Quick Reference Dictionary for Massage Therapy and Bodywork [Paperback]

Ed Denning MEd LMT (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 8, 2005

Quick Reference Dictionary for Massage Therapy and Bodywork will impress students and professionals in massage therapy as being a unique, ready reference for a wide variety of information relevant to the profession. Why look through numerous texts when everything you will want to find can be found inside one handy, pocket size resource?

Concise and user-friendly, find quick access to over 2,000 definitions and terms that will be encountered daily by massage therapy students and professionals. Quick Reference Dictionary for Massage Therapy and Bodywork also contains 22 appendices on important topics such as AMTA Standards of Practice, medical codes for massage therapy, and acronyms and abbreviations.

Making the Quick Reference Dictionary for Massage Therapy and Bodywork the most complete and hands-on source to have by your side is the inclusion of 200 names of massage and bodywork modalities with a general explanation regarding the nature of massage and bodywork.


Some Additional Appendices Include:
Selected National and International Massage Associations
IMA Standards of Practice
Organization Acronyms
Licensure by State
Safety and Hygiene

Perfect for massage therapy students, clinicians, faculty, and office staff, Quick Reference Dictionary for Massage Therapy and Bodywork will be the only reference needed for quick answers to all your questions!

Editorial Reviews

Review

"…a first in the field and a very useful resource for those entering or practicing massage therapy."

-Martha J. Greenberg, PhD, Doody Enterprises

"The illustrations in this handy pocket reference are beneficial and instructive in demonstrating precise locations of nerves and muscles"

- J.M. Coggan, CHOICE

About the Author

Ed Denning, MEd, LMT

Ed Denning, MEd, LMT, taught for 26 years and has a Master's Degree in Elementary Education. As a teacher, he held additional certifications as a library/media specialist and a computer instructor. Ed has been a practicing licensed massage therapist in Ohio since 1993 and is involved with massage and bodywork education. He was president of the Ohio State Massotherapy Association in 1995 and was a founding member of the Ohio Massage Schools Council in 1999. Ed was selected to be on the Massage Therapy Advisory Committee for the State Medical Board of Ohio from 1999 to 2003, and the Committee for Insurance Issues for the American Massage Therapy Association from 2000 to 2003. He was the coordinator of the massage therapy program at Stark State College of Technology from 1998 to 2003, after which he was an instructor in the Massage Therapy Program at Stark State College of Technology. He has conducted workshops in coding every year since 1997.

Ed has written and published works in the massage therapy field, including writing and publishing the first edition of The Medical Code Manual For Massage Practitioners in 1995 and several articles in national massage magazines. He created and maintains www.massagecpt.com, a Web site devoted to massage therapy medical coding issues.

Ed is a member of American Massage Therapy Association, Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals, Ohio State Massotherapy Association, and Massage Focus Group. He is a life member of The American Association of Retired Persons, Akron Bicycle club, and the League of American Wheelmen.

In Ed's spare time he enjoys traveling, walking, power boating, and bicycling. Ed has been a life-long resident of the Akron-Canton, Ohio area.

Product Details

• Paperback: 496 pages
• Publisher: Slack Incorporated; 1st edition (March 8, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556426461
• ISBN-13: 978-1556426469
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,500,491 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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