In utilizing clinical massage, it is imperative that therapists maintain structured treatment sessions. This chapter looks at creating a treatment plan, including how and where to start, the properties of the involved structures, the components of a treatment plan, how to systematically work through the information gathered, and how to apply that information to a treatment framework.
At the conclusion of this chapter, the reader will understand:
why treating more than just the primary complaint is important
three phases of injury and key points of each
five forces on the body
four roles of a muscle
three types of contractions
four basic muscle shapes
three degrees of muscle tissue and ligament injury
difference between tendonitis and tenosynovitis
two methods of gathering information during an assessment
importance of obtaining a client history
correct posture alignment of the structures
phases of the gait cycle
principles in assessing active and passive ranges of motion and administering isometric strength tests
six levels of learning
five steps of the clinical massage treatment framework
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