Evidence-based therapeutic massage : a practical guide for therapists /
edited by Elizabeth Holey, Eileen Cook.
- 3rd ed.
- Edinburgh : Elsevier, 2011.
- ix, 283 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Massage in context -- A biological basis -- Therapeutic and reflex effects -- Pathological principles -- Palpation -- Assessment and treatment planning -- Massage techniques -- Regional application of classical massage techniques -- Reflex therapies -- Relaxation massage -- Massage for people with long-term and terminal illness -- Neuromusculoskeletal disorders -- Massage in sport -- .Client groups