Modern hydrotherapy for the massage therapist
By: Marybetts Sinclair.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Baltimore, MD
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780781792097
Subjects: Hydrotherapy; Masseurs; Hydrotherapy -- methods; Massage -- methods
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to hydrotherapy; title: The science of water; title: Effects of hydrotherapy; title: Preparing to give hydrotherapy treatments; title: Hot packs, fomentations, and compresses : local heat applications; title: Cold packs, compresses, and ice massage: local cold applications; title: Immersion baths; title: Hot air baths; title: Showers; title: Body wraps; title: Friction treatments; title: Hydrotherapy self-treatments for health and wellness; title: Hydrotherapy and massage for musculoskeletal injuries; title: Hydrotherapy and massage for non-injury conditions.