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Deep Tissue Massage
A Visual Guide to
Techniques
Revised Edition
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Revised and Expanded
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The New Second Edition,
with Foreword by Tom Myers.
With 288 pages, more than 250
photographs and over 50 detailed anatomy illustrations, this in depth
book clearly illustrates hundreds of effective therapeutic myofascial
release techniques.
This book is the standard guide to the
essentials of touch, biomechanics, and positioning options for a
multitude of strategies to treat all major conditions encountered in a
bodywork practice.
The book is divided into three
sections. “Fundamentals” covers basic skills of palpation, explaining
the deeper layers of the body and presenting detailed instruction on
working with these layers to release tension. This section gives clear
information on the proper use of knuckles, fist, forearms, and elbows in
preventing injury to the therapist. “Strategies” offers more precise
protocols and treatment plans for the entire body with emphasis on
client positioning options to stretch muscles rather than just kneading
tissues. “Caveats” details areas in which the practitioner needs to
exercise caution.
Deep Tissue Massage presents a wealth
of information in a way the therapist can immediately utilize. This new
edition has been thoroughly revised and includes a preface to the new
edition, a foreword, an index, a Suggested Reading list, and extended
sections on integrating deep tissue massage into bodywork practice and
the psychology of treating injuries.
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WHO IS THIS MANUAL
DESIGNED FOR?
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Relatively new practitioners will
learn countless strokes and strategies to make their work more
effective and fun.
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Physical therapists, specialists
in myofascial release and others experienced in bodywork
enthusiastically praise Art Riggs' massage therapy products for
expanding their skills.
A Visual Guide to Massage Therapeutic
Techniques is not a recipe book to be followed blindly, but with proper training
can be moulded to your style, your personality, and the needs of your clients so
that you may express your own unique creativity while deepening your practice.
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Book Contents
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- Cultivating touch and
biomechanics to work safely for yourself and your clients.
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Techniques using fingers,
knuckles, fists, forearms, and elbows to work tissues with
maximum efficiency and a minimum of effort.
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Body positioning and techniques
for effective release of tension.
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Specific treatment suggestions
for common complaints and injuries including stretching and
strengthening protocols for your clients to use at home.
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Chapter One: General Massage
Theories
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Chapter Two: General Techniques
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Chapter Three: Specific Bodywork
Massage Strategies
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Chapter Four: Your Role in Looking
out for the Health of Your Clients
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Chapter Five: Massage Techniques for
Addressing Common Complaints and Injuries
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Chapter Six: Planning Your Massage
Therapy Session
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Chapter Seven: Fulfillment Through a
Thriving Practice
Fundamentals of Deep
Tissue Therapy
- Biomechanics
- Tools
- Knuckles
- Types of strokes
- Caveats
Many massage therapy books immediately begin demonstrating strokes
without providing a base of fundamental theory. This can lead to
unimaginative and rote strokes performed without an understanding of the
essentials of how a therapist should use their energy properly, avoid
injuries, and most important, develop a sensitive and effective touch.
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| Clinical Massage
Therapy Techniques Dozens of not only "strokes" but detailed
explanations of how to skilfully perform them. Instructions are preceded
by anatomical drawings to help you visualize the structures. These
techniques can free you from the "cookie cutter" repetition of assembly
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| Therapeutic Massage
Strategies The reality of any private massage practice or work
in a medical setting is that clients arrive with complaints and
injuries. Many massage therapists do not feel comfortable in treating
conditions or in answering questions about how clients may be able to
help themselves. Knowing how to deal with these issues can be the
element that elevates your practice to a whole new plateau. Subjects
include: Plantar Fasciaitis, Sprained Ankles, Knee Pain, Sciatica and
Piriformis Syndrome, Tennis and Golfer's Elbow, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome,
Minor Back Pain, and Rotator Cuff. |
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| Body Reading and
Lesson Planning
Body reading is a basic prerequisite that is necessary for effective
session planning |
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| Human Anatomy:
directions for strokes
Being able to visualize the soft tissue and osseous anatomy is
essential for having a clear intention in your strokes and strategies.
Directions for strokes are prefaced with over 50 detailed anatomical
drawings to provide an understanding of the specific structures and
kinesiology we work with.
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Testimonials & Reviews
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"This is a high quality book
that I would recommend to any massage therapists as a very
handy addition to their library and treatment room." - Michelle Yaffe,
AAMT Massage Therapists, Summer 2008
"Art’s passion, teaching expertise,
and therapeutic knowledge blend beautifully in this user-friendly
text. Every somatic therapist will gain valuable insights for
energizing their practice and enhancing skills. The book is
obviously a labor of love, and as the great author, poet, and artist
John Ruskin once stated, 'When love and skill work together, expect
a masterpiece.'" —Erik Dalton, Ph.D., Developer of the
Myoskeletal Alignment Techniques and founder of the Freedom From
Pain Institute
"Art Riggs is masterful at teaching
and explaining deep bodywork. We unreservedly recommend his
materials in our workshops, and his updated Deep Tissue Massage will
be an indispensable aid to practitioners, teachers, schools, and
students." —Til Luchau, Certified Advanced Rolfer, Faculty of
the Rolf Institute of Structural Integration and Director and Lead
Instructor of Advanced-Trainings.com
"This new edition is a significant
improvement. The photos and drawings are much clearer, the layout
and design is livelier, even the paper is brighter. And this new
edition includes an index and is key referenced to the DVD. While
the book is written by a practitioner for practitioners, its
descriptions are so clear that anyone interested in the subject can
learn a lot about deep tissue massage." Rich Poley, author of
Self-Massage for Athletes (Boulder, Colorado).
Having
had a quick flick through both the book & disc #1 of the DVD's, my
1st impression is that this is a fantastically useful body of work
which I'll enjoy using as a basic reference text both for me & some
of my more advanced students. Congratulations to you for putting it
together ! (and incidentally to my teacher, Tom Myers, for
recommending it to me!)
Philip Newstead (U.K.)
"These strategies
and theories are extremely helpful to me in my massage practice. I
work more efficiently and my clients noticed the more effective
results immediately. If you want to integrate deep tissue work and
myofascial release techniques into your practice, this is the one
book you need."
Andreas W. Los Angeles, CA
"This book is packed with information
and is so much more than just some fancy strokes... It has changed
and enlightened the way I look at working with tissue and has made
my work more effective and fun." Kerry Loeb,
Oakland, CA
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"...superb teaching tools for the classroom and matchless sources of
clinical massage reference."
Keith Grant, PhD, NCTMB Research Physicist and Director of the
McKinnon Institute Sports & Deep Tissue Program |
"Art Riggs has dedicated himself for over a decade to sharing his
knowledge and wisdom of the body. We highly recommend this book and
video for students and health professionals alike..."
Paulette and Richard Bergess, Directors, The San Francisco School of
Massage |
"I was about to go away for a four-day workshop this month that was
going to cost me close to $2,100. I had to cancel, but decided to still
treat myself to your series. Well, what a lucky break for me. I cannot
imagine anything I could have learned at that workshop that can compare
with what I am getting from your teachings."
Laura G. (Canada) |
“Deep Tissue Myofascial
Release Massage’ has enabled our school to plan a 100 hour curriculum
around its clear progression from the basic skills to clearly defined
strategies.”
Julie Morrison
Director of Massage Western
Career College Pleasant Hill, CA
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“The thorough demonstrations
— not only of specific massage techniques, but the subtleties of working
with tissue —show how to work with virtually all soft tissue situations
encountered in a bodywork practice. Art Riggs has
made this valuable
information accessible for both the relatively new massage therapist and
experienced professionals performing sophisticated clinical therapy.”
Helen James
Masters in Physical Therapy
Stanford University & Professor Emeritus California State University
Fresno, CA |
“…so
much more than just
showing strokes. This series has transformed the way that I work. At a
fraction of the price I’d pay at a school, this is an entire bodywork
course that I can study at home. It will be a reference for years to
come”
Justine Jacobs
Massage Therapist
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“I wish I had had this
resource 12 years ago when I was in physical therapy school. These
products have dramatically improved the quality of my work and
saved my
body from injury.”
Patrick Hannum
Physical therapist and Rolfer
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"Explanations were clear with more than a hint of experience. I was very
pleased with the result, and you should be proud of the product, Art.
One of the main reasons I bought the DVD's for, is to look at treatment
from a different perspective. Even though I was aware of some things,
the DVD reminded me about them, and also stimulated other possibilities.
It keeps me fresh and interested as well. I
will be referring back to them many times in the future."
Peter G., Osteopath, (London)
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