Trust this approachable, all-in-one text to help you master the essential principles of massage therapy! Covering massage fundamentals, techniques, and anatomy and physiology, Massage Therapy: Principles and Practice, 7th Edition prepares you for success in class, on exams, and in practice settings. This user-friendly text includes more than 700 images, expanded information on the latest protocols, critical thinking questions at the end of each chapter, and updated pathologies which reflect what you will encounter in the field.
1. Chapter 18: Introduction to the human body: Medical terminology, cells, tissues, and body compass - p. 382 2. Chapter 19: Skeletal system, pathologies, disorders, and injuries - p. 410 3. Chapter 20: Muscular system, pathologies, disorders, and injuries - p. 437 4. Chapter 21: Kinesiology - p. 459 5. Chapter 22: Integumentary system, pathologies, conditions, and injuries - p. 604 6. Chapter 23: Nervous system, pathologies, disorders, and injuries - p. 623 7. Chapter 24: Endocrine system and pathologies - p. 656 8. Chapter 25: Reproductive system, pathologies, conditions, and disorders - p. 672 9. Chapter 26: Cardiovascular system, pathologies, and disorders - p. 688 10. Chapter 27: Lymphatic system, pathologies, and conditions - p. 713 11. Chapter 28: Respiratory system, pathologies, conditions, and disorders - p. 727 12. Chapter 29: Digestive system, pathologies, dysfunctions, and disorders - p. 743 13. Chapter 30: Urinary system, pathologies, and disorders - p. 761 14. Abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols - p. 775 15. Glossary - p. 775 16. Biography index - p. 775 17. Index - p. 775
Trust this approachable, all-in-one text to help you master the essential principles of massage therapy! Covering massage fundamentals, techniques, and anatomy and physiology, Massage Therapy: Principles and Practice, 7th Edition prepares you for success in class, on exams, and in practice settings. This user-friendly text includes more than 700 images, expanded information on the latest protocols, critical thinking questions at the end of each chapter, and updated pathologies which reflect what you will encounter in the field.
1. Chapter 18: Introduction to the human body: Medical terminology, cells, tissues, and body compass - p. 382 2. Chapter 19: Skeletal system, pathologies, disorders, and injuries - p. 410 3. Chapter 20: Muscular system, pathologies, disorders, and injuries - p. 437 4. Chapter 21: Kinesiology - p. 459 5. Chapter 22: Integumentary system, pathologies, conditions, and injuries - p. 604 6. Chapter 23: Nervous system, pathologies, disorders, and injuries - p. 623 7. Chapter 24: Endocrine system and pathologies - p. 656 8. Chapter 25: Reproductive system, pathologies, conditions, and disorders - p. 672 9. Chapter 26: Cardiovascular system, pathologies, and disorders - p. 688 10. Chapter 27: Lymphatic system, pathologies, and conditions - p. 713 11. Chapter 28: Respiratory system, pathologies, conditions, and disorders - p. 727 12. Chapter 29: Digestive system, pathologies, dysfunctions, and disorders - p. 743 13. Chapter 30: Urinary system, pathologies, and disorders - p. 761 14. Abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols - p. 775 15. Glossary - p. 775 16. Biography index - p. 775 17. Index - p. 775