Integrated Sports Massage Therapy E-Book

Integrated Sports Massage Therapy E-Book

<p><i>Integrated Sports Massage Therapy</i> is a highly illustrated evidence-based handbook which presents a wide range of effective sports massage techniques to cover any sports-related situation. </p> <p>Anders Jelveus explains and applies effective techniques from a variety of disciplines of manual therapy, ranging from commonly used sports massage strokes to more advanced concepts for real-life effective sports massage treatments. The presented techniques serve as a great addition for any therapist seeking to work with athletes, and are suitable for pre-event, post-event, inter-event, and in remedial sports massage therapy.</p> <p>This unique book offers a comprehensive presentation of sports massage therapy including:</p> <p>Sports massage history</p> <p>Basic sports massage strokes and work postures</p> <p>Sports massage applications</p> <p>Event-based sports massage treatment guidelines</p> <p>Sports-specific massage treatment recommendations</p> <p>Therapeutic muscle stretching techniques</p> <p>Therapeutic muscle stretching applied to specific muscle groups</p> <p>Positional Release Techniques (PRT)</p> <p>Acupressure and Tui Na techniques with applications</p> <p>Myofascial release techniques</p> <p>Connective tissue massage</p> <p>Lymphatic drainage massage</p> <p>Myofascial Trigger Point etiology and treatment techniques</p> <p>Sports injuries</p> <p>Athletic taping</p> <p>Remedial Sports massage applications</p> <p>Athletic self massage techniques.</p> <p>The book is suitable for all manual therapy students and practitioners, whether novice or advanced, including massage therapists, physical therapists, osteopaths, chiropractors, naprapaths, naturopaths and acupuncturists. </p>