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020 _a9780781769228 (alk. paper)
040 _aBADR UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO
_cBADR UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO
_beng
_erda
050 0 0 _aRM721
_b.W23 2011
082 0 0 _a615.822
_222
_bWTM
100 1 _aWalton, Tracy.
245 1 0 _aMedical conditions and massage therapy :
_ba decision tree approach /
_cTracy Walton.
260 _aPhiladelphia :
_bWolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Health,
_cc2011.
300 _a431 p. :
_bill. ;
_c28 cm.
336 _236
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _a(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
520 _a"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
650 0 _aMassage therapy
_xDecision making.
650 0 _aDecision trees.
650 1 2 _aMassage
_xmethods.
650 2 2 _aDecision Making.
650 2 2 _aDecision Trees.
650 2 2 _aTreatment Outcome.
902 _aD.Mohamed
942 _2ddc
_cBK
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_d2397