Allied Health Catalogue 2017

MASSAGE THERAPY

Massage Therapist’s Guide to Pathology: Critical Thinking and Practical Application, Sixth Edition RuthWerner, LMP, NCTMB

July 2015 / Softbound / 8.375" x 10.875" 978-1-4963-1082-8 DESCRIPTION

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A MassageTherapist’s Guide to Pathology , 6e continues to set the standard for the course through up-to-date, high-value content, an outstanding illustration program, and the author’s trademark accessible writing style. With skill and passion, Werner makes pathology fascinating and understandable for massage therapy students as it prepares them to work independently or within a health

care team to make choices that result in the best possible outcomes for clients living with a wide range of diseases and disorders. Updated throughout to reflect the latest research, the Sixth Edition now offers a stronger focus on evidence-informed practice. And, to keep pace with evolving standards, the Sixth Edition is now ELAP-compliant, has testing formats compatible with the MBLEx exam, and features updated content consistent with the DSM-V. For prior users, a detailed chapter-by-chapter conversion guide is available to ease transition from the Fifth to the Sixth Edition.

Clay & Pounds' Basic Clinical Massage Therapy: Integrating Anatomy and Treatment, Third Edition James H. Clay, MMH, NCTMB

October 2015 / Softbound / 8.375 x 10.875 / 464 pp. 978-1-4511-8546-1 DESCRIPTION

Superbly illustrated and innovative in its approach, Clay & Pounds Basic Clinical MassageTherapy,Third Edition , helps readers build a solid foundation in palpatory and muscle anatomy as they master clinical massage therapy techniques.

This stunningly realistic text brings the basic techniques of clinical massage therapy to life by embedding illustrations of internal structures directly into photographs of live models, allowing readers to see exactly what muscle is being worked on, where it is, where it is attached, how it can be accessed manually, what problems it can cause, and one or more techniques for effectively treating it. The result is a vivid representation of the individual muscles that are essential to understanding basic clinical massage therapy techniques.

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