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Body mechanics for manual therapists : a functional approach to self-care / Barbara Frye.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2010]Copyright date: ©2010Edition: Third editionDescription: xiv, 289 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm + 1 computer disc (12 cm)Content type:
  • text
  • computer dataset
Media type:
  • unmediated
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • volume
  • computer disc
ISBN:
  • 0781774837
  • 9780781774833
Related works:
  • Revision of: Frye, Barbara, 1961- Body mechanics for massage therapists
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 615.82 23
LOC classification:
  • RM722 .F79 2010
Contents:
1. Developing Body Awareness -- 2. Preparing Your Environment for Healthful Work -- 3. Preparing Your Body and Mind for Healthful Work -- 4. Protecting and Using the Tools of Your Trade -- 5. Standing -- 6. Sitting -- 7. Bending -- 8. Lifting -- 9. Pushing and Pulling -- 10. Applying Deep Pressure -- Appendix A. Adjusting Your Body Mechanics for Spa Therapy -- Appendix B. Working with Hand-Held Tools -- Appendix C. Maintaining Flexibility and Strength -- Appendix D. Suggested Readings.
Summary: "This best-selling text teaches students and practitioners the essentials of body mechanics they need to know in order to care for themselves while practicing massage therapy. The text is written in a practical, playful, and friendly manner and integrates kinesthetic, cognitive, and environmental elements. Featuring over 200 full-color illustrations, this edition builds on the Second Edition by assisting manual therapists in becoming involved in developing a self-care strategy. Each chapter starts with a brief narrative explanation of a movement, followed by hands-on exercises, self-observation exercises, self-care and injury prevention tips, and client education tips. Appendices discuss successful body mechanics for spa therapy, transferring clients, and floor work, and present troubleshooting and preventive strategies for common repetitive stress injuries. A companion Website offers fully searchable online text and video clips that demonstrate proper technique"--EBL.
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Revised edition of: Body mechanics for massage therapists / Barbara Frye, c2004.

Accompanied by: 1 computer disc (DVD-ROM)

Includes bibliographical references (page 283) and index.

1. Developing Body Awareness -- 2. Preparing Your Environment for Healthful Work -- 3. Preparing Your Body and Mind for Healthful Work -- 4. Protecting and Using the Tools of Your Trade -- 5. Standing -- 6. Sitting -- 7. Bending -- 8. Lifting -- 9. Pushing and Pulling -- 10. Applying Deep Pressure -- Appendix A. Adjusting Your Body Mechanics for Spa Therapy -- Appendix B. Working with Hand-Held Tools -- Appendix C. Maintaining Flexibility and Strength -- Appendix D. Suggested Readings.

"This best-selling text teaches students and practitioners the essentials of body mechanics they need to know in order to care for themselves while practicing massage therapy. The text is written in a practical, playful, and friendly manner and integrates kinesthetic, cognitive, and environmental elements. Featuring over 200 full-color illustrations, this edition builds on the Second Edition by assisting manual therapists in becoming involved in developing a self-care strategy. Each chapter starts with a brief narrative explanation of a movement, followed by hands-on exercises, self-observation exercises, self-care and injury prevention tips, and client education tips. Appendices discuss successful body mechanics for spa therapy, transferring clients, and floor work, and present troubleshooting and preventive strategies for common repetitive stress injuries. A companion Website offers fully searchable online text and video clips that demonstrate proper technique"--EBL.

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