544 pages Plus 2 DVDs (4 Hrs)
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With more than 1,000 vibrant, full-color illustrations and over 4 hours
of detailed video demonstrations, THE MUSCLE AND BONE PALPATION MANUAL
is the most visually engaging way to help you master and successfully
apply palpation techniques in massage therapy. This innovative text uses
unique, richly detailed photographic illustrations of muscles as they
appear under the skin to give you a thorough understanding of effective
palpation. This comprehensive guide provides unparalleled preparation
for professional success.
No other book offers as much to you as The Muscle and Bone Palpation
Manual. It contains the most thorough and clear palpation methods
accompanied by the highest quality illustrations possible, and it
includes a 2-DVD set demonstrating the palpations, too! Further, it
offers a complete set of stretches and trigger point illustrations for
the skeletal muscles of the body. With chapters on how to palpate, how
to stretch, and understanding trigger points, a complete coverage of the
ligaments, a compendium of all major massage strokes and draping
methods, and a thorough chapter on body mechanics, The Muscle and Bone
Palpation Manual will easily take the place of three or four books
needed in your library.
The DVD is a special one, it contains
presentations by some of the top names in massage therapy education,
including Tom Myers, Leon Chaitow, Whitney Lowe, Ruth Werner, Benny
Vaughn, Bob King, Gil Hedley, Sandy Fritz, Sandra Anderson, Judith
Delany, George Kousaleos, Diana Thompson, and many more. Each of them
has a take on a muscle, how they approach it and showing their favourite
techniques.
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Organization
The Muscle and Bone Palpation Manual is organized into three parts and
contains a set of 2 DVDs. Part I covers assessment and treatment
techniques. Two chapters are provided that explain the art and science
of how to palpate. These chapters simply and clearly explain the
guidelines that will help you become an effective and confident palpator.
There is also a chapter that explains how to reason out stretches for
the muscles of the body, and explains how to perform advanced stretching
techniques, such as contract relax (CR) stretching (also known as
proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation [PNF] stretching), and agonist
contract (AC) stretching. Another chapter explains what trigger points
are and how they are formed, along with what is likely a treatment
method superior to ischemic/sustained compression. Given the crucial
importance of body mechanics to the student and therapist, there is also
a chapter that offers 10 guidelines that will appreciably improve the
efficiency with which you work. Another chapter rounds out logistics of
treatment by providing an atlas of massage strokes and draping methods
for massage.
Part II is composed of three chapters that cover palpation of the bones,
bony landmarks, and joints of the body, as well as covering the
ligaments of the body. Effective palpation of the bones and bony
landmarks of the body is a crucial first step before muscle palpation
can be tackled. Effective palpation of the joints is also a necessary
skill for assessment of clients. Each chapter in Part II also contains a
thorough set of anterior, posterior, and lateral illustrations,
depicting the ligaments of the body.
Part III is the masterpiece of the book. It contains 11 chapters that
cover palpation of the skeletal muscles of the body. Each chapter
presents a tour of the muscles of a region of the body. For each muscle,
a step by step palpation is presented, with the reasoning given for the
steps so that the palpation can be understood and easily remembered,
instead of being memorized. The illustrations are superbly done with the
bones and muscles drawn over photographs of real people, offering the
most accurate and clear renderings of the muscles and muscle palpations
possible. In addition, a unique muscle stretch illustration is given for
each and every muscle covered, as well as trigger point and trigger
point referral zone information and illustrations for all the muscles.
Ancillaries for the
Instructor
In addition to the clear and simple, yet thorough, approach to the
content of this book, the entire book is available in 50-minute Power
Point presentations complimentary for any school that adopts this book
into their curriculum. The Power Point presentations are accompanied by
complete lesson plans along with learning objectives, critical reasoning
questions, classroom activities, and more. An image bank containing
every illustration in the book, as well as a 1,000 question test bank,
are also available complimentary to schools that adopt this book.
Electronic Resources
To enhance muscle palpation illustrations and text in Part III of this
book, a set of 2 DVDs (included free in the book) contains over 4 hours
of video demonstrating the muscle palpations of the book. This DVD set
also contains cameo presentations by some of the most prestigious names
in the world of massage therapy education, including:
Tom Myers, Leon
Chaitow,
Whitney Lowe,
Ruth Werner, Benny
Vaughn, Bob
King, Gil
Hedley, Sandy
Fritz,
Sandra Anderson, Judith
DeLany, George
Kousaleos, Diana
Thompson,
Monica Reno, Fiona
Rattay,
Susan Salvo, Tracy
Walton, Bob
McAtee, Mike
Dixon,
Beverly Giroud, Neal Delaporta.
Additional free online resources are included on the companion Evolve
website, including technique videos for the intrinsic muscles of the
hands and feet, interactive review exercises, a massage research
PowerPoint presentation, and joint motion information. |
