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A Massage Therapist's Guide to Pathology (LWW Massage Therapy and Bodywork Educational Series)

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I just wish I would've had this book while I was in school! This is a VERY well organized book of pathology. It details the indications and contraindications very well, and even has some color photos of various pathologies toward the front to help you identify them. A must for a student, and a should have for a Massage Therapist in practice. You won't regret this purchase if have to study for the National or State Exams. A wonderful, helpful tool!

What a great resource- well organized, comprehensive, easy to use, and easy to understand. Detailed coverage of every disease and patholgy I ever hope NOT to see come across my table! Incredible photos are a wonderful visual aid to go along with the detailed explanations of signs and symptoms. Especially helpful are the reference charts at the back of the book, with enough information to help you make a quick yet informed decision about contraindications for massage. As a massage therapy student halfway through my program, I think this should be a required text!

I have used this book time and time again. I had this text in massage school directly after its publication, and I am glad I did. I use it continually in my practice. It has been a useful resource for myself and clients for understanding pathologies. Its recommendations are conservative, of course, for liability purposes. Pathologies are explained in a concise, easy to understand manner. It is the first resource I consult when confronted with questions of conditions and pathologies. I consider it a must for any licensed massage therapist, especially those who work in clinical massage therapy.

As a Nationaly Certified Medical Massage Therapist with 20+ years in practice, this book disturbed me. While it is clear and conscise on many things, it's section on Fibromyalgia is disurbing, and makes me wonder what else she got wrong. Fibromyalgia is not a muscular disorder. It has widespread diffuse pain, but specific muscle pain is caused by Chronic Myofascial Pain Syndrome. Even though the two syndromes frequestly co-exist, they are not the same thing. Fibro sufferers often have significant reduction in the effeciency of the Lymphatic system, resulting in significant intersitial swelling etc. She lists only two references to a disease that affects 10% of the popluation. What this text does not mention is that a significant number of pathologies that are listed as "contraindications" respond well to massage therapy if the practitioner has had appropriate training in pathology specific techniques.

This book was recommended to me by another Massage Therapist. I am so glad I took her recommendation. The book is fantastic! I use it a lot and can always find what information I need. Therapists, you won't go wrong in purchasing this book. I highly recommend it for new graduates or any Therapist that wants current information at their fingertips.

Ruth Werner's book is incredible! It won't confuse you with a lot of medical jargon but is clear and easy to understand. Ruth provides case studies and overviews of diseases and a chart of indications and contraindications for massage! Also she covers many different conditions of nine body systems(for example...circulatory and digestive) Plus wonderful color palates of different skin condition, which make them easier to indentify later. I'm now an LMT and had the great priviledge to have Ruth Werner as my teacher. If you can't be as lucky as me get her book, its as good as the real thing! No therapist or bodyworker should be without it!

I am in my last semester of massage school and this is a required text for us. While I do find it to be very clear, concise and informative, it is VERY conservative concerning contraindications and treatment. For many conditions, derivative massage and/or passive touch (in the very least) would be helpful treatment. This book has a strictly hands off policy. I am extremely grateful for the general guidelines it offers, however.

I am a massage therapist and used this book to teach myself the various pathologies. I recommend this book highly to any massage therapist who needs more knowledge in pathology.

This used to be the best pathology book for massage therapists and other healthcare professionals. Now with Elsevier's publication of Mosby's Pathology for Massage Therapists by Susan Salvo and Sandra Anderson, it has to take a back seat. Salvo is by far the superior text - with graphic rich features combined with practical directions for each pathology specifically written for massage therapists. We used to used this one in our school and it's still good to have on your bookshelf, but my copy mostly collects dust nowadays.

I highly recommend the book. It contains detailed descriptions of all the commonly encountered diseases with vivid illustrations. The text lacks indications and contraindications for Eastern massage. It focuses only on circulatory massage.