Foundations of Massage 3e is a comprehensive practical and theoretical foundation for all aspects of massage therapy. The book prepares students for clinical practice through the presentation of step by step techniques and treatments. This revision of this Australian text for the practice of massage therapy includes new material on specialised application of massage, such as providing services for people with disabilities, working in aged care and providing services for people with chronic disease states and life challenging illnesses.
1. Front Matter - p. vi 2. SECTION 1: A framework for massage practice - p. x 3. chapter 1: philosophies and principles of massage and natural medicine - p. 1 4. chapter 2: a history of massage - p. 11 5. chapter 3: massage in an integrative health care model - p. 23 6. chapter 4: the importance of touch - p. 31 7. SECTION 2: The professional therapist - p. 42 8. chapter 5: scope of practice, ethics and law in massage therapy practice - p. 43 9. chapter 6: defining boundaries in the client–practitioner relationship - p. 53 10. chapter 7: the evidence for massage therapy - p. 61 11. SECTION 3: Preparing for massage practice - p. 72 12. chapter 8: the massage setting - p. 73 13. chapter 9: self-care for themassage therapist - p. 83 14. chapter 10: infection control in massage therapy practice - p. 92 15. SECTION 4: Making initial contact with the client - p. 104 16. chapter 11: the health assessment process - p. 105 17. chapter 12: precautions and safe practice for massage - p. 114 18. chapter 13: pharmacological considerations for massage therapy practice - p. 127 19. SECTION 5: Providing the massage treatment - p. 142 20. chapter 14: body mechanics for the practice of massage1 - p. 143 21. chapter 15: positioning and draping the client - p. 150 22. chapter 16: the techniques of Swedish massage - p. 162 23. chapter 17: applying massage in practice - p. 185 24. SECTION 6: Massage for specific client groups - p. 250 25. chapter 18: massage for clients with special needs - p. 251 26. chapter 19: massage during pregnancy - p. 260 27. chapter 20: massage for Infants - p. 270 28. Glossary - p. 274 29. Appendices - p. 279 30. APPENDIX 1: body planes - p. 281 31. APPENDIX 2: anatomy - p. 282 32. APPENDIX 3: anatomical terms and common medical abbreviations - p. 286 33. APPENDIX 4: client case history form - p. 291 34. APPENDIX 5: three ASTER chart samples - p. 294 35. APPENDIX 6: case study - p. 296 36. Index - p. 298
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Foundations of Massage 3e is a comprehensive practical and theoretical foundation for all aspects of massage therapy. The book prepares students for clinical practice through the presentation of step by step techniques and treatments. This revision of this Australian text for the practice of massage therapy includes new material on specialised application of massage, such as providing services for people with disabilities, working in aged care and providing services for people with chronic disease states and life challenging illnesses.
1. Front Matter - p. vi 2. SECTION 1: A framework for massage practice - p. x 3. chapter 1: philosophies and principles of massage and natural medicine - p. 1 4. chapter 2: a history of massage - p. 11 5. chapter 3: massage in an integrative health care model - p. 23 6. chapter 4: the importance of touch - p. 31 7. SECTION 2: The professional therapist - p. 42 8. chapter 5: scope of practice, ethics and law in massage therapy practice - p. 43 9. chapter 6: defining boundaries in the client–practitioner relationship - p. 53 10. chapter 7: the evidence for massage therapy - p. 61 11. SECTION 3: Preparing for massage practice - p. 72 12. chapter 8: the massage setting - p. 73 13. chapter 9: self-care for themassage therapist - p. 83 14. chapter 10: infection control in massage therapy practice - p. 92 15. SECTION 4: Making initial contact with the client - p. 104 16. chapter 11: the health assessment process - p. 105 17. chapter 12: precautions and safe practice for massage - p. 114 18. chapter 13: pharmacological considerations for massage therapy practice - p. 127 19. SECTION 5: Providing the massage treatment - p. 142 20. chapter 14: body mechanics for the practice of massage1 - p. 143 21. chapter 15: positioning and draping the client - p. 150 22. chapter 16: the techniques of Swedish massage - p. 162 23. chapter 17: applying massage in practice - p. 185 24. SECTION 6: Massage for specific client groups - p. 250 25. chapter 18: massage for clients with special needs - p. 251 26. chapter 19: massage during pregnancy - p. 260 27. chapter 20: massage for Infants - p. 270 28. Glossary - p. 274 29. Appendices - p. 279 30. APPENDIX 1: body planes - p. 281 31. APPENDIX 2: anatomy - p. 282 32. APPENDIX 3: anatomical terms and common medical abbreviations - p. 286 33. APPENDIX 4: client case history form - p. 291 34. APPENDIX 5: three ASTER chart samples - p. 294 35. APPENDIX 6: case study - p. 296 36. Index - p. 298
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