New Foundations in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork
Jan L. Saeger,
Keiser University Donna Kyle-Brown,
Blue Cliff College
ISBN: 0073025828 Copyright year: 2008
Feature Summary
Emphasizes a scientific perspective while retaining the spiritual, artistic foundations of massage therapy.
Clear organization and supportive pedagogical features, including chapter reviews and test preparation.
Attractive and helpful design with integrated exam points designed to help you study and review for the National Certification Exam.
Detailed content on topics such as Common Pathologies Massage Therapists Encounter and the Physiologic Benefits of Massage (including expanded examples on Instructor's CD).
Full-color photographs and line art throughout the text give the student a realistic and step-by-step view of the application or points being studied. Full-color photos with anatomy overlays provide a detailed view of the human body systems and structures.
Instructor's IPC CD-ROM contains curriculum guidelines for a 500-hour program as well as a 1000-hour program. Included are syllabi, calendars, and lesson plans for effective delivery of information to students, and tools for designing and developing a program of study that supports diverse student learning styles.
Supportive of the move to a standardized (500-1000 hour) curriculum.
Emphasizes the client/massage therapist connection.
Practice expectations and realities will be emphasized via case studies, author/contributor anecdotes.
Detailed modalities written by the developer themselves not found in any other text currently on the market beyond the curriculum line.
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2008 McGraw-Hill Higher Education