Kinesiology for Manual Therapies with Muscle Cards (Massage Therapy) - Hardcover

Dail, Nancy W.; Agnew, Timothy

9780077382285: Kinesiology for Manual Therapies with Muscle Cards (Massage Therapy)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0077382285 ISBN 13: 9780077382285

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. Clinical Notes and Muscle Specific Flashcards are included for additional study resources; as well as summaries, and review questions.

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About the Author:

Nancy Dail, BA, LMT,NCTMB, is a coauthor,with Timothy Agnew andR. T. Floyd, of McGraw-Hill’s Kinesiology for ManualTherapies. She beganher professional massagetherapy career in 1974 inNew Mexico, combining hereducation in acupuncture,aikido, and Western massage.After returning to Maine, Nancy built her massagetherapy practice, became an EMT, served withthe local ambulance service, and worked with twochiropractors in the midcoast region. In 1980, shefounded and developed the comprehensive COMTAaccredited program at the Downeast School of Massagein Waldoboro. A leader in her fi eld, she helpedcreate the AMTA National Sports Massage Team, theCommission on Massage Therapy Accreditation, andthe AMTA Council of Schools. She has served on theAMTA National Board, has participated on numerouscommittees, and was the charter president of theMaine AMTA chapter. As a sports massage therapist,she volunteered her services at the 1996 Atlantic OlympicGames in the Olympic Village Sports MedicineClinic, numerous Boston marathons, and local Maineevents. An international representative for massage,Nancy has presented workshops at the University ofBelgorod in Belgorod, Russia, in the fall of 1997; atthe Complementary Medicine Symposia for HarvardMedical in Boston, annually for nine years; at manyNew England AMTA conferences; for Colby College;and at many more educational venues. She has been aconsultant for several Maine hospitals on integratingmassage clinically and has assisted the credentialingof massage therapists in many institutions. At homein Waldoboro, she reviews and has written books andarticles for the industry, including her college thesis“Tension Headaches,” and she edits the DowneastSchool of Massage In Touch newsletter. In July 2008she directed and produced, with her daughter EmilyWaltz, A Gift of Touch, a DVD on foundational massage,and the accompanying Manual for A Gift ofTouch. The DVD is used as a teaching tool at theDowneast School of Massage and is internationallysold through the DSM Bookstore. Her BA degree inhealth, arts, and science from Goddard College helpsher balance her DSM administrative duties as directorwith her teaching of dimensional massage, advancedskills, kinesiology, and other related subjects.Nancy is licensed in massage therapy in the state ofMaine and has been nationally certifi ed in therapeuticmassage and bodywork since 1993. She is certified in orthopedic massage and has taken countlessworkshops in continuing education at Downeast andinternationally over the years. Her education, background,and experience are the foundation of hercontributions and her success as a therapist, writer,and teacher in the fi eld of massage therapy. Nancycan be reached through the Downeast School of Massagein Waldoboro and through the school’s websiteat www.downeastschoolofmassage.net.

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