Contradicting the assumption that one generalized diet and physical fitness program will benefit all who adhere to it, the authors of this guide emphasize the importance of individual body types, arguing that a person's unique physique and biochemical makeup play a crucial role in any attempt to lose weight. Nutrition information, exercise ...
This Second Edition textbook and reference tool is thoroughly updated. It presents a wide variety of diseases and conditions seen by students and practitioners, and discusses how massage may or may not fit into the healing process. New features include integration of additional artwork with color plate enhancement, an increased amount of case ...
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 book, complete with black-and-white photographs, tells parents why massage is important for growing children and includes step-by-step instructions for creating personalized massage routines.
This best-selling business manual for wellness practitioners covers the major aspects of building and maintaining a successful practice. The all-new Fourth Edition is completely updated and includes information about how to effectively negotiate, keep up with the latest research, deal with difficult clients, increase career longevity, and attract ...
This review book is designed for massage therapy students and practitioners in preparation for the National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCETMB). A detailed yet easy-to-read reference, it covers the main concepts and principles, given in the order of the information tested on the exam. Section review questions ...
This extensive work is the most complete massage text available today. It aims to inform both the student and professional in its coverage of massage techniques, weight control and exercise. The step by step instruction procedures and 725 illustrations make this comprehensive text easy to follow for the teacher and provides excellent quick ...
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, ...
Designed as a teaching manual of deep tissue and neuromuscular therapy, this book encourages an intuitive, artistic approach to massage coupled with a secure technical and scientific foundation. It includes the philosophy behind creating an integrated plan for performing massage therapy, with guidelines for designing and executing a session as ...
Your Healing Hands contains step by step instruction on how to do a complete Polarity Therapy healing session. Polarity Therapy is a time-honoured and respected healing method in the realm of alternative medicine. Well illustrated and clearly written, the book takes the novice through various techniques. There is also a section on advanced ...
The increasingly popular holistic technique of foot reflexology relieves bodily ailments by the stimulation of "reflex points" on the foot that are linked to specific organs. 250 illustrations.
The Third Edition of this widely used text provides manual therapists with much-needed guidance on taking client histories, setting functional goals, communicating with health care and legal professionals, documenting outcomes, and billing insurance companies. This edition includes crucial information on HIPAA regulations, new and updated blank ...
This groundbreaking work on ethics addresses the difficult, confusing, and seldom-discussed but often-troubling dilemmas confronting touch therapy practitioners. By honestly describing the issues, identifying clear principles, naming specific resources, and using stories straight from the treatment room, the authors have written a book to guide, ...
An experienced therapist and massage school instructor provides a broad, yet in-depth examination of the field of massage therapy - from the anatomical sciences to principles and practice. Massage Therapy: Principles and Practice also covers all aspects of professionalism, client interaction, and running a practice, ranging from how to maintain ...
In this step-by-step guide to massaging "reflex buttons" located in the hands, a renowned reflexologist promises readers that once they master her natural technique they will be able to liberate themselves from chronic maladies--including asthma, back pain, digestive problems, sinus conditions, and ulcers.
In Chi Self-Massage Master Mantak Chia pieces together the entire system of Chi Massage into a logical routine, revealing the methods used by Taoist masters to maintain their youthfulness. By practicing the exercises outlined, readers can strengthen their senses, detoxify internal organs, control negative emotions, relieve stress and constipation, ...
Barbara and Kevin Kunz have been practicing and teaching reflexology for over 25 years, and this beautifully illustrated book is the first major update of their classic teaching manuals. With full-color photos on every page, REFLEXOLOGY is the ultimate guide to this ancient practice for students at all levels. Reflexology is the time-proven ...
By holding various finger positions much like acupressure, one can use Jin Shin Jyutsu to free the energy in the body to eliminate stress, relieve pain, heal disease, and alleviate chronic conditions. In the bestselling tradition of "Acupressure's Potent Points", this book takes readers step-by-step through the techniques of Jin Shin Jyutsu, which ...
Here for the first time in one volume are all the basic and revolutionary concepts on exercise, training principles, contest preparation, diet and nutrition that have evolved into modern bodybuilding from the man who stands at the forefront of the sport. The "Encyclopaedia of modern bodybuilding" will answer every question any dedicated ...
One of the hallmarks of the renaissance of bodywork in America, Job's Body is now considered the preeminent text on its subject. Newly available in paperback, this book demonstrates the power of bodywork in altering the course of a wide range of ailments and provides the most authoritative account of the body's response to touching. Illustrations.
'This massive and authoritative Master Blaster book is the greatest bodybuilding book ever written, primarily because it is firmly based on the training principles of the Weider System of Bodybuilding, which have been followed by literally every bodybuilder in the modern history of the sport. I began developing my Weider System back in the 1930s ...
Bonnie Prudden's revolutionary breakthrough in pain relief involves trigger points -- tender areas where muscles have been damaged from falls, childhood ailments, poor posture, and the stresses of daily life. Requiring no special training or equipment, myotherapy is a natural, simple technique that can be performed in the home. Illustrated with ...
An updated edition of the classic guide to massage features detailed step-by-step instruction in basic holistic massage techniques, including Eastern and Western methods ranging from traditional massage to shiatsu and reflexology, all complemented by full-color photography and line drawings. Origin
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