Hot Stone Massage: a Three Dimensional Approach (Point (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins)) - Softcover

Leslie Bruder

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0781763274 ISBN 13: 9780781763271

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2009

Synopsis

Hot Stone Massage: A Three Dimensional Approach" is a user-friendly, easy-to-follow manual designed to teach professional massage therapists how to give a safe and effective hot stone massage. The book covers all aspects of administering a hot stone massage including the type of stones and accessories needed, benefits and precautions, effective stone temperatures, diagrams for stone placement, detailed massage techniques, and a system for optimal stone management and flow. The chapters of this book are organized progressively, beginning with the basics of a hot stone massage, and then moving onto more advanced techniques. Each chapter includes an outline of its contents and gives a bulleted list of objectives, an introduction, and a list of key terms with definitions. Special tip and caution boxes appear throughout each chapter offering reminders and easy access to important information. At the end of each chapter there is a summary and a list of review questions to make sure you have effectively digested the material. All techniques and descriptions are supported with photographs. This helpful format further demonstrates the user-friendly nature of the book. A companion Website will offer the fully search able text and an image bank.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0781763274
• ISBN 13: 9780781763271
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224