Foundations of Massage , 3rd Edition (ORIGINAL PDF from Publisher)

Foundations of Massage , 3rd Edition (ORIGINAL PDF from Publisher)

by David Stelfox and Lisa Casanelia

The third edition of Foundations of Massage provides a thorough theoretical and practical foundation for all facets of massage therapy .

The book helps students get ready for clinical practice by laying out step-by-step procedures and treatments . This updated version of this Australian textbook for massage therapy practice adds new information on massage’s specialized applications , including helping people with disabilities , working in an elderly care facility and helping those who have serious illnesses or chronic disease states .

Questions and tasks are provided at the end of each chapter and there are more than 350 images and illustrations of manual applications . Completely updated and improved evidence supporting massage treatment ; references to legal and regulatory information for massage therapy practitioners ; expanded anatomical images in appendices ; A more thorough chapter on baby massage ; an updated chapter on pregnant massage by well-known international author Suzanne Yates and an enlarged history chapter that includes influences from Europe and North America on the massage industry .

See also : Mosbys Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage , 5th Edition