Mosby's Basic Science for Soft Tissue and Movement Therapies - Softcover

Fritz, Sandy; Grosenbach, James; Paholsky, Kathleen Maison

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0323002846 ISBN 13: 9780323002844

Publisher: Mosby, 1998

Synopsis

This interactive workbook/textbook combination contains comprehensive coverage of the following: overview of the body as a whole; mechanisms of health and disease; medical terminology; nervous system basics; central nervous system; peripheral nervous system; endocrine system; extensive unit on bones, joints, muscles and biomechanics; the integumentary, cardiovascular, lymphatic and immune system; the digestive, respiratory, urinary and reproductive systems. In addition, this text combines Western science with an overview and correlation to Eastern methods, including acupuncture, accupressure, shiatsu, chakra systems, ayurveda, and more. Contains clinical reasoning methods and practical applications to professional practice. Also contains sections on pathology with suggestions for intervention protocols and indications and contraindications for soft tissue and movement approaches.

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Review

'They have managed to make the material come alive, to lift it out of the mere presentation of facts, without compromising on the scientific and academic requirements of such a text.' -- Leon Chaitow

About the Author

Sandy Fritz, MS, LMT is the Owner, Director, and Head Educator of the Health Enrichment Center, Inc., School of Therapeutic Massage. Also in private practice for almost 30 years, Sandy works with a diverse clientele, dealing with everything from stress management massage to physician-referred rehabilitative care upon physician referral. She has developed and supervises a student massage clinic with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. She also provides professional sports massage and rehabilitation for individual athletes, primarily in golf, football, basketball, and baseball. In addition to being published in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, Sandy is a prominent author of many Elsevier massage therapy resources, including: Sports & Exercise Massage: Comprehensive Care in Athletics, Fitness, & Rehabilitation Mosby's Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage Mosby's Essential Sciences for Therapeutic Massage Mosby's Massage Therapy Review Mosby's Curriculum Guide for Massage Therapy Mosby's Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage Video Series, Volumes 1-4

Edition details

• Publisher: Mosby
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0323002846
• ISBN 13: 9780323002844
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 644