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Deep tissue massage : a visual guide to techniques / Art Riggs ; foreword by Thomas W. Myers.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Berkeley, CA : North Atlantic Books, 2007Edition: Revised editionDescription: xxxvi, 263 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1556436505
  • 9781556436505
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 615.822 22
LOC classification:
  • RM721 .R544 2007
Contents:
List of Figures -- Introduction -- Safety First: Caveats -- Ch. 1. General Theories -- Principles of Deep Tissue Massage -- Reading the Body -- Refining Your Touch -- Some Aspects That Define Touch -- A Few Words about Pain -- Direction of Strokes -- Some Basic Stroke Strategies -- Ch. 2. General Techniques -- The Hierarchy of Power -- Just Say "No" to Thumbs -- Proper Use of the Fingers -- Use of Knuckles Instead of Thumbs -- An Example: Knuckles and Fingers - Occiput, Forehead, Temple -- Use of the Fist -- Use of the Forearm -- Use of the Elbow -- General Strategies -- Ch. 3. Specific Strategies -- Working with the Foot and Lower Leg -- Working with the Upper Leg -- Working with the Pelvis -- Working with the Pelvis and Low Back -- Working with the Abdomen -- Working with the Breath -- Working with the Upper and Mid-Back -- Working with the Shoulder Girdle and Chest -- Working with the Arms -- Working with the Hands -- Working with the Neck -- The First Rib and Its Importance for Neck Work -- Working with the Skull -- Working with the Jaw and TMJ -- Cranial Decompression -- Ch. 4. Your Role in Looking out for the Health of Your Clients -- An Ounce of Prevention -- More Serious Conditions -- Emotions and Massage -- Ch. 5. Therapeutic Strategies for Addressing Common Complaints and Injuries -- The Ankle -- Plantar Fasciaitis -- The Knee -- Tennis Elbow and Golfer's Elbow -- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome -- The Low Back -- Sciatica -- The Shoulder -- Ch. 6. Planning Your Session -- Establishing a Strategy for Your Session -- Bodyreading -- Active Versus Passive Movements -- Ch. 7. Fulfillment Through a Thriving Practice -- The Realities of Entering the Bodywork Profession -- Fulfillment Through Self-Expression.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

List of Figures -- Introduction -- Safety First: Caveats -- Ch. 1. General Theories -- Principles of Deep Tissue Massage -- Reading the Body -- Refining Your Touch -- Some Aspects That Define Touch -- A Few Words about Pain -- Direction of Strokes -- Some Basic Stroke Strategies -- Ch. 2. General Techniques -- The Hierarchy of Power -- Just Say "No" to Thumbs -- Proper Use of the Fingers -- Use of Knuckles Instead of Thumbs -- An Example: Knuckles and Fingers - Occiput, Forehead, Temple -- Use of the Fist -- Use of the Forearm -- Use of the Elbow -- General Strategies -- Ch. 3. Specific Strategies -- Working with the Foot and Lower Leg -- Working with the Upper Leg -- Working with the Pelvis -- Working with the Pelvis and Low Back -- Working with the Abdomen -- Working with the Breath -- Working with the Upper and Mid-Back -- Working with the Shoulder Girdle and Chest -- Working with the Arms -- Working with the Hands -- Working with the Neck -- The First Rib and Its Importance for Neck Work -- Working with the Skull -- Working with the Jaw and TMJ -- Cranial Decompression -- Ch. 4. Your Role in Looking out for the Health of Your Clients -- An Ounce of Prevention -- More Serious Conditions -- Emotions and Massage -- Ch. 5. Therapeutic Strategies for Addressing Common Complaints and Injuries -- The Ankle -- Plantar Fasciaitis -- The Knee -- Tennis Elbow and Golfer's Elbow -- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome -- The Low Back -- Sciatica -- The Shoulder -- Ch. 6. Planning Your Session -- Establishing a Strategy for Your Session -- Bodyreading -- Active Versus Passive Movements -- Ch. 7. Fulfillment Through a Thriving Practice -- The Realities of Entering the Bodywork Profession -- Fulfillment Through Self-Expression.

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