A Massage Therapist's Guide to Treating Headaches and Neck Pain (Book with DVD),9780443067280

A Massage Therapist's Guide to Treating Headaches and Neck Pain (Book with DVD)

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9780443067280
ISBN10: 0443067287
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2009-04-01
Publisher(s): CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
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Summary

The massage therapist's guide to treating headaches and neck pain is a practical handbook and DVD to help the massage therapist select and provide appropriate treatment.

Author Biography

Sandy Fritz is Director at the Health Enrichment Center, School of Therapeutic Massage, Lapeer, Michigan, USA. Leon Chaitow is Registered Osteopathic Practitioner and Senior Lecturer at the University of Westminster, London, UK.

Table of Contents

Forewordp. vii
Acknowledgementsp. ix
Headache types and neck pain and dysfunctionp. 1
How headaches and neck pain occur, and when is pain a sign of a serious condition?p. 11
Medical treatment for headaches and neck pain and implications for massage applicationp. 19
Painp. 27
Justifying massage as treatmentp. 37
Assessment strategies and selected interventionsp. 47
Modalities working with massagep. 71
Therapeutic massage treatment for headache and neck painp. 91
Adjunctive treatment for headache and neck pain: what else should you know, and what else might help?p. 121
Glossaryp. 145
Indexp. 149
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