This book is designed to be a practical manual that clearly explains the art of therapeutic massage. It contains everything you need to know to give soothing, therapeutic massages with a professional touch to your partner, family and friends. A complete range of step-by-step sequences is supplemented by all the anatomy you need to know. Illustrations convey the full range of strokes and their effects, and there is constant emphasis on developing your own intuitive touch. Stewart Mitchell has taught hundreds of candidates for the internationally recognized ITEC qualifications in anatomy, massage and treatment of injuries. His book is designed to be a comprehensive guide for beginners, as well as an essential foundation text for serious students.
Sprache
Verlagsort
Newton Abbot
Großbritannien
Maße
Höhe: 140 mm
Breite: 215 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7153-9402-1 (9780715394021)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Introduction - massage for pleasure, exercise and health; moving experiences - out intelligent muscles; how we massage - turning our hands to health; the massages - everyday massages for each part of the body and deeper massage for problem areas; what the massage does - learning from experience; technique versus therapeutic experience; special massages for injuries; ten ways through a day - self-massage as first and last aid; massage. Appendix: detailed instructions for the muscle diagram.
