Mosby's Essential Sciences for Therapeutic Massage: Anatomy, Physiology, Biomechanics, and Pathology, 4e (On the Spot {Series})
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| Rating | : | 4.22 (587 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0323077439 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 736 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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She also provides professional sports massage and rehabilitation for individual athletes, primarily in golf, football, basketball, and baseball. In addition to being published in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, Sandy is a prominent author of many Elsevier massage therapy resources, including: Sports & Exercise Massage: Comprehensive Care in Athletics, Fitness, & Rehabilitation Mosby’s Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage Mosby’s Essential Sciences for Therapeutic
New muscle illustrations in Chapter 9 clearly show attachments and actions, as well as the relationships between different muscles in composite drawings.Coverage of nutrition (now in Chapter 12) includes information on the digestive process, basics of solid nutrition, how vitamins and minerals affect the body, and how proper nutrition affects the functions of all systems of the body. The book not only helps students learn the information they need to pass certification exams, but it also helps them see how scientific content applies to actual practice. Highly illustrated format features over 700 full-color line drawings and photos.Updated chapters and artwork have all been revised to reflect the most current industry information and reviewer feedback. This new edition also features a very enhanced Evolve resource package, along with new material on boosting your knowledge of nutrition and research two subjects of growing interest in the massage therapy profession.Clinical reasoning activities included in the workbook section for each chapter promote problem-based learning.Format combining workbook and textbook features gives you immediate review tools in the form of matching exercises, short answer questions, fill-in-the-blank questions, drawing exercises, and critical thinking questions.Sections on pathologic conditions feature intervention protocols as well as indications and contraindications
"Teaches basic A&P as it relates therapeutic massage in an" according to Whiskeygirl. Teaches basic A&P as it relates therapeutic massage in an understandable, systematic way, with critical thinking activities that integrate the information for immediate use in massage clinicals as well as for licensure testing later.. There simply isn't a better book on the market that covers anatomy and physiology L. A. Fritz I am a massage therapy instructor and have used this text for years to teach my students. There simply isn't a better book on the market that covers anatomy and physiology, relating it specifically to soft tissue manipulation and massage therapy. If you're looking for a text that makes A&P easy to understand, as well as applies it to use in practice, this is it.Regarding the negative reviews, . "Awesome Book" according to Rachel Daming. I love it because it covers A&P, Kinesiolgy(lightly), and medical terminology. I bought it, trying to refresh my memory to get certified. So far it is exactly what I needed!
In addition to being published in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, Sandy is a prominent author of many Elsevier massage therapy resources, including: Sports & Exercise Massage: Comprehensive Care in Athletics, Fitness, & Rehabilitation Mosby’s Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage Mosby’s Essential Sciences for