Medicine hands
Subtitle: massage therapy for people with cancer
By: Gayle MacDonald
Edition: 3rd edition.
Publisher: Inner Traditions International, Limited
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9781844096398
Subjects: Massage therapy; Treatment; Cancer
Description: The field of oncology massage is maturing into a discipline with a deeper and deeper body of knowledge. The 3rd edition of Medicine Hands reflects this maturation. Every chapter contains updated information and insights into massaging people affected by cancer. New chapters have been added to cover each stage of the cancer experience: treatment, recovery, survivorship, side effects from the disease, and end of life. These new chapters and organizational structure will make it easier for the reader to find the information needed to plan the massage session for a given client. In addition, a new chapter has been added that focuses on the Pressure/Site/Positioning framework. This is the clinical framework around which the massage session is planned.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.