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New Foundations in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork

Jan L. Saeger, Keiser University
Donna Kyle-Brown, Blue Cliff College

ISBN: 0073025828
Copyright year: 2008

Feature Summary



  • Emphasizes a scientific perspective while retaining the spiritual, artistic foundations of massage therapy.


  • Clear organization and supportive pedagogical features, including chapter reviews and test preparation.


  • Attractive and helpful design with integrated exam points designed to help you study and review for the National Certification Exam.


  • Detailed content on topics such as Common Pathologies Massage Therapists Encounter and the Physiologic Benefits of Massage (including expanded examples on Instructor's CD).


  • Full-color photographs and line art throughout the text give the student a realistic and step-by-step view of the application or points being studied. Full-color photos with anatomy overlays provide a detailed view of the human body systems and structures.


  • Instructor's IPC CD-ROM contains curriculum guidelines for a 500-hour program as well as a 1000-hour program. Included are syllabi, calendars, and lesson plans for effective delivery of information to students, and tools for designing and developing a program of study that supports diverse student learning styles.


  • Supportive of the move to a standardized (500-1000 hour) curriculum.


  • Emphasizes the client/massage therapist connection.


  • Practice expectations and realities will be emphasized via case studies, author/contributor anecdotes.


  • Detailed modalities written by the developer themselves not found in any other text currently on the market beyond the curriculum line.


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