Customer Reviews

A Massage Therapist's Guide to Treating Headaches and Neck Pain including DVD, 1e

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This book, about 140 pgs long, devotes all of maybe 20 pgs to massage for headaches. The rest is filler and fluff: why massage is a legitimate modality; some suggestions re working the legs, feet, and back (regardless of headache); medical interventions for headache, etc. So, 20 or so pgs actually about massage for headache. And those few pages are shockingly poorly written and sorely lacking in details. Having read texts by both authors, Fritz and Chaitow, I cannot believe that either wrote any of the sentences in this book. The book does disservice to each of their well-earned reputations. As a final insult, the DVD I received did not work at all.

I found this book to be very informative. The information included other areas that could be causing the head and neck pain: ie, psoas, low back, etc. Who would have thought that breathing disorders, certain foods, and even poor posture can create headaches. I personally like the illustrations of massage techniques in the book and those on the DVD. The DVD massage techniques and protocols taught is fantastic. Being able to learn about these massage techniques from two very reputable massage therapists makes the DVD the very best part of the whole book for me.