Premkumar certainly has the credentials and breadth of experience to tackle a project as comprehensive as this one. She is a physician who has taught in India as well as in Canada. She also has a master's degree in medical education and is a registered massage therapist. As do most other anatomy and physiology books, The Massage Connection addresses each major system of the body in its individual chapter. Each chapter goes into significant detail, yet is not burdened with excess information that the massage therapist doesn't really need to know.
Special features enhance the written portion.
Small shaded sections at the bottom of the page highlight specific topics relevant to that section. For example, in the chapter on the muscular system, one of the boxes discusses the different roles that muscles play, such as stabilizers and neutralizers. A section with color photos shows regions of the body. The pages in front of the color photos have transparent paper fwith images of the muscles that lie on top of the color photo page, producing a superimposed image of the muscles in that region. To help instructors use this book in classrooms, each chapter begins with learning objectives.