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Pathology A to Z: A Handbook for Massage Therapists » (3rd Edition)

Book cover image of Pathology A to Z: A Handbook for Massage Therapists by Kalyani Premkumar

Authors: Kalyani Premkumar
ISBN-13: 9780781747998, ISBN-10: 0781747996
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Date Published: February 2009
Edition: 3rd Edition

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Author Biography: Kalyani Premkumar

Book Synopsis

Now in its Third Edition, this handbook focuses on pathology needs for massage therapists, and is organized alphabetically according to diseases. It covers over 400 conditions encountered by massage therapists, and provides descriptions followed by Cause, Signs and Symptoms, Risk Factors and Caution and Recommendations to Therapists. Features include marginal notes providing more information on the topic presented, color illustrations showing some common skin conditions, a section on strategies for prevention of infection, and for safe practice, and coverage of side effects of common drugs. A bound-in, fully searchable CD-ROM includes all condition information from the text, plus audio pronunciations, illustrations, and a glossary.

Table of Contents

Preface

Alphabetical Listing of Diseases

Glossary

Index

Subjects