Massage Therapy Bookshelf - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Massage and Manual Therapy forOrthopedic Conditions, Second EditionTom Hendrickson, DCOctober 2009/ 448 pp./ 550 illustrations/ 978-0-7817-9574-6Instructor Resources:•PowerPoint Slides•Lesson Plans•Image Bank•Test Generator•Video ClipsStudent Resources:•Question Bank•Image Bank•Video ClipsFeatures:•Full color artwork•Video footage of techniques being performed•Updated Content from the author has incorporated therationale and intentions of the most important strokes,including the science of why certain approaches are used•ntroduces massage techniques for orthopedicconditions, promoting the alignment of soft tissue relatingto pain and dysfunction•Brief descriptions of rationale behind orthopedicmassage, mechanisms of injury to and repair of soft tissue,and anatomy of each body area•Detailed assessment for each body region, discussescommon lesions, and provides illustrated instructions onhow to administer this scientifically based style of massage•Based on traditional orthopedic assessment protocols,coverage includes range of motion, passive and isometrictesting, and tests that determine the severity of acondition or injury