Textbook of Remedial Massage

Description:

Textbook of Remedial Massage 2e is a comprehensive and practical book for students and practitioners of remedial massage.

Written by Sandra Grace and Jane Graves, the text provides expert instruction in commonly used and highly valued remedial massage techniques, including trigger points, muscle stretching and myofascial release. Each technique is accompanied by:

• step-by-step illustrations and photographs
• physiological principles
• current evidence of efficacy
• contraindications and precautions

Table Of Contents:

1. Remedial massage in Australian healthcare

2. Assessment procedures for remedial massage: an evidence-based approach

3. Planning remedial massage therapy

4. Remedial massage techniques for muscles

5. Muscle stretching

6. Myofascial trigger points

7. Joint articulation

8. Myofascial release

9. Lymphatic drainage massage

10. The low back and pelvis

11. The thoracic region

12. The cervical region

13. The head and face

14. The chest

15. The shoulder region

16. The elbow region

17. The wrist and hand

18. The hip region

19. The knee

20. The leg, ankle and foot

21. Specific client groups

22. Answers to Review Questions