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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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