Beard's massage : principles and practice of soft tissue massage. Giovanni De Domenico.
Material type: TextPublication details: Philadelphia, Pa. ; London : Elsevier Saunders, 2007.Edition: 5th ed. / Giovanni De DomenicoDescription: 336 p. : illISBN:- 9780721603506 (pbk.) :
- 9780721603506 (pbk.)
- Massage
- 615.822 DED
- RM721
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Previous ed.: published as by Giovanni De Domenico and Elizabeth Wood. London: W.B. Saunders, 1997.
Includes DVD.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part one.General principles -- 1.Chapter 1.Historical perspectives -- 2.Anatomical landmarks for therapeutic massage -- 3.Essential requirements for soft tissue manipulation -- 4.Classification, definitions, and descriptions of the basic massage strokes and relaxed passive movements -- 5.Mechanical, physiological, psychological, and therapeutic effects of soft tissue manipulation -- Part two.Practice -- 6.Soft tissue manipulation techniques as an evaluation tool -- 7.General massage sequences -- 8.Local massage sequences -- 9.Focal massage sequences`-- 10.Massage for the patient with a respiratory condition -- 11.Connective tissue massage -- 12.Decongestive therapy fot he treatment of lymphedema. Rachel Fey-Larsen -- 13.Massage in sport. Chatherine Ortega -- 14.Massage for the baby and infant -- 15.Massage in palliative care -- 16.Soft tissue manipulation in complementary/alternative medicine -- 17.Eastern systems of soft tissue manipulation.
Now in it's fifth edition, this classic text has been expanded and updated throughout to provide physical therapy and other health profession students with an overview of massage, a description of massage techniques, information on the benefits of massage, and specific techniques for a variety of conditions.