Title Massage for therapists : a guide to soft tissue therapy / Margaret Hollis ; edited by Elisabeth Jones

Edition Third edition Published Chichester, U.K. ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 206 pages) : illustrations Contents Introduction to massage / Elisabeth Jones -- Relevant anatomy and physiology : an overview / Elisabeth Jones -- Evidence based effects, risk awareness & contra-indications for massage / David Lee and Carol Young -- Examination and assessment / Ann Thomson -- Preparation for massage / Margaret Hollis and Elisabeth Jones -- The massage manipulations / Margaret Hollis and Elisabeth Jones -- Massage to the upper limb / Margaret Hollis and Elisabeth Jones -- Massage to the lower limb -- Margaret Hollis and Elisabeth Jones -- Massage to the back, gluteal region, and neck / Margaret Hollis and Elisabeth Jones -- Massage to the face & scalp / Margaret Hollis and Elisabeth Jones -- Massage to the abdomen / Margaret Hollis and Elisabeth Jones -- Uses of classical massage in some health care settings : an overview / Elisabeth Jones -- Some types of massage and soft tissue therapies / Elisabeth Jones -- Massage in sport / Joan M. Watt -- Aromatherapy / Elisabeth Jones -- Shiatsu : the Japanese healing art of touch / Andrea Battermann -- Myofascial release and beyond / Ann Childs, Stuart Robinson Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Massage therapy. Massage -- methods. Form Electronic book Author Jones, Elisabeth, 1939- Wiley InterScience (Online service) ISBN 1444318373 9781444318371 (paperback; alk. paper) (paperback; alk. paper)

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