Tappan's handbook of healing massage techniques classic holistic and emerging methods /

Synopsis

The 4 th EDITION of Tappan's Handbook of Healing Massage Techniques continues to be an AUTHORitative and comprehensive resource for massage therapy courses. This book lays the theoretical groundwork and provides detailed descriptions of techniques for Western and contemporary massage, Asian bodywork therapy and applications for special populations. Whether you are a licensed massage therapy practitioner, another health-related professional, or simply interested in basic massage therapy techniques, this is the book for you. New to this EDITION: Accompanying CD-ROM--provides instructional video of the most common massage techniques to provide readers with a visual aid to accompany chapter content. Includes the Wellness Massage Pyramid which introduces a new model for the understanding the broad scope of massage therapy based on the wellness perspective.