Massage for therapists
Subtitle: a guide to soft tissue therapy.
Contributors: Jones, Elisabeth, 1939-; Hollis, Margaret.
Edition: 3rd ed. / edited by Elisabeth Jones.
Publisher: Blackwell; Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Chichester, West Sussex; Ames, Iowa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9781405159166
Subjects: Massage therapy; Massage -- methods
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Massage for therapists / Margaret Hollis. 2nd ed. 1998.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to massage / Elisabeth Jones; title: Relevant anatomy and physiology : an overview / Elisabeth Jones; title: Evidence based effects, risk awareness & contra-indications for massage / David Lee and Carol Young; title: Examination and assessment / Ann Thomson; title: Preparation for massage / Margaret Hollis and Elisabeth Jones; title: The massage manipulations / Margaret Hollis and Elisabeth Jones; title: Massage to the upper limb / Margaret Hollis and Elisabeth Jones; title: Massage to the lower limb; title: Margaret Hollis and Elisabeth Jones; title: Massage to the back, gluteal region, and neck / Margaret Hollis and Elisabeth Jones; title: Massage to the face & scalp / Margaret Hollis and Elisabeth Jones; title: Massage to the abdomen / Margaret Hollis and Elisabeth Jones; title: Uses of classical massage in some health care settings : an overview / Elisabeth Jones; title: Some types of massage and soft tissue therapies / Elisabeth Jones; title: Massage in sport / Joan M. Watt; title: Aromatherapy / Elisabeth Jones; title: Shiatsu : the Japanese healing art of touch / Andrea Batterman; title: Myofascial release and beyond / Ann Childs, Stuart Robinson.