Basic Clinical Massage Therapy: Integrating Anatomy and Treatment (LWW Massage Therapy & Bodywork Series) (Hardcover)

by James H Clay (Author), David M Pounds (Author)

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Product Description
This richly illustrated text teaches the basic techniques of clinical massage therapy by embedding illustrations of internal structures directly into photographs of live models. Each muscle or muscle group is shown, along with surrounding structures, surface landmarks, and the therapist’s hands. Useful as a textbook of clinical massage and anatomy, this text can also be used as a practical patient communication tool. Basic clinical techniques such as compression, stripping massage, myofascial stretching and cross-fiber friction are included. Suggestions of draping options correspond to illustrations of draping techniques. Appendices include pain referral zones by region, Greek and Latin prefixes and suffixes, and a glossary of terms.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 412 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; illustrated edition edition (2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0683306537
• ISBN-13: 978-0683306538
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #406,722 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST if you enjoy massage, October 14, 2003

By	Ramona Samuels "bookbrowser" (utah, Ut United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

After graduating from school I thought,"How many more books do I really need?" But I have no regrets buying this one- my therapist friends have borrowed it and realized they want it, as well.

Artists have actually painted the muscles, including origin and insertion, over the photograph of each models body. Landmarks and hand positions are so easy to follow, and synergist muscles also noted for treatment purposes. I use this a lot as I work on clients form my home, it is very informative and well formatted. Various strokes as well as pressure and trigger points are also noted.
Not necesssarily for beginners, but perfect for expanding, or reviewing, what you already know. This book would also be very helpful in studying efforts for the NCBTMB national exams. I found it it perfect in review for my test.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Massage Therapy School Must!, October 16, 2003

By	"angelwild327" (Pompano Beach, Florida United States) - See all my reviews

This book has been incredibly helpful, from day one of massage therapy school. I have learned more about muscle anatomy from it than from our required anatomy book. The author uses real live humans with extremely realistic drawn muscles and bones superimposed on them, which gives you an excellent spatial perception of the anatomy and where it lies in the body. I HIGHLY recommend this book for massage therapy students, practitioners and pretty much anyone interested in muscular anatomy. STUPENDOUS BOOK!!!!!

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Schools should use this instead of The Trail Guide/Biel, July 28, 2004

By	Karen Wallace "Karen" (Napa, CA USA) - See all my reviews

I love this book. One of the best things about it is that instead of pen and ink drawings (like the Biel book) it has color drawings on top of real photos of people. I find this much more understandable and can quickly implement massage techniques it recommends for the particular muscle it is illustrating. Glad I bought it!