Integrated sports massage therapy : a comprehensive handbook /
Anders Jelvéus ; contribution by Kristjan Oddsson.
- Edinburgh : Churchill Livingstone, 2011.
- 304 p. : ill.
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1.An introduction to sports massage -- 2.Work postures, hand placements, and basic massage strokes -- 3.Sports massage applicatioins -- 4.Examples of event-based sports massage treatments -- 5.Sports massage applicaitons for different sports -- 6.Soft tissue stretching in sports massage -- 7.Applied stretches to common muscle groups -- 8.Positional release techniques applied in sports massage -- 9.Assupressure and Tui Na in sports massage -- 10.Myofascial pain syndrom - myofascial trigger points -- 12.Sports injuries. Dr. Kristjan Oddsson -- 13.Taping for sports injuries. Dr. Kristjan Oddssoon - 14.Soft tissue treatment techniques for maintenance and remedial sports massage -- 15.Self-massage and myofascial release techniques for the athlete.
This text illustrates a variety of sports massage therapy techniques, beginning with a brief presentation of the origin of each technique, followed by common massage strokes and a discussion of pre-, post-, and inter-event therapy applications.
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