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Sport & Remedial Massage Therapy
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This is the definitive reference book on massage as a remedial therapy for sports training and sports injuries. It covers all practical and theroretical aspects of the subject, ranging from the basics through to the treatment of soft tissue injuries; and it gives guidance on how to work in a support role with medical practitioners treating more serious injury. It offers innovative new ideas like working posture and the psychology of injury treatment. This book goes beyond the conventional idea that massage is just a pleasant luxury, and shows it as a vital component in an athlete’s training. The therapy offers effective pain relief for muscular problems, with practical advice on how to achieve permanant solutions to improve performance in sport.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Ebury Press, Illustrated edition (1 Aug. 1996) |
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| Language | English |
| Paperback | 288 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0091809568 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0091809560 |
| Dimensions | 19.05 x 1.78 x 24.13 cm |
by Pink Fisher 9531
This book is really helpful
by Amazon Customer
I am massage therapist and just wanted to learn a little bit more about sports massage basics.. Great book, detailed enough for me as quick guide
by Veronika Chlebkova
Great book
by Kindle Customer
I think most people have said all there is to say about this book. It is great for students of Sports Massage and I will be recommending it to any I teach. There are easy to follow diagrams (although it would be nice to see some updated pictures, even my 9 year old son wondered how old the book must be for pictures like that!!!!) but it was good to see the meridians etc getting a mention in there-I know some people may not see the relevance but at least you have the choice to read or ignore. This has definitely assisted me in improving my massage techniques beyond what I was taught in the classroom as a student and is something I will use as a teacher.
by Scribe
Book looks excellent & full of information. As my granddaughter is training to be a physio I thought she would like it. As I’m not the one studying I am only able to give it four stars.
by SuzanneTheGrear
Very useful adjunct to my recent sports massage course. A separate section purely about assessments and what to do about the assessment results would have been helpful as that was the part of my course that I struggled remembering that the most. A quick one page guide of each assessment and what to do about It, each on a separate page, would get me to buy the next edition.
by virgolady
As I am studying sports massage this was recommended to me and I found it at a great price on Amazon, (love Amazon). It is well written with lots of photographs and very detailed covering everything that is required for a sports massage course.
I think more closer photographs showing the positioning of the hands etc and in colour would have made it easier to understand but for a student it is an extremley useful tool, it helps me with understanding the body and massage techniques that I am struggling with in my coursework.
by Nichole
Bought this book to replace Susan Findlay sports massage book, recommended by teacher and on loan from college library, that I did not get on well with. I prefer this book for how the techniques are presented and described. The photos are not in colour but show the techniques very clearly. The only thing ‘missing’ is a section on pre-assessment, just one ‘strange’ diagram on postural analysis, though there is a chapter on palpitations to ‘explore’ the condition on the muscles. Sections include physical/mental/emotional causes of injury; A&P charts; location, direction and movement terms. The ‘how to massage’ section is presented by body area including muscles, origin/insertion and action as well as the massage techniques. I will certainly use this book more than the recommended textbook. Pricewise it was cheaper too.