Deep Tissue
Massage. A Visual Guide to Techniques (Revised Edition)
by Art Riggs
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 by Tom Myers, an index, a Suggested Reading list,
and extended sections on integrating deep tissue massage into bodywork
practice and the psychology of treating injuries.
The best book
on deep tissue massage (DTM) and direct myofascial release (MFR). Art
Riggs' writing is clear & easy to understand way, putting together all
the basics and techniques, also presenting treatment to major injuries .
The first part of the book focuses on touch: the quality of touch, how
to cultivate, and aspects that define touch. The Second part is on
general techniques, and proper use of fingers, knuckles, fist, forearm,
and elbow. The third part is on specific strategies on different parts
of the body. Each technique is accompanied by beautiful anatomical
drawings. The fourth part is addressing common complaint and
injuries. Finally Art gives his personal view and advice on massage as a
career and how to enjoy and develop your work. This book 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.
The fascia, with both its
macroscopic and microscopic structure, is the map that can
help to orientate any research into the origin of locomotor
apparatus’ disorders. This book, which is the outcome of
thousands of treatments carried out over the last
twenty-five years, provides the necessary guidelines for
reading this map. Up until now, perhaps due to its intrinsic
complexity, the role of the fascia has been relegated to
that of containment.
The book
illustrates: the connections of the
fascia with muscles, bones, articulations and nerves
(anatomy of the fascia), the coordinating function
of the fascia with regards to all components of the locomotor apparatus (physiology of the fascia),
the way to manipulate densified or condensed fascia in order to restore it to
its physiological state (treatment of the fascia).
This new vision of the
anatomy, physiology and histology of the fascia allows one
to have an effect on soft tissue dysfunctions in an
efficient and long-lasting manner.
This book specially imported
from Italy is in Hard Cover, 252 pages, and 188 colour
illustrations.
This books come with a 4 inch inflatable
ball which is essential for effective stretching.
64 pages, 130 photographs
Myofascial
Stretching: A Guide to Self-Treatment by Jill Morton
and Brenda Pardy
This book is
written for both the lay person who has chronic pain, muscular tightness
and/or postural dysfunction; and also for therapists to use to recommend
home exercise programs for their patients. The book follows the
principles of Myofascial Release as developed by John F. Barnes, PT. The
techniques utilize sustained pressure and elongation into restrictions
in the fascia (connective tissue system) of the body. Two ways to do
Myofascial Stretching are included: one using a 4-inch inflatable ball
and one utilizing active elongation. The two methods complement each
other, especially when one first releases an area of tightness with the
ball and then follows up with an active elongation stretch to the same
area.
The twelve sections of the book relate to different parts of the body and there is a
chart to help decide where to start depending on diagnosis and symptoms.
Overcoming Repetitive Motion Injuries the Rossiter Way
by Richard Rossiter
This book presents a rehabilitative stretching system that has
been taught to thousands of workers in companies ranging from
Fortune 500 businesses to small manufacturers. This system is unique
in that it is designed to stretch the body's network of connective
tissue. Unlike many other forms of deep-tissue bodywork, Rossiter's
stretches are easy to teach and learn, and require no more equipment
than a partner, a soft mat, and a chair.
Erik Dalton's Advanced Myoskeletal
Techniques Textbook
Erik Dalton's Advanced
Myoskeletal Techniques will revolutionize your approach to
treating complex pain and injury conditions. The 325 page
colorfully illustrated book eloquently blends exciting new
muscle/joint research with eighty innovative hands-on
techniques…a perfect addition to any sports medicine,
structural integration or medical massage practice.
Additional contributions
from manual therapy leaders such as Aaron Mattes, Whitney
Lowe and Ross Pope, DO enhance this intelligent,
user-friendly text making it a great boon of reading for the
professional, passionate therapist.
The Fasciae: Anatomy, Dysfunction and Treatment
bySerge Paoletti
The fasciae comprise a wide variety of body tissues including the
membranes, ligaments, tendons, and mesenteries. These tissues are all
derived from the mesoderm, which undergoes coiling or rolling movements
during embryonic development. This is the origin of the inherent
micro-movements, or motility, that are so important in many osteopathic
approaches to diagnosis and treatment.
The Fasciae is the first book to organize the wealth of
available information concerning fascial tissues from the fields of
embryology, anatomy, histology, and pathology. It describes the roles
and mechanisms of the fasciae, and details appropriate testing and
treatment techniques. The book is richly illustrated with 157 colour and
black and white drawings throughout.
Fascial and
Membrane Technique. A manual for comprehensive treatment of the
connective tissue system. by Peter Schwind, PhD
The Fascial and Membrane Technique
developed by Peter Schwind combines the fundamental thoughts from Ida
Rolf´s Structural Integration with concepts of Osteopathy. With this a
successful combination of form-stabilising and mobilising techniques has
emerged. Due to this holistic approach the concept will appeal to all
manual working therapists. The main emphasis of this book is on
diagnostic and treatment of the breathing patterns manifest in the
myofascial system; minimalistic as well as global application joint
techniques; visceral techniques in the myofascial context; and special
treatment techniques in the craniosacral area, eg for mandibular joint
dysfunction, care of the upper jaw after implants and for the after
effects of a whiplash injury.
Harmonic Healing.
A Guide to Facilitated Oscillatory
Release and Other Rhythmic Myofascial Techniques by Zachary Comeaux
Connective tissue release, or myofascial
release, is a major component of manual therapies, including osteopathic
medicine. Most methods involve placing the patient in a passive, relaxed
position for diagnosis and treatment. However, many practitioners have
intuitively sensed that rhythmic motion should be a component of
therapy, and increasingly include it in their practice. Harmonic
Healing introduces such an application of connective tissue
principles, which author Dr. Zachary Comeaux calls Facilitated
Oscillatory Release (FOR).
The book reviews the role of oscillatory or vibratory work as an
extension of other connective tissue techniques, explains the relevant
physiology and the principles of wave propagation in tissue, and then
provides illustrated introductory exercises, applications, and case
studies. Dr. Comeaux presents FOR as
a lens through which to reinterpret the strategic use of force in manual
therapy, including osteopathic manipulation. Based on both his clinical
experience and neurophysiology principles, the author develops practical
applications of these principles. These methods are compatible with
generally accepted manual methods, and Harmonic Healing shows
students, advanced practitioners, bodyworkers, and osteopaths how to
integrate FOR into a variety of manual healing approaches.
Spinal Manipulation Made Simple: A Manual of Soft Tissue Techniques
by
Jeffrey Maitland
Written for soft-tissue practitioners, this manual
gives thorough instructions on how to elegantly and easily release joint
restrictions in the spine, sacrum, pelvis, and ribs using soft-tissue
techniques rather than high velocity, low amplitude thrusting techniques
that "pop" the joints. Generously illustrated with photographs and
drawings, it also provides one of the easiest to understand explanations
of biomechanics in print.
Another addition to the direct myofascial release techniques library, after
Art Riggs, Michael Stanborough, now John Smith. John is a Rolfer based
in Sydney, this book provides an advanced introduction to the field of
structural bodywork, this valuable resource combines coverage of both
skills and theory into one comprehensive guide to this specialized form
of bodywork practice. Featuring numerous illustrations with photographs
and drawings, it provides extensive information on the theory of
structural bodywork related to human anatomy and clinical presentations.
Focusing on issues related to dysfunctions of structure, posture, and
gait, this reader-friendly text also discusses the background of
structural bodywork, how it has developed, and how it is understood
today.
An advanced introduction to the field of
structural bodywork which focusses on the issues of postural and
functional dysfunction. The text builds on the theories of Ida Rolf
(Rolfing) and Feldenkrais and reviews them in the broader context of
massage therapy and other complementary therapies based on bodywork
techniques including chiropractic. The book is in 3 main parts. Part 1
looks at the background of structural bodywork and how it has developed
before defining it as it is understood today. Part 2 looks at the theory
of structural body work in more depth and relates it to human anatomy
and clinical presentations. It draws together various strands of theory
and practice which have not been considered together before but are all
related to bodywork practice. Part 3 is a major part of the book and is
a practical guide to structural bodywork techniques. This latter section
is highly illustrated with photographs and line drawings. See John's
website:
http://www.rolfingworks.com.au/
Book contents: Section 1: Background and History of
Structural Bodywork. 1. Structural bodywork: an overview 2. A brief
history of structural bodywork 3. Structural bodywork in the context of
other complementary therapies 4. What is structural bodywork? 5.
Structural bodywork - some frequently asked questions
Section 2: Our Somatic Organisation . 6. The mapping
of man 7. The techniques of structural bodywork 8. Structure and
function 9. The connective tissue network 10. The oscillatory properties
of the fascial network
Section 3: Practical Manual. 11. A catalogue of some
common postural dysfunctions 12. Some useful models for working with
structure 13. Practicum - assessment, technique and strategy in
structural bodywork 14. A first approximation to balancing structure 15.
Working in the sagittal plane 16. Working on the frontal plane 17.
Working on the traverse plane 18. Working with the shoulder girdles 19.
Working with the external rotation of the leg
Review "The author displays an in-depth
knowledge of all the currently taught philosophies, presenting many
paradigms of manual medicine that are concurrent with contemporary care:
massage, yoga, acupuncture, Pilates, Alexander technique, Rolfing,
Feldenkrais, osteopathy and chiropractic. Smith has ably summarised the
work of other practitioners, individualised some of his own
contributions and produced a practical 'how-to' manual with a clear and
simple working protocol." Complementary Medicine
126 pages
The Endless Web: Fascial Anatomy and Physical Reality by Louis R. Schultz, Rosemary Feitis, Diana Salles, Ronald Thompson
This is a definitive text on the fascia, the organ of
structure, it presents a comprehensive guide to working effectively with
the myofascial system, the "packing material" of the body. This fully
illustrated guide helps you understand how fascia works, what its role
is within the body's anatomy, and how gentle manipulation of the
myofascial tissue is central to lasting therapeutic intervention. This
book also explores the multi faceted influence fascia has on our ever
changing structures, from the embryo to the adult.
Conrad A. Speece William Thomas Crow Steven L. Simmons
Ligamentous Articular Strain: Osteopathic Manipulative Techniques
for the Body
Ligamentous articular strain is the name given by William G.
Sutherland, D.O., the founder of cranial osteopathy, to a group of
techniques that he used for treating the body outside the core axis of
the craniosacral system. The term has since come to refer to a wide
variety of techniques including myofascial release that engage the body's own healing mechanisms in a
relatively direct manner.
For over thirty years the Dallas Osteopathic Study Group, originally
under the tutelage of Rollin Becker, D.O., has been exploring this type
of manipulation. Ligamentous Articular Strain is the distillation of
their work. The introductory chapters address the historical development
of this approach, and review some of its scientific underpinnings. The
remaining chapters are devoted to an examination of the body, area by
area, from the feet to the shoulders, describing and depicting effective
manipulative techniques including myofascial release.
How Life Moves Explorations in Meaning and Body
Awareness by Caryn McHose and Kevin Frank, Foreword by Hubert Godard
This comprehensive movement program uses the story of biological
evolution as a tool to increase strength, flexibility, and body
awareness. Readers learn to "unlearn" inherited bodily habits by
embodying the many forms that life has expressed on Earth--from the
single cell to the human being--and shifting their perception. Through
this evolutionary movement, the body's native intelligence is revived
and new movements can be learned, enabling the body to overcome chronic
musculoskeletal complaints such as lower back, shoulder, and neck pain,
and to meet whatever challenges it is faced with.
The New Rules of
Posture, How to Sit, Stand, and Move in the Modern World By
Mary Bond
A manual for
understanding the anatomical and emotional components of posture in
order to heal chronic pain
• Contains self-help exercises and
ergonomics information to help correct unhealthy movement patterns
• Teaches how to adopt suitable posture
in the modern sedentary world
Many people cause their own back and
body pain through their everyday bad postural and movement habits. Many
sense that their poor posture is probably the root of the problem, but
they are unable to change long-standing habits.
This book presents the art and science of a myofascial
release that is effective yet non-intrusive, and can be effectively
integrated with other soft tissue, neuromuscular, and somatic methods.
This easy to follow instructional manual incorporates over 30 procedures
into three purposeful sessions. All practitioners will enhance their
work effectively with body mechanics, body psychology,
structural principles, lifestyle considerations, biomechanical research
and exercises. Deep Tissue Sculpting presents both the intuitive
and artistic perspectives of a therapeutic method which encourages
physical and emotional tension relief. This book is adopted as a
reference textbook in many U.S. massage therapy schools.
Leon Chaitow
Muscle Energy
Techniques (3rd Edition) with DVD-ROM
This comprehensive text describes the basis and practice of Muscle
Energy Techniques (MET), a widely recognized approach to treating
musculoskeletal dysfunction. It describes those manipulative techniques
in which a patient, on request, actively uses his or her muscles from a
controlled position in a specific direction against a distinct
counterforce applied by the practitioner. Although some may already
familiar with MET, they are unaware of its many potential applications. These techniques are combined
from methods used in physical therapy, osteopathy, chiropractic and
manual medicine. A companion DVD includes the full text and video clips demonstrating
the application of techniques.
Waking the Tiger, Healing Trauma
by
Peter Levine, Ann Frederick
Nature's Lessons in Healing Trauma... Best Seller..
Over 300,000 copies sold.. Waking the Tiger offers a new and hopeful
vision of trauma. It views the human animal as a unique being, endowed
with an instinctual capacity. It asks and answers an intriguing
question.-- why are animals in the wild, though threatened routinely,
rarely traumatized? By understanding the dynamics that make wild animals
virtually immune to traumatic symptoms, the mystery of human trauma is
revealed. Waking the Tiger normalizes the symptoms of trauma and the
steps needed to heal them. People are often traumatized by seemingly
ordinary experiences. The reader is taken on a guided tour of the
subtle, yet powerful impulses that govern our responses to overwhelming
life events. To do this, it employs a series of exercises that help us
focus on bodily sensations. Through heightened awareness of these
sensations trauma can be healed.
245 pages
$29
Spacious Body: Explorations in Somatic Ontology
byJeffrey Maitland
This book is a phenomenological exploration in
somatic ontology, which asked what s the bodily being of human being.
Somatic ontology inquires who and what we are. These mysteries are
revealed in the bodily transformation. This book is an exploration of
the nature of transformation, creativity, freedom, and how we exist as
human body-selves.
In Spacious Body, Jeffrey Maitland brings his
knowledge and personal experience of Buddhism, phenomenology, alchemy,
psychoanalysis, and the bodywork system of Rolfing to bear in forging
concepts adequate to an understanding of embodied experience. To write
of the nature of being, is difficult. Maitland's patient language leads
us deeper into our own experience and towards our own orientation in the
world - which is the only place worth going.
