Massage Therapy: What It Is and How It Works
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| Rating | : | 4.99 (728 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1418012335 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 464 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-18 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. Steven Schenkman, B.A, LMT, CAT is an established leader in the field of Complementary and Alternative Medicine
"In-depth and unique" according to Steve. I was surprised at how in-depth this book is. It explores massage therapy from a unique perspective. Schenkman has created a way for readers to explore this widely varied field from its roots upwards, and after reading it I came away feeling like I more fully understood what massage is. It is many things, with many layers, practiced with a multitude of intentions, and it affects people in many different ways. I recommend this f. Dawn Marie Jordan said Detail and Depth. The most comprehensive book on the practices and rationale for massage, bodywork and hands on healing. This is the big picture in detail and depth.
Overall, it is well done and succeeds in making massage more accessible to the lay reader. Blake, Program Director - Massage Therapy at Keiser Career College . The case histories are excellent methods of giving the reader a great understanding of the range of massage therapy. This book simply presents an alternative to the classification of massage. "Massage and massage modalities have been categorized in so many ways. The description of the modalities are also interesting and more rounded out than m
It discusses and demonstrates how the main intention of each of the twenty-six modalities presented primarily treats and affects one of the four layers of the energy/matter continuum of the mind-body complex.. The first four chapters of this resource present a new and important discussion, entitled "The Three Paradigms," that explains a continuum of practice beginning at the most basic levels of touch, leading to the most advanced levels of holistic care. Also discussed in these chapters is another new concept that introduces and explores the idea of three levels of competence. These chapters also include sixteen interesting and relevant case histories that showcase, demonstrate, and differentiate practic