Orthopedic Assessment in Massage Therapy

by Whitney Lowe
Published by Daviau-Scott
$39.95  Purchase
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Discount available for workshop or online course participants. Purchase Orthopedic Assessment and Orthopedic Massage together and save $10 over our already discounted prices.

Orthopedic Assessment in Massage Therapy is written for the soft-tissue practitioner or student seeking to improve their understanding and treatment of soft-tissue dysfunction. Any healthcare practitioner involved in treating soft-tissue disorders with massage will find this text beneficial.

Orthopedic Assessment applies established orthopedic assessment methods to massage therapy evaluation. How soft-tissues function, their roles, and the primary ways in which they are damaged are explored in the first part of the book. The symptoms, causes, and evaluation of numerous common conditions are discussed in detail in the remaining chapters.

Assessment is a mandatory step, without which treatment would be a guessing game based on assumptions, not clinical reasoning.
-Whitney Lowe

“This text makes a significant contribution to the integration of massage therapy into medical and athletic settings. It fills a big gap in foundational knowledge and is a valuable tool for massage therapists, both in massage school and in continuing education.
-Judith Delany

Key Features

• Comprehensive, research-based discussion that explores the soft-tissues and their disorders
• Detailed descriptions of the anatomy, biomechanics, and pathology of numerous soft-tissue conditions
• Informative review of the soft-tissues’ normal function and the ways they are impaired
• Easy to follow and learn assessment approach that will help clinicians develop effective treatment plans
• What to look for and possible findings in history, observation, palpation, range-of-motion, resistance, and special tests
• Provides an in-depth discussion of the physiological rationale for soft tissue treatments and explains treatments most effective for each condition
• Extensive charts and diagrams for quick access to information, such as muscle innervation, joint and muscle actions, and nerve entrapment locations
• Testing procedures explained biomechanically and functionally to aid understanding
• Sections on differential evaluation listing conditions with similar symptoms
• User-friendly, well-organized design makes reading and finding information easy
• Hundreds of detailed anatomical images and photographs

Schools

Orthopedic Massage is a favored text for schools teaching advanced clinical skills, sports or orthopedic massage, and/or common pain or injury treatment in their curriculum. School discounts available.

Massage Continuing Education Credits

CEs for the life of the product! Once you purchase the book, you have several options for gaining massage CE credits: short courses, online programs and classes, as well as hands-on programs. Whitney will continue to come up with new courses based on this text.