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Designed specifically for the massage therapy curriculum, this popular textbook includes information on anatomy.

The third edition is now enhanced with 2 CD-ROMs that include 60 minutes of technique video, student learning exercises, 60 minutes of relaxation music, and a dermatology diagnosis tool. Providing valuable information on how to skillfully apply massage techniques, this practical text is the most widely-used massage therapy resource available! The new edition of this best-selling text includes discussions on sanitation, hygiene, body mechanics, business practices, ethics, and much more. Each chapter builds on the one before it, beginning with the basics and expanding to therapeutic applications, as well as providing an introduction to complementary bodywork systems. Wor... read more

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 regio... read more

This acclaimed book delivers information for learning the muscular and skeletal systems in a beautifully illustrated, user-friendly way. It makes learning the necessary bodywork skills interesting, memorable and easy. With 420 pages and 1,100 illustrations covering more than 125 muscles, 206 bones, 30 ligaments and 110 bony landmarks, this text provides an invaluable map of the body. New to the Third Edition: Synergists: Muscles Working Together - 75 new illustrations showing the muscles that perform a movement "in action" 40 new illustrations showing ligaments and deeper structures of the joints Palpation information for 10 muscles new to Trail Guide Basic i... read more