Kinesiology for Manual Therapies (Massage Therapy) - Softcover

Dail, Nancy; Agnew, Timothy; Floyd, R .T.

9780073402079: Kinesiology for Manual Therapies (Massage Therapy)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0073402079 ISBN 13: 9780073402079

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2010

Kinesiology for Manual Therapies introduces the philosophy of Dimensional Massage Therapy as well as Clinical Flexibility. . This text connects techniques to individual joints and body areas based on the structural foundation of the muscular skeletal system. Learning intensive guides help students develop palpation skills, understand anatomy from a functional stand point, and build a toolbox of techniques for individualized treatments. This text can be used in a multitude of manual therapies, from physical therapy, occupational therapy, athletic training to yoga and massage therapy.

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About the Author:

Nancy Dail, BA, LMT, NCTMB, is a coauthor, with Timothy Agnew and R. T. Floyd, of McGraw- Hills Kinesiology for Manual Therapies. She began her professional massage therapy career in 1974 in New Mexico, combining her education in acupuncture, aikido, and Western massage. After returning to Maine, Nancy built her massage therapy practice, became an EMT, served with the local ambulance service, and worked with two chiropractors in the midcoast region. In 1980, she founded and developed the comprehensive COMTA accredited program at the Downeast School of Massage in Waldoboro. A leader in her fi eld, she helped create the AMTA National Sports Massage Team, the Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation, and the AMTA Council of Schools. She has served on the AMTA National Board, has participated on numerous committees, and was the charter president of the Maine AMTA chapter. As a sports massage therapist, she volunteered her services at the 1996 Atlantic Olympic Games in the Olympic Village Sports Medicine Clinic, numerous Boston marathons, and local Maine events. An international representative for massage, Nancy has presented workshops at the University of Belgorod in Belgorod, Russia, in the fall of 1997; at the Complementary Medicine Symposia for Harvard Medical in Boston, annually for nine years; at many New England AMTA conferences; for Colby College; and at many more educational venues. She has been a consultant for several Maine hospitals on integrating massage clinically and has assisted the credentialing of massage therapists in many institutions. At home in Waldoboro, she reviews and has written books and articles for the industry, including her college thesis Tension Headaches, and she edits the Downeast School of Massage In Touch newsletter. In July 2008 she directed and produced, with her daughter Emily Waltz, A Gift of Touch, a DVD on foundational massage, and the accompanying Manual for A Gift of Touch. The DVD is used as a teaching tool at the Downeast School of Massage and is internationally sold through the DSM Bookstore. Her BA degree in health, arts, and science from Goddard College helps her balance her DSM administrative duties as director with her teaching of dimensional massage, advanced skills, kinesiology, and other related subjects. Nancy is licensed in massage therapy in the state of Maine and has been nationally certifi ed in therapeutic massage and bodywork since 1993. She is certifi ed in orthopedic massage and has taken countless workshops in continuing education at Downeast and internationally over the years. Her education, background, and experience are the foundation of her contributions and her success as a therapist, writer, and teacher in the fi eld of massage therapy. Nancy can be reached through the Downeast School of Massage in Waldoboro and through the schools website at www.downeastschoolofmassage.net.

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