping etc. Very very useful and informative.
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| Foreword | |
| Contributors | |
| Acknowledgements | |
| Preface | |
| A Framework for Massage Practice | |
| Philosophies, principles and definitions | |
| History of massage | |
| Massage and it's role in an integrative health care model | |
| The importance of touch | |
| The Professional Therapist | |
| Scope of practice, ethics and law in massage therapy practice | |
| Defining boundaries in the client practitioner relationship | |
| The evidence for massage therapy | |
| Preparing for Massage Practice | |
| The massage setting | |
| Self care for the massage therapist | |
| Infection control in massage therapy practice | |
| Making Initial Contact with the Client | |
| The health assessment process | |
| Precautions and safe practice for massage | |
| Pharmacological considerations for massage therapy practice | |
| Providing the Massage Treatment | |
| Body mechanics for the practice of massage | |
| Positioning and draping the client | |
| The techniques Swedish massage | |
| Applying massage in practice | |
| Massage for Specific Client Groups | |
| Massage for clients with special needs | |
| Massage during pregnancy | |
| Massage for infants | |
| Anatomical terminology | |
| The human skeleton | |
| Overview of the muscular system | |
| Glossary | |
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ISBN: 9780729538695
ISBN-10: 0729538699
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 350
Published: 22nd December 2009
Publisher: Elsevier Australia
Dimensions (cm): 29.5 x 20.8
x 2.0
Weight (kg): 0.907
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