Handbook of Massage Therapy: A Complete Guide for the Student and Professional Massage Therapist

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Butterworth-Heinemann, 1999 - Health & Fitness - 222 pages
This book describes the theory and application of massage techniques, their physiological effects, indications and contraindications, and how massage is therapeutically applied in the treatment of many common conditions.

Contents

The massage treatment
1
The massage techniques
13
The effects of massage
34
Applied massage
50
5
87
The lower limb
127
Deep stroking technique thumb effleurage on the sole of the foot
131
Deep stroking technique effleurage du poing on the lower leg anterior
137
subject sidelying
147
The chest
178
Bodywork technique stretching the respiratory muscles
187
The face head and neck
202
References
211
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