Beard's massage : principles and practice of soft tissue manipulation /: principles and practice of soft tissue manipulation. (2007)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Massage
• Further Information: Note: Giovanni De Domenico.
• Other Names: De Domenico, Giovanni; Wood, Elizabeth C; Beard, Gertrude
• Contents: PART I: GENERAL PRINCIPLES ; ; 1.Historic Perspectives; ; 2.Anatomical Landmarks for Soft Tissue Massage – NEW! ; ; 3.Essential Requirements for Soft Tissue Manipulation; ; 4.Classification, Definitions, and Descriptions of the Basic Massage Strokes and Relaxed Passive Movements; ; 5.Mechanical, Physiological, Psychological, and Therapeutic Effects of Soft Tissue Manipulation; ; PART II: PRACTICE ; ; 6.Soft Tissue Manipulation Techniques as an Evaluation Tool; ; 7.General Massage Sequences; ; 8.Local Massage Sequences; ; 9.Focal Massage Sequences – NEW! ; ; 10.Massage for the Patient with a Respiratory Condition; ; 11.Connective Tissue Massage (CTM); ; 12.Decongestive Therapy for the Treatment of Lymphedema – NEW! ; ; 13.Massage in Sport – NEW! ; ; 14.Massage for the Baby and Infant – NEW! ; ; 15.Massage in Palliative Care – NEW! ; ; 16.Soft Tissue Manipulation in Complementary/Alternative Medicine (CAM) – NEW! ; ; 17.Eastern Systems of Soft Tissue Manipulation; ; Appendix: Closed Chest (External) Cardiac Massage; ; Index
• Edition: 5th ed
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Saunders
• Publication Date: 2007
• Extent: 1 online resource (336 pages)
• Subjects: 615.822; Massage therapy
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781416065418; 1416065415
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.