Handbook of Clinical Massage: A Complete Guide for Students and Practitioners » (REV)

Cassar (College of Osteopaths, London; Raworth International College of Natural Sport Therapies) introduces massage techniques and their use as an adjunct to both conventional and complementary medical treatments in this text for students and practitioners of physical therapy, sports therapy, and bodywork. This second edition integrates new material on the psychotherapeutic effect of massage, massage in pregnancy, and the effects of massage on the immune response, and describes bodywork and muscle energy techniques that may be combined with massage to correct musculoskeletal dysfunctions. There is also a new two-color layout with new b&w drawings and photos. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR