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Wolters Kluwer
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HEALTH PROFESSIONS
MASSAGE THERAPY
Spa Bodywork: A Guide for Massage Therapists
Second Edition
AnneWilliams, BFA
Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals, Evergreen, CO
January 2014 / Softbound / 8.375 x 10.875
Approx. 448 pp.
978-1-4511-7678-0
DESCRIPTION
Spa Bodywork
, Second Edition, covers everything
the massage therapy student or practicing massage
therapist needs to know to incorporate multi-
layered and multi-textured spa treatments into
their massage practice. While wet-room equipment
and techniques are discussed, the book focuses on
spa treatments that can be delivered in dry-room
settings, such as private practice, massage clinics,
or day spas—with- out the need for expensive
equipment.
FEATURES
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Deepen your students’ understanding of
popular spa bodywork techniques ranging from
draping to body polish to stone massage with
over 90 minutes of technique video clips that
reinforce the text’s content.
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Ensure your students are prepared
to deliver treatments that reflect the most
current trends in spa services through updated
instructions and the new “Your Spa Massage”
chapter.
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Increase your students’ understanding of
how to deliver each treatment with 40-50 new
photographs that enhance the already stunning
illustration program.
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Develop a strong foundation in core techniques,
including spa draping, positioning the client
for product application, removal techniques
for the dry room and wet room, and treatment
enhancers.
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Master the details of delivering spa
treatments with handy tips on indications and
contraindications for each treatment, equipment
needs, product choices, promotion, and client
management.
ANCILLARIES
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Instructor images include an Image Bank,
PowerPoints, LMS Cartridges, Lesson
Outlines, and a Curriculum Supply Guide.
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Take your students’ learning beyond the
book with free online resources that reinforce
skills and knowledge, including 90 minutes
of technique video clips, a quiz bank, and
sample forms, as well as a fully searchable
online version of the text that provides
anytime, anywhere access to the book’s
content and images.
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Prepare for a successful career in the spa industry
with advice on how to develop original services,
write a spa program, create a spa menu, and
handle marketing, retail sales, and budgeting.
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Ensure proper hygiene in the spa with Sanitation
boxes that provide handy clean-up and sanitation
tips and instructions for cleaning equipment.
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Develop a personal spa philosophy with the help
of For Your Information and For Your Exploration
boxes that contain key information, and writing
prompts.
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Understand the wider application of spa therapies
with Broaden Your Understanding boxes that
focus on topics such as the use of a specific
product in other countries, treatments offered by
estheticians, etc.
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Learn to develop highly original spa services with
the promotional descriptions and ready-to-use
recipes in Sample Treatment pages at the end of
the book.