This book provides a comprehensive introduction to massage techniques and provides guidance on assessing each area of ​​the body before massage (including symptoms and signs related to pathology). The book relies on good evidence-based research and addresses a unique medical approach that describes practical massage techniques for common conditions and is used as an adjunct to both traditional and complementary therapies.

It is generously illustrated with black and white photos to show how to do these techniques. Additional written drawings illustrating the correct posture techniques of the practitioner.

Instructions are also given to complementary techniques for physically weak patients. Massage Therapy Manual The second edition is intended for all practitioners and students who practice various physical therapy disciplines.

Provides students with a comprehensive introduction to massage therapy while being of equal value to the practitioner, providing theoretical information based on clinical experience and research materials. The precise description of massage techniques, their physiological effects, their indicators and inhibitions, and how therapeutic massage can be used helps the reader to better understand the treatment of many common conditions.

Each chapter in the body areas begins with an assessment of the area with instructions on examining symptoms, signs and effects on massage therapy, and preparing the reader for what is to come. A large number of illustrations, including photographs and diagrams, show the correct methods for the practitioner.

Additional instructions show complementary methods for use with patients with physical or elderly disability or are unable to lie on the treatment table. The new color format gives the text a fresh, vibrant appearance, helping the reader improve visual tools.

Additional research materials provide new developments in this area. Now includes more body and forearm massage techniques.

Increasing the number of anatomical schemes enhances the ability to understand different techniques clearly. An extensive section on massage during pregnancy provides the latest information on this topic..