Authors:Joseph Ashton, Duke Cassel,
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Keywords: bodywork, massage, educational, series, therapy, certification, therapeutic, review, lww
Number of Pages: 384
Published: 2006-10-01
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 158255563X
ISBN-13: 9781582555638

Thorough preparation for the National Certification Exam for Massage Therapy and Bodywork is now at your fingertips. Inside this new edition you will find detailed information on all the key concepts and principles covered on the exam, all in an easy-to-read format. Numerous review questions cover all the main areas of study, including human anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology; clinical pathology; massage therapy and bodywork; and professional standards, ethics, and business practices.

Author: Anne Williams
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Keywords: therapists, massage, guide, bodywork, spa
Number of Pages: 368
Published: 2006-05-18
List price: $54.95
ISBN-10: 0781755786
ISBN-13: 9780781755788

The ability to deliver an exceptional and satisfying spa treatment is a special skill for which massage therapists are particularly well suited. Spa treatments today are multi-layered, multi-textured works of art that combine many elements of holistic practice. They are fun to deliver and offer the therapist a creative outlet. Knowledge of spa treatments not only allows massage therapists to offer their clients more options; it gives them a competitive advantage when seeking work in the spa industry. This textbook guides the massage therapist through each step of delivering a treatment—from

Author: Ed Denning MEd LMT
Publisher: Slack Incorporated
Keywords: therapy, bodywork, massage, dictionary, reference, quick
Number of Pages: 496
Published: 2005-03-08
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 1556426461
ISBN-13: 9781556426469

Quick Reference Dictionary for Massage Therapy and Bodywork will impress students and professionals in massage therapy as being a unique, ready reference for a wide variety of information relevant to the profession. Why look through numerous texts when everything you will want to find can be found inside one handy, pocket size resource? Concise and user-friendly, find quick access to over 2,000 definitions and terms that will be encountered daily by massage therapy students and professionals. Quick Reference Dictionary for Massage Therapy and Bodywork also contains 22 appendices on important

Author: David Jacobs
Publisher: Motorbooks
Keywords: workshop, motorbooks, bodywork, restore, repair
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 1991-08-11
List price: $21.95
ISBN-10: 0879385146
ISBN-13: 9780879385149

Dings and dents, creases and tears, trim, seams - all areas of repair are covered in this thorough and well illustrated guide. Frame problems, inner and outer panels, hidden damage, bumpers, grilles and lights are included, along with tips on the tools, materials and terms used in the trade. ...considering the wealth of information contained, it turns out to be an absolute bargain.

Authors:Wataru Ohashi, Kan Okano,
Publisher: Kodansha America
Keywords: method, bodywork, ohashis, shiatsu
Number of Pages: 188
Published: 2003-01-10
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1568363516
ISBN-13: 9781568363516

Here is the first comprehensive guide to the unique methods that have made the Ohashi Institute famous around the world. Ohashi has moved beyond traditional shiatsu to develop an approach to acupressure that is holistic rather than symptomatic, energizing rather than exhausting, spiritual rather than purely physical. Above all, his techniques are designed to foster a mutual exchange of energy through bodywork that enriches both the give and the receiver. Open this book and discover for yourself the rejuvenating powers of Ohashiatsu.

Author: Deane Juhan
Publisher: Station Hill Press
Keywords: third, bodywork, handbook, job
Number of Pages: 488
Published: 2002-12-01
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 1581770995
ISBN-13: 9781581770995

Possibly the most famous and widely used resource in therapeutic bodywork (required for national massage therapy certification), this beautifully written, detailed, and reader-friendly picture of how and why the body responds to touch is both scientifically reliable and inspiring. Furthering the presentation of recent research in biochemistry, cell biology, and energy medicine in the Second Edition, this new update includes advances in neurophysiology and physics, reconfiguring knowledge of mind and body, from "microgenesis" to "quantum consciousness." A rare book that fits general reader as m

Author: Carl Dubitsky
Publisher: Healing Arts Press
Keywords: pressure, massage, table, finger, art, shiatsu, bringing, bodywork
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 1997-05-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0892815264
ISBN-13: 9780892815265

For the first time, an expert in the Asian art of finger-pressure massage shifts the practice of shiatsu from the floor to the massage table--increasing the comfort of the patient, conserving the energy of the therapist, and augmenting the effects of the treatment. Skillfully integrating current Western scientific research with traditional energetic concepts and techniques of shiatsu, Carl Dubistsky provides a new perspective on this ancient healing art. His analysis of the muscular anatomy of the points and pathways is unique in Western literature, making shiatsu techniques more accessible an