Outcome-based massage : from evidence to practice /

Andrade, Carla-Krystin, 1962-

Outcome-based massage : from evidence to practice / Carla-Krystin Andrade, Paul Clifford ; photographs by Marc Boulay. - 2nd ed. - Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2008. - xxvii, 497 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Massage for wellness and impairments -- Evidence for massage -- Clinical decision-making for massage -- Interpersonal and ethical issues for massage -- Client examination for massage -- Preparation and positioning for massage -- Superficial reflex techniques -- Superficial fluid techniques -- Neuromuscular techniques -- Connective tissue techniques -- Passive movement techniques -- Percussive techniques -- Sequencing massage techniques -- Using massage to achieve clinical outcomes.

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Massage.
Massage--Decision making.
Massage--methods.
Patient Care Planning.
Treatment Outcome.

RA780.5 / .A53 2008

615.822 / ACO

WB 537 / A553o 2008