Mosby's Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage [Paperback]

Sandy Fritz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 1995 | ISBN-10: 0815132514 | ISBN-13: 978-0815132516 | Edition: 1st

Mosby's Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage is an interactive, easy-to-read text that is designed for both the new student of massage, and for the evolving practitioner seeking a resource for continuing education. It is an essential text for students of massage therapy and a user-friendly reference for any health care professional with an interest in alternative treatments.

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Book Description

Providing valuable information on how to skillfully apply massage techniques --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Sandy Fritz, MS, LMT is the Owner, Director, and Head Educator of the Health Enrichment Center, Inc., School of Therapeutic Massage. Also in private practice for almost 30 years, Sandy works with a diverse clientele, dealing with everything from stress management massage to physician-referred rehabilitative care upon physician referral. She has developed and supervises a student massage clinic with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. She also provides professional sports massage and rehabilitation for individual athletes, primarily in golf, football, basketball, and baseball. In addition to being published in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, Sandy is a prominent author of many Elsevier massage therapy resources, including: Sports & Exercise Massage: Comprehensive Care in Athletics, Fitness, & Rehabilitation Mosby's Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage Mosby's Essential Sciences for Therapeutic Massage Mosby's Massage Therapy Review Mosby's Curriculum Guide for Massage Therapy Mosby's Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage Video Series, Volumes 1-4 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Mosby-Year Book; 1st edition (January 15, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0815132514
• ISBN-13: 978-0815132516
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,524,188 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Professional Experience:

1979 ' Present, Massage Therapist

Mixed clientele from stress management massage to rehabilitative care upon physician referral and in the mental health field with a psychologist providing support care and education for attention deficient/ hyperactivity disorder, anxiety, depression, fatigue and pain management. Has provided over 30,000 professional massage sessions.

Developed and supervises student massage clinic with the Detroit Lions professional football team. Provides professional sports massage and rehabilitation for individual pro football, basketball players and golfers.

1985 ' Present, Owner/Director, Health Enrichment Center, Inc.

Provides education for approximately 100 massage students per year as head educator of Health Enrichment Center. Oversees all aspects of business for the school. Designed and developed a compressive curriculum for massage education that includes many innovative concepts in teaching strategies. Provides continuing education programs for massage professionals all over the US and Canada.

Actively teaches sixty percent of the school programs which includes: client assessment, breathing dysfunction syndrome management with massage, chronic conditions management with massage, sports massage, teaching client self- help, communication skills, and professional ethics in entry-level to advanced level education.

1995 ' Present, Consultant

Consults with school owners and directors of massage therapy programs regarding teaching strategies, curriculum development, and administrative structure.

1995 ' Present, Public Speaker, Lecturer, Stress Management Educator

Worldwide public speaker and stress management educator. Provides programs for the public and corporate settings from speaking to a large group such as Financial Business Women Association Programs to working with kids on probation. The education revolves around how massage can benefit the individual, massage trends, what we can do for ourselves, and how to choose effective professional support services in the holistic health area.








Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, International Advisory Board

Awards and Honors:

Star of the Century by Massage Magazine, January 2000


Education:

Central Michigan University, Bachelor of Science, Health Science Concentration, May 1998

Thomas Edison State College, Masters of Science in Management Sept 2001

Personal:

Single mother of three children, ages 33, 27, and 21

Customer Reviews

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63 of 66 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mosby's Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage, April 20, 2000

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[e-mail] (Durango, Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mosby's Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage, 2e (Paperback)

I am owner/director of Silver Sword Massage Academy located in Durango CO. Mosby's Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage is an excellent text for the beginner student & for the professional requiring a state of the art resource. The latest edition is especially enriched with fine color graphics for optimal visual learning. I refer to these visual aids in my private practice as well, to help educate my clients. The technical information is presented in plain speak and then, through skilled educational writing successfully bridges into the technical language of the health field of massage therapeutics. This book is the cornerstone of our programs. I highly recommend Mosby's Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage as one of the best comprehensive massage books on the market.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars needs some tweaking, February 1, 2005

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book junkie "book junkie" (on my gazebo) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mosby's Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage, Enhanced Reprint, 3e (Paperback)

Overlong chapters and a choppy writing style make this book difficult to use at times. There is a lot of good information but it is written in such a mannner that re-reading is necessary to clarify the topic of the paragraph. It is written with a tight economical use of words and becomes difficult for the reader to digest the information overload. Could use a little editing. Otherwise a good text. Addendum: After writing my orginal review and going through the book more, I have to state Appendix "A" of this book is a total nightmare. If you need to study pathology, get a different book. I am a licensed, practicing health care professional in the health field for over 8 years. I know pathology. This appendix even confused me, not to mention fellow LMT students who were pulling their hair out trying to sort out the mess of confusion. I finally gave up on it and went to different sources for information on tests we needed to take.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Like it, will keep this one., November 29, 2005

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AMY LITTLE (NEW JERSEY, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mosby's Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage, Enhanced Reprint, 3e (Paperback)

This book is full of requires stuff that every massage student should know. I liked the chapters on hygiene, body mechanics and business practices. The book reads in a pretty technical way. So, yes, it's quite wordy, but it is pretty complete. All in all, one of the needed books to study from for the National Certification Exam. Other required books for Massage National Certification Exam PREPARTION ARE:

Patrick Leonardi's "The Ulitimate Study Guide for the National Certicfication for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork,

volumes 1,2 & 3. This has wonderful questions that helped to keep me on track.