عنوان

Medical conditions and massage therapy

(Number (ISBN

9780781769

Number

39932

.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc

eng

Title Proper

Medical conditions and massage therapy

Other Title Information

:a decision tree approach

First Statement of Responsibility

/ Tracy Walton

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Philadelphia

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Health,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

, c2010.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

431p

Other Physical Details

. cm.

Text of Note

Language: انگلیسی

Text of Note

Print

Text of Note

ng

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

(Publisher-supplied data) Part I: Foundations -- The Decision Tree -- The Elements of Massage Therapy -- Principles of Massage Contraindications -- Interviewing, Decision Making, and Charting -- Communicating with the Client's Physician -- Massage Research in Massage Practice -- Part II: Conditions -- Skin Conditions -- Muscle and Soft Tissue Conditions -- Skeletal System Conditions -- Nervous System Conditions -- Cardiovascular System Conditions -- Blood Conditions -- Immune and Lymphatic System Conditions -- Respiratory System Conditions -- Gastrointestinal Conditions -- Liver Conditions -- Endocrine System Conditions -- Urinary System Conditions -- Reproductive System Conditions -- Part III: Special Considerations -- Cancer -- Medical Treatments. "Ideal as a textbook for decision making and a quick reference for managing common medical conditions in massage practice, this book explains important information about various medical conditions and how to adapt massage to each condition. The central tool of the book is the Decision Tree: a simple flowchart diagram that illustrates the interface of massage and disease. A Decision Tree is included for each of the 62 conditions discussed in the book, with massage considerations listed for numerous additional conditions in brief. Also unique to this text are questions therapists can ask clients during the interview process to help the therapist understand not just the medical condition, but how it presents in a particular client"--Provided by publisher.

Entry Element

Massage therapy- Decision making

Entry Element

Decision trees

Entry Element

Massage- methods

Entry Element

Decision Making

Entry Element

Decision Trees

Entry Element

Treatment Outcome

Number

Walton, Tracy.

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