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Anatomy
Myology
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Advanced
Treatment
Techniques
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A Massage Therapist’s Guide to
Pathology, Fourth Edition
Ruth Werner, LMP, NCTMB
2008/ 740 pp./ 195 illustrations/ 978-0-7817-6919-8
Features:
Instructor Resources:
•Brownstone Test Generator
•Image Bank
•PowerPoint Slides
•Lecture Notes
Student Resources:
•Animation
•Video Clips
•Interactive Flash cards
•Games
•Quiz questions
•Audio glossary
•Chapter Objective Questions open each chapter
•Topics are grouped by type
•Chapter Review Questions conclude each chapter (answers
on the Student Resource CD)
•In Brief boxes provide a thumbnail sketch of the condition
•Sniglets give background or history for some terminology
•Sidebars discuss peripheral issues relating to conditions, or
give more detailed information about cancer staging
•Compare and Contrast charts lay out aspects of similar
conditions side by side, so that readers may better understand
where they overlap and where they diverge.
•Case Histories are the stories of people who live with various
conditions
•Modality Recommendation Charts
•Include chapter with fundamental concepts, and a chapter
dedicated to principles of cancer
•A new appendix, Research Literacy, has been added to
address the increased need for evidence of the effects of
massage therapy
•Printable Client History forms are available on the Student
Resource CD
Pathology A to Z: A Handbook for
Massage Therapists, Third Edition
Kalyani Premkumar, MBBS, MD, MSc, RMT
January 2009/ 384 pp./ 154 illus./ 978-0-7817-4799-8
Features:
•Organized alphabetically according to diseases
•Coverage of over 400 conditions likely encountered by
massage therapists, and provides descriptions followed by
Cause, Signs and Symptoms, Risk Factors and Caution and
Recommendations to Therapists
•Indices organized by disease and body system for easy
reference
•Uniform format that provides readability, quick reference
Instructor Resources:
•Notes in the margin supplement information on topic
•PowerPoint Slides
discussed
•Brownstone Test Generator
•Color photographs illustrate some common skin conditions
•Audio Pronunciations
•Quiz Bank
that massage therapists are likely to encounter
•Appendices
•A section on strategies for the prevention of infection, and
•Glossary
•Bonus Table on Helminthic Infections on safe practice, with simple precautions offered
•Image Bank
•Coverage of some side effects of drugs
Student Resources:
•Companion CD-ROM that contains all textual condition
•Appendices
information plus provides audio pronunciations, plus
•Glossary
•Audio Pronunciations
illustrations, glossary and search capabilities
•Bonus Table on Helminthic Infections
•Image Bank
•Quiz Bank
Disease Handbook for Massage
Therapists
Ruth Werner, LMP, NCTMB
August 2009/ 560 pp./ 978-0-7817-5094-3
Features:
•Alphabetical quick reference format
•Each condition discussed under headings:
- Definition
- Signs and Symptoms
- Treatment Options
- Medications
- Massage Considerations
- Risks
- Benefits
Student Resource:
•Full text online
Medical Conditions and Massage
Therapy: A Decision Tree Approach
Tracy Walton
2010/ 448 pp./ 200 illustrations/ 978-0-7817-6922-8
Features:
Instructor Resources:
•Instructor’s
Manual
Student Resources:
•Sample
forms
•Full text online
•More than 50 decision trees, with conditions discussed in full
•140 Conditions in Brief
•Pressure Scale, described in Chapter 2, helps readers
determine appropriate pressure
•Interview Questions: questions for the MT to ask the client
about their condition. These are provided both for conditions
discussed in full and in brief, along with the massage therapy
guidelines for each.
•Massage therapy guidelines, not just for each condition, but
for various client presentations of each condition
•Massage implications of medical/surgical treatment
•Massage Research in Massage Practice chapter lays the
foundation for using the massage research cited throughout
•Over-arching principles that inform and guide MTs as they
plan a massage session with a client. These appear as small
reminders throughout the text
•Therapist's Journal, stories from other professional MTs
•Self-Test questions at end of each chapter (answers are
online)
Functional Anatomy: Musculaskeletal
Anatomy, Kinesiology, and Palpation
for Manual Therapists
Christy Cael, ATC, CSCS, LMP
October 2009/ 496 pp./ 700 illustrations/ 978-0-7817-7404-8
Features:
•Full color photos include anatomical artwork of the body’s
structures from skeletal structures to muscle attachments,
ligaments and joints to superficial and deep muscles
•Muscle Profiles pertinent to each region include an
illustration of the muscle, and identify origin, insertion, fiber
arrangement and direction, as well as step-by-step
instructions for palpating the muscle
•Synergist/Antagonist Tables in each regional chapter
Instructor Resources:
include an illustration of a specific body motion,
•Brownstone Test Generator
accompanied by the muscles that contribute to that
•PowerPoint Presentations
motion.
•Image Bank
•Putting It into Motion sections identify and explain specific
•Lesson Plans
actions that contribute to motions
Student Resources:
Try This activities provide easy-to-follow instructions for a
•Animations of daily
simple, kinesthetic learning experience to apply key
activities
concepts
•Audio pronunciations
•Palpation video
demonstrations
•Full text online
Student Workbook for Functional
Anatome
Christy Cael, ATC, CSCS, LMP
2011/ 256 pp./ 106 illustrations/ 978-1-60913-685-7
Features:
New Cover Coming Soon
The main features include the variety of exercises that
appeal to multiple learning styles:
•color and label pictures matching
•labeling muscle names under figures
kinesthetic activities (practiced on self)
•practice activities for a partner.
These hands on activities in particular especially encourage
learning how to palpate bone and muscle.
Functional Anatomy Flash Cards
Christy Cael, ATC, CSCS, LMP
July 2010/ 320 illustrations/ 978-1-60913-684-0
Features:
•All cards are available in one comprehensive set
•Artwork is repurposed from the Cael, Functional Anatomy text
for a cohesive study package
•Cards are hole-punched so users can create their own study
sets
•Dynamic overlay art shows the relationship of surface anatomy
to structures beneath the skin
•Putting It in Motion cards show how the bones and muscles work
together to complete activities of daily living
Myology and
Kinesiology
Manual
Myology and Kinesiology Manual for
Massage Therapists
Cindy Moorcroft, BA, LMT
April 2011/560pps/510illus/ 978-1-58255-801-1
Features:
• Key Terms: Key terms are listed and defined at the beginning of the
text so that students can prepare and learn the terms they will be
presented with in the chapter.
• Chapter introduction: Each chapter begins with an introduction,
Ancillariy Features:
an overview of the content. Chapter introductions are brief but
Test generator: Will include 20
informative.
questions per chapter
• Chapter summary: Chapter summary ties together the text section
Lesson plans: Author will be writing
of each chapter and identifies the main points of the chapter.
these and will provide clear
• Muscle page exercises: Series of "fill in" in which a figure, stripped of
instructions for how best to teach
muscle and color is included for the student to label, color, and
the content given its unique
approach.
identify origin, insertion, innervation, antagonist and synergist
muscles, etc.
Image bank: will include all of the
• Palpation exercises: allows students to work "hands on" to learn
muscle figures and additional
figures in the text.
how to palpate various muscles and bones in the different regions.
• Clay work: These exercises help reinforce names and locations of
PowerPoint Slides: Will include
approximately 25 slides per chapter muscles. They require the use of small plastic skeletons and clay.
Students create the muscles that are listed in a table and attach it
Audio glossary: Will include the
to the plastic skeleton where appropriate
names and pronunciations of 122
• Case Study: Brief short answer questions that encourage student to
muscles
think about how they would treat a client coming into their office.
Acland video clips: Will include a
• Review: Review questions to reinforce what the student has
few clips from the Acland DVD
learned in the chapter, often the review section include a review
series.
chart to further help the student learn the content.
The Educated Heart: Professional
Boundaries for Massage Therapists,
Bodyworkers, and Movement Teachers,
Third Edition
Nina McIntosh, MSW
2010/ 224 pp./ 55 illustrations/ 978-1-60547-713-8
Features:
Instructor Resources:
•Instructor’s Manual
•Image Bank
•Test Generator
•PowerPoint Slides
•Lesson Plans
Student Resources:
•Full text online
•Video Clips
•Color illustrations and design with several new cartoons
Complex concepts put into simple, understandable, and
practical terms for the student
•Written with humor, compassion, and a non-judgmental
tone that make it engaging to students
•Real-life examples illustrating common pitfalls and helpful
strategies
•Witty, light-hearted drawings illustrate key points
•Helpful Glossary that efficiently defines terms and
summarizes topical issues
Case examples provide real-life scenarios of concepts and
situations
Plain and Simple Guide to Therapeutic
Massage & Bodywork Examinations,
Second Edition
Laura Allen, NCTMB
January 2009/ 320 pp./ 41 illustrations/ 978-0-7817-9705-4
Features:
Instructor Resources:
•Brownstone Test Generator
•Syllabus
•Lesson Plans
•PowerPoint Slides: Tips for Passing
•Interactive Flash Cards
•Game show questions
•Millionaire game questions
•Labeling activities
•Quiz Bank
Student Resources:
•Interactive Flash Cards
•Game show questions
•Millionaire game questions
•Labeling activities
•Quiz Bank
•Coverage of Federation of State Massage Therapy
Boards (FSMTB) exam
•A least five additional review questions per chapter
•Back-of-book CD-ROM contains several complete
practice tests
•Written in plain, simple language to put the student at
ease
•Text is organized according to the National Certification
Examination, and each chapter is presented as an outline
review, with end-of-chapter review questions
•Positive affirmations and quotations help calm the
students test-taking anxiety
Review for Therapeutic Massage and
Bodywork Certification, Third Edition
Joseph Ashton, MS, PT
Duke Cassel, NCTMB
2010 / 336 pp./ 110 illustrations/978-1-60547-712-1
Features:
•Thorough preparation for the NCETM, NCETMB, or
MBLEx exams
•Test-Taking Tips help students achieve the highest
score possible
Instructor Resources:
•Test Generator
•PowerPoint slides
Student Resources:
•Labeling exercises
•Jeopardy games
•Hangman games
•Crossword puzzles
•Electronic flash
cards
•Detailed information on all the key concepts and
principles covered on the exam, all in an easy-to-read
format
•Numerous review questions cover all the main areas of
study, including human anatomy, physiology, and
kinesiology; clinical pathology; massage therapy and
bodywork; and professional standards, ethics, and
business practices.
•Sample Practice Exam
Basic Clinical Massage Therapy:
Integrating Anatomy and Treatment,
Second Edition
James H. Clay, MMH, NCTMB
David M. Pounds, Certified Medical Illustrator
2006/ 443 pp./ 570 illustrations/ 978-0-7817-5677-8
Features:
Instructor Resources:
•Test Generator
•Image Bank
•PowerPoint slides
Student Resources:
•Real Bodywork DVD includes
video demonstrations of
massage techniques taken
directly from the book
•Internal structure illustrations embedded into photographs
show the muscle being worked on, location on the body and
attachment, manual access, problems it can cause, and
basic techniques
•Technique illustration arrows show the direction of strokes
•Muscles sections are broken down by: Name, Pronunciation,
Etymology, Overview, Comments, Attachments, Actions,
Caution, Pain Referral Zone, Other Muscles to Examine, and
One or more basic treatment techniques
•Organized by body regions that have functional,
topographical, and clinical coherence
•Icons highlight information throughout the text: Attachments,
Actions, Caution, Referral Areas, Other Muscles to Examine,
Manual Therapy, and Palpation
•Suggestions of draping options with illustrations
•Appendices: Pain Referral Zones by Region; Greek and Latin
Prefixes and Suffixes; Terms of Reference, Position, and
Movement
•Palpation entries included in each muscle section
Spa Bodywork: A Guide for Massage
Therapists
Anne Williams
2006/ 368 pp./ 330 illustrations/ 978-0-7817-5578-8
Features:
Instructor Resources:
•Image bank
•PowerPoint slides
•Curriculum Module Plans
•Ready-to-Copy forms
•Test Generator
•Online Course
•Supply Guide
•Master Equipment List
•Testing Modules
•Striking full-color photographs: More than 250
photographs clearly illustrate each spa technique and
treatment
•Treatment Snapshots: These quick reference boxes allow
the therapist to get an overview of the treatment before
reading the step-by-step procedures section
•Sanitation Boxes: Handy clean-up and sanitation tips are
offered throughout the treatment chapters
•Broaden Your Understanding Boxes: These boxes
contain information that helps the massage therapist to
understand the full scope of a treatment
•Sample Treatments offered at the end of chapters are
easy to add to a menu of services and come with
promotional descriptions, product recommendations,
and recipes for creating inviting smell-scapes
Massage and Manual Therapy for
Orthopedic Conditions, Second Edition
Tom Hendrickson, DC
October 2009/ 448 pp./ 550 illustrations/ 978-0-7817-9574-6
Features:
Instructor Resources:
•PowerPoint
Slides
•Lesson Plans
•Image Bank
•Test Generator
•Video Clips
Student Resources:
•Question
Bank
•Image Bank
•Video Clips
•Full color artwork
•Video footage of techniques being performed
•Updated Content from the author has incorporated the
rationale and intentions of the most important strokes,
including the science of why certain approaches are used
•ntroduces massage techniques for orthopedic
conditions, promoting the alignment of soft tissue relating
to pain and dysfunction
•Brief descriptions of rationale behind orthopedic
massage, mechanisms of injury to and repair of soft tissue,
and anatomy of each body area
•Detailed assessment for each body region, discusses
common lesions, and provides illustrated instructions on
how to administer this scientifically based style of massage
•Based on traditional orthopedic assessment protocols,
coverage includes range of motion, passive and isometric
testing, and tests that determine the severity of a
condition or injury
Condition Specific Massage Therapy
Celia Bucci, MA, CMT
February 2011/ 416 pp./ 250 illustrations/ 978-1-58255-807-3
Features:
Instructor Resources:
•PowerPoint
Slides
•Lesson Plans
•Image Bank
Student Resources:
•Test
Generator
•Image Bank
•Video Clips
• Icons appear in each of the condition chapters, under
“Condition-Specific Massage,” indicating treatment
goals for the approach presented
• Treatment Overview Figures in each condition chapter
reinforce principles of treating musculoskeletal
conditions
• PROFESSIONAL GROWTH section, including Case Study,
Critical Thinking Exercises engages students and
bridges clinical information with student practice
• Extensive art program incorporates Clay/Pounds art:
some direct pickup pieces, as well as Clay/Pounds style
anatomy over fresh photos throughout the book. Art
also includes Trigger Point pieces, in which TPs + referral
areas are indicated over fresh photos.
Neuromuscular Therapy Manual
Jocelyn Granger , Founder/Director, Ann Arbor Institute of Massage Therapy
November 2010/ 400 pp./ 400 illustrations/ 978-1-58255-800-4
Features:
Instructor Resources:
•Image
bank
•Sample syllabi and
lesson plans
•PowerPoint slides
Student Resources:
•20
Video/DVD routines
•Test Generator
•Image bank
•Key terms: are listed and defined at the beginning of
each chapter defined, boldfaced on first mention in the
text, and appear in a glossary at the end of the book.
•Chapter introductions provide a brief overview of each
chapter’s contents.
•Case studies discuss clients with particular pathological
conditions and how neuromuscular therapy routines, as
presented in the text, can address them. One or two
critical thinking questions regarding the scenario
presented are included at the end of each case study.
•Sample routines sections include step-by-step massage
procedures for each body region.
•Chapter summaries briefly review the content covered in
each of the first four chapters.
•Chapter review questions, appearing at the end of each
chapter, allow readers to test their knowledge of the
content covered in each chapter and consist of multiple
choice, short answer, true/false, and matching.
Advanced
Treatment
Techniques for
the Manual
Therapist:
Neck
Student Resources:
•Video
Clips
Advanced Treatment Techniques for the
Manual Therapist: Neck
Joseph E. Muscolino, DC
September 2011/ 304 pp./ 395 illustrations/ 978-1-58255-850-9
Features:
•Chapter outline: The chapter outline serves as a roadmap
of the topics and subtopics that the reader can expect to
find in the chapter.
•Key terms: Key terms will appear in a list at the beginning
of each chapter and will be boldface on first mention.
Terms will be defined within the text.
•Treatment routines: These will be a list of routines by
functional muscle group.
•Practical application box: This feature will contain
practical information that will help the practitioner apply
the technique. The Practical application boxes will include
all the “tip” information in one place.
•Alert/Caution: an icon with a screened box that highlights
any contraindications or cautions that practitioners need
to take while performing the techniques.
•Think it Through: This feature will help the practitioner
apply critical reasoning when assessing their clients and
will be a main feature of the text. The goal of this feature is
to bridge the pathologies in Part 1 with the techniques in
Part 2.
Comfort Touch: Massage for the Elderly
and the Ill
Mary Kathleen Rose
February 2009/ 256 pp./ 111 illustrations/ 978-0-7817-9829-7
Features:
Instructor Resources:
•6-, and 16-hour Syllabus
•Note to Instructors
•Video Clips with Credits
•Video User’s Guide
Student Resources:
•Video Clips with Credits
•Video User’s Guide
•CARE notes with and
without pain scales
•Intake forms
•Articles and reports
•Photographs and illustrations are used throughout to
clarify the text and demonstrate the techniques
•Stories and examples relating to the use of Comfort Touch
are included to inspire students
•“Hints of Practice” and boxes provide important
information about the practical application of the content
•Chapter Summaries highlight the most salient points in
each chapter
•Questions for review are intended to guide students
toward greater personal awareness and professional
growth
•Glossary of key terms
•An annotated bibliography details useful resources to
support the practitioner of Comfort Touch
Massage for the Hospital Patient and
Medically Frail Client
Gayle MacDonald MS, LMT
2004/ 224 pp./ 70 illustrations/ 978-0-7817-4705-9
Features:
•Portrays how massage therapy complements medical
treatments to increase comfort, improve clinical outcomes
and promote wholeness in both clients and those who care
for them
•Clinical Consideration sections offer common signs,
symptoms, and conditions and their impact on massage
pressure adjustments, site restrictions, and positioning needs
•Explains technical and medical knowledge in simplistic
terms
•Lays the foundation for therapists working in a medical
setting
•Presents the steps involved in planning and giving a
massage session, charting, and collecting patient data
•Case histories and "A Therapist Journal" offer real life
scenarios
•"Teaching Tips" offer practical suggestions
•Includes a historical perspective and review of hospital
massage research
•Bolded Key Terms and end of chapter "Test Yourself"
exercises reinforce terms and concepts
Body Mechanics for Manual Therapists:
A Functional Approach to Self-Care,
Third Edition
Barbara Frye, LMP, GCFP
January 2009/ 304 pp./ 978-0-7817-7483-3
Features:
Instructor Resources:
•Instructor’s Manual
•Learning Exercises
•Sample Syllabi
•Brownstone Test Generator
•PowerPoint Presentations
•Image Bank
•Lesson Plans
Student Resources:
•Video Clips that illustrate
proper technique
•Full text online
•A practical, workbook-style presentation of body
mechanics
•Each section begins with a narrative explanation of the
movement and is followed by thought provoking exercises
and self-observation exercises
•Sidebars relating chapter material are located throughout
the text. Sidebar information includes:
- Partner Practice: hands-on exercises
- Self Observation: self exploration exercises
- Practice Tips: self-care and injury prevention tips
- Client Education tips: creative ways to impart chapter
material to clients
- Something to Think About: provocative questions for
thought and journaling
- Consider This: quotes and facts that add insight
•Information on successful body mechanics for spa therapy,
transferring clients, and floor work
•Section on common repetitive stress injuries, including
symptom troubleshooting and pro-active strategies for injury
prevention
Hot Stone Massage: A Three
Dimensional Approach
Leslie Bruder
January 2009/ 224 pp./ 200 illustrations/ 978-0-7817-6327-1
Features:
Instructor Resources:
•Image Bank
•Syllabi for courses of
various hours
•Searchable Full-Text
Online
Student Resources:
•Image Bank
•Searchable Full-Text
Online
•User-friendly, easy-to-follow manual
•Unique three-dimensional approach to hot stone
massage, which involves working on both sides of the
body at once
•Each chapter includes:
- An outline of its contents and a bulleted list of
objectives, and introduction, a list of key terms
with definitions
- Special tip and caution boxes offers reminders
and easy access to important information
- A summary and list of review questions at the
end of each chapter to ensure that the student
comprehends the material
- Photographs that support the techniques
•Special tip and caution boxes appear throughout each
chapter offering reminders and easy access to important
information
The Balanced Body: A Guide to Deep
Tissue and Neuromuscular Therapy,
Third Edition
Donald W. Scheumann
2006 / 272 pp./ 282 illustrations/ 978-0-7817-6308-0
Features:
Instructor Resources:
•PowerPoint
slides
•5 additional case studies
•Test Generator with 350
questions
•Image Bank
•Lesson Outlines
•Online Course
Student Resources:
•Interactive
Atlas
•Case Studies with real-world scenarios and questions
•Indication/Contraindication Boxes show when massage
is and isn't advisable
•Essential Anatomy Boxes present crucial anatomical
information
•Cautionary Notes warn about special cases and
situations
•Coverage of Trigger Point Release Work combined with
deep tissue therapy and tension release massage presents
different therapeutic options
•Quick Reference Charts summarize key points from the
introductory chapters
•Guidelines for Elevating the Quality of Massage Work
provide suggestions to improve treatment quality
•A BONUS CD-ROM packaged with this book includes 20
massage technique video clips (featuring the author); 10
Acland anatomy video clips; images from the text; and
Chapter Quizzes
Deep Tissue Sculpting: A Technical and
Artistic Manual for Therapeutic
Bodywork Practitioners, Second Edition
Carole Osborne-Sheets
Distributed by LWW 2009/ /158 pp./ 978-0-9665585-2-4
Features:
•Instructions for over thirty deep tissue sculpting
procedures including precautions and technique hints
•Three specific sessions for relieving chronic back,
shoulder, and neck tension
•Section on customizing treatment for clients' common
complaints
•Tableside Technique Guide quickly outlines key
procedures for the back, low back and abdomen, and
neck and shoulders
•Chapter summaries
•Anatomy appendices serve as helpful tool on origin,
insertion, and function for key muscles
Introduction to Massage Therapy,
Second Edition
Mary Beth Braun, BA, CMT, NCTMB
Stephanie J. Simonson, BS, CMT
2007/ 625 pp./ 525 illustrations/ 978-0-7817-7374-4
Features:
Instructor Resources:
•Image bank
•PowerPoint slides
•Case studies
•Web links
•Curriculum guide
Student Resources:
•Interactive quiz tool with
approximately 300 review questions
•Real Bodywork DVD includes
video demonstrations of massage
techniques taken directly from the
book
•Progressive case studies ask you to develop step-by-step
treatment plans for a client
•Procedure boxes set forth step-by-step instructions for
treatments and assessments
•Exercises in each chapter help you assess your grasp of
key concepts
- New topics have been added or expanded to
better prepare you for the National Certification
Exam (NCE)
- Critical thinking exercises test skills in selecting the
correct techniques to apply under specific sets of
circumstances
- Contraindication boxes highlight particular
situations when massage should not be used or a
specific stroke may be harmful
Nurturing Massage for Pregnancy: A
Practical Guide to Bodywork for the
Perinatal Cycle
Leslie Stager, RN, LMT
January 2009/ 256 pp./ 978-0-7817-6753-8
Features:
Instructor Resources:
•Full-color Image Bank
•Video Clips
•Syllabus for 4-, 6-, or 8-hour
class
•Syllabus for 1- or 2-weekend
class
•Syllabus for 3-month class
Student Resources:
•Video Clips
•Fully searchable text
•Full-color Image Bank
•Answers to chapter review
questions
•Self-Care Tips for the Mother are practices a client can learn to relieve
some of her discomforts
•Massage Therapist Tips help students address or understand certain
conditions
•Complementary Modalities provides information about bodywork,
modalities
•Traditional Birth Practices highlights methods of touching used by
people of various cultures around the world when caring for pregnant,
laboring, and postpartum women
•How the Partner Can Help provides ideas
•Case Studies help students address concerns a practitioner may have
•Dispelling Myths features common erroneous beliefs
•Common complaints during pregnancy and birth are presented
alphabetically
•Contraindications and Precautions icons throughout the text
•Key Terms are boldfaced in the narrative and defined in the glossary
•Illustrations and photographs provide students with useful visuals on
how to implement particular bodywork techniques, and offer inspiration
about pregnancy and birth
•Appendices include:
- A Quick Reference List of Contraindications
- Resources for the Practitioner
Pre- and Perinatal Massage Therapy:
A Comprehensive Practitioners' Guide to
Pregnancy, Labor, and Postpartum, Second
Edition
Carole Osborne-Sheets
February, 2011/304pps/395illus/978-1-58255-850-9
Features:
•Chapter outline: The chapter outline serves as a roadmap of the
topics and subtopics that the reader can expect to find in the
chapter.
•Key terms: Key terms will appear in a list at the beginning of each
chapter and will be boldface on first mention. Terms will be defined
within the text.
•Treatment routines: These will be a list of routines by functional
muscle group.
•Practical application box: This feature will contain practical
information that will help the practitioner apply the technique. The
Practical application boxes will include all the "tip" information in
one place.
•Alert/Caution: an icon with a screened box that highlights any
contraindications or cautions that practitioners need to take while
performing the techniques.
•Think it Through: This feature will help the practitioner apply critical
reasoning when assessing their clients and will be a main feature of
the text. The goal of this feature is to bridge the pathologies in Part 1
with the techniques in Part 2.
•Video will accompany the text
Hands Heal: Communication,
Documentation and Insurance Billing for
Manual Therapists, Fourth Edition
Diana L. Thompson, LMP
August 2011/400pps/978-1-60913-387-0
Features:
4E Cover Coming Soon
• NEW Additional forms for practitioners
• NEW Fully updated throughout to include the latest forms
and insurance-related information
• NEW chapter on Research and Writing Case Reports
• Case studies provide examples of communication and
application of charting techniques
• Includes student quiz bank for effective review
• Reader-friendly sidebars throughout the text highlight critical
information
• Sample forms provide templates for use and correct
documentation procedures
Hands Heal Essentials: Documentation
for Massage Therapists
Diana L. Thompson, LMP
2005 / 175 pp./ 110 illustrations/978-0-7817-5758-4
Features:
Instructor Resources:
•PowerPoint slides
•Instructor’s Manual
•Test Generator
Student Resources:
•Intake Forms
•Treatment Notes
•Quiz Bank
•Quick Reference
Abbreviation List
•Coverage of functionally-based outcomes in
documentation
•SOAP charting system specific for manual therapists
•Completed sample forms provide examples of correct
documentation procedures
•Information on documentation for Energy Work, On-site
Massage, and Relaxation and Spa Therapies
•Three sidebars:
- Bone Game
- Story Teller
- Wise One Speaks
•Three case studies: Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation,
and Wellness Care
•Five Appendices: Case Studies, New and Updated Blank
Forms, Abbreviations, ICD-9 Coding for Self-Referred Patients,
and Contact Information for Workers' Compensation and for
Insurance Commissioners
•HIPAA regulations
•Case study demonstrating charting skills for on-site massage
offers additional examples of communication and
applications of charting techniques
Therapeutic Chair Massage
Ralph R. Stephens
2005/ 304 pp./ 250 illustrations/ 978-0-7817-4234-4
Features:
•Of Special Interest boxes contain interesting but
tangential information on a variety of topics
•Experiential Exercises offer hands-on learning activities
•Case Studies present hypothetical scenario with critical
thinking questions that challenges the reader to apply
information to real-life situations
•Clinical Tips give brief snippets of clinical advice based
on the author's experience
•Contraindications list of conditions that prohibit or limit
the use of a particular stroke or technique.
•Key Terms are listed and defined at the beginning of
each chapter
•Chapter summaries
•Chapter Objectives
Pediatric Massage Therapy, Second
Edition
Mary Betts Sinclair
2004/ 240 pp./ 125 illustrations/ 978-0-7817-4219-1
Features:
•Covers application of massage for children with special
needs
•Checklist Boxes give specific steps and further details on
a key topic
•Review Questions aid in self-review of material
•Technique section provides step-by-step directions on
performing massage techniques
•Case studies and anecdotes draw from the experience
of hands-on therapists working with children
•Coverage of hydrotherapy
•Over 650 references covering scientific studies and
latest research on massage therapy
•Caution sections alert to possible contraindications and
situations that require special precautions
•Discussion of normal growth and development in
children
•Full coverage of precautions of working with children
•Table comparing adult physiological traits to children's
traits and growth patterns
Anatomy and Physiology: The Massage
Connection, Third Edition
Kalyani Premkumar, MBBS, MD, MSc, RMT
February 1, 2011/592pps/450illus/978-0-7817-5922-9
Features:
• NEW! A consistent style will be implemented with the art program to improve visual
appeal
• NEW! Ancillaries: for-sale study guide, thePoint instructor and student resource sites
• NEW! The Third Edition will be streamlined so the content more closely aligns with a
typical massage therapy A&P curriculum
• Case Studies: At the end of each chapter, short case scenarios will demonstrate the
applicability of chapter content to massage practice. Each case includes applicable
questions.
• Massage Connection: This section will appear at the end of each chapter. It will include
a summary of how the chapter content relates specifically to massage.
• Boxes:
• What Ails You? These boxes will contain specific pathologies related to what a massage
therapist may encounter in their practice.
Ancillary Resources:
• PowerPoint slides: 25-30
slides per chapter with
images from the text
• Lesson plans to accompany
the text
• Image Bank with labels
on/labels off
• Brownstone Test Generator
• Table Talk: Includes short interesting facts, related to massage and anatomy
• Complementary modalities: Different technique descriptions such as rolfing,
acupuncture/acupressure, etc will be discussed
• Assess Yourself! This box content will contain relevant activities that students can try on
themselves.
• Special Features:
• Surface Anatomy/Landmarks (Updated!): There will be a separate section identifying
bony and surface landmarks of the body following chapter three. All images will be
placed in one place for improved accessibility.
• Muscle Tables (Updated!): This popular feature in the 2nd edition will be updated and
improved for the third edition. It will still appear following chapter 4, the Muscular
System, but will have a new layout and new, updated images, and dynamic artwork
showing muscle overlay.
Aromatherapy for Massage
Practitioners
Ingrid Martin Ashmeade
2006 / 336 pp./ 140 illustrations/ 978-0-7817-5345-6
Features:
Instructor Resources:
•Lesson Plan
•Image bank
•PowerPoint slides
•Test Generator
•Online Course
•Case studies present specific ailments in clinical
scenarios, with proper aromatherapy and massage
treatments.
•Recipe Boxes provide directions for blending a variety of
essential oils.
•Activity boxes require students to apply skills and make
decisions.
•Essential oil monographs provide important information
on the history and traditional uses, safety considerations,
and most effective use in massage therapy of 50
individual essential oils.
•Review questions in every chapter test the reader's
knowledge.
•Appendices include a reference of ailments and the
most suitable essential oils for their treatment; a list of
recommended essential oil suppliers; information on
training courses in aromatherapy; and a list of suggested
journals and Web sites
Therapeutic Massage in Athletics
Pat Archer, MS, ATC, LMT
2006/ 368 pp./ 400 illustrations/ 978-0-7817-4269-6
Features:
Instructor Resources:
•Lesson Plans
•Image bank
•PowerPoint slides
•Test Generator
•Online Course
•Focused on the use of multiple modalities and
incorporating treatment protocols for common athletic
injuries and conditions
•Numerous pictures of techniques
•Includes both basic and specific treatment techniques,
and can therefore be used for a wide variety of courses
and educational levels
•From the Field Boxes highlight quotes from professionals
who practice sports massage, and include information on
their experiences with treating or being treated with
massage
•Case Studies present a patient and his or her conditions,
describing the treatment carried out and the results
•Short answer style Review Questions appear at the end
of each chapter
•Stroke tables and anatomy diagrams provide specific
guidelines and instructions
•Provides techniques for the anatomy and physiology of
the neuromuscular, fascial, and circulatory/lymphatic
systems with the rationales for how and why specific
techniques are used
Business Mastery, Fourth Edition
Cherie Sohnen-Moe
2007/ 448 pp./ 978-0-9621265-7-4
Features:
Instructor Resources:
•Online
Courses (36 Hour
and 70 hour)
•Teachers Manual
•Test Bank
•Business manual for massage therapists and body
workers
•Covers the major aspects of building and maintaining a
successful practice
•Introduces practical yet innovative methods to increase
profits, develop a strong customer base, and enhance
communications with clients
•Topics include marketing, client retention,
professionalism, referrals, business planning, insurance
billing, ethics, and time-management, designing
promotional material, networking and more
•Numerous charts and checklists, as well as reproducible
business forms
•Information on other helpful resources is provided along
with contact information for major health care
professional associations, business organizations and
independent living resources
The Ethics of Touch
Cherie M. Sohnen-Moe
Ben E. Benjamin PhD
2004/ 310 pp./ 978-1-882908-40-0
Features:
•Addresses the difficult, confusing, and seldomdiscussed but often-troubling dilemmas confronting
touch therapy practitioners
•Describes the issues, identifies clear principles, names
specific resources, and uses stories straight from the
treatment room
•Features include useful and thought-provoking
activities and exercises and real-life scenarios to intrigue
students
Instructor Resources:
•Lesson
Plan
•COMTA
•Teachers Manual
Ethics for Massage Therapists
Terrie Yardley-Nohr LMT
2006/ 288 pp./ 65 illustrations/ 978-0-7817-5339-5
Features:
Instructor Resources:
•PowerPoint Slides
•Test Generator
•Image Bank
•Lesson Plans
•Online Course
•Guides students through the process of putting ethical
standards into practice, and teaches them what will be
expected of them in a professional setting
•Prepares students for the multiple-choice section on
ethics in the National Certification Exam
•Useful role-playing exercises help students build critical
thinking skills, apply knowledge, and prepare for ethical
scenarios in a work environment
•Guiding information for students to think about, and
exercises to help determine client expectations and how
to prepare for different situations that arise in practice
•Example scenarios from working massage therapists
help younger students (who lack "life experience") to
understand ethical dilemmas
•“Industry standard" information on ethics, and assists
them in finding ways to work within those ethical
parameters
•Professional approach to subject matter
Myofascial Massage
Marian Wolfe Dixon MA, NCTMB, LMT
2006/ 240 pp./ 120 illustrations/ 978-0-7817-4832-2
Features:
Instructor Resources:
•PowerPoint
Slides
•Learning Objectives
•Suggested Teaching
Strategies
•Sample Test questions
and answers
•Exquisite illustrations enhance learning and
understanding by clarifying the techniques.
•Protocol boxes recommend sequences to follow during
actual myofascial massage sessions.
•Guidelines provide useful strategies for implementing
each myofascial approach and improving body
mechanics and communication skills during client sessions.
•First person experiences will add to the reader's overall
understanding of the techniques and their uses.
•Massage implications, included in each anatomy
chapter (Chapters 2-4), help readers understand the
influence of myofascial anatomy and physiology on
practice.
•Questions for discussion and review at the end of each
chapter encourage readers to test their comprehension of
the materials and think critically.
Modern Hydrotherapy for the Massage
Therapist
Mary Betts Sinclair, LMT
2007/ 310 pp./ 250 illustrations/ 978-0-7817-9209-7
Features:
Instructor Resources:
•Image
bank
•PowerPoint slides
•Test generator
•Current research on the physiology of hydrotherapy and its
medical applications
•Simple explanations of how hydrotherapy affects the body
•Demonstrations of many different hydrotherapy treatments
•Suggestions for using hydrotherapy treatments before, during
or after massage sessions.
•Discussion of how to use hydrotherapy treatments for stress
reduction and for a wide variety of injuries and chronic
conditions. Examples and case studies are drawn from real
therapists with real clients.
•Directions for both you and your clients on how to use
hydrotherapy treatments for self-care, and handouts for
clients that explain how they can do the treatments at home.
•Specific adjuncts that may be used with hydrotherapy
treatments, such as essential oils, salts and herbs.
•Explanations of how to locate and use hard-to-find
hydrotherapy equipment
Drug Handbook for Massage Therapists
Jean M. Wible, RN, BSN, NCTMB, CHTP
April 2008/ 592 pp./ 657 Tables/ 978-0-7817-6309-7
Features:
Student Resources:
•Animations of drug
absorption, drug
distribution, drug binding,
and drug excretion
•Appendix
•Glossary
•Author biography
•Alphabetical, quick reference format
•Over 650 drugs listed
•Introductory section offers a series of questions to be
answered based on deductive reasoning that is adaptable
for clients taking one or many drugs
•Covers medications regulated by the FDA as prescription or
over-the-counter drugs
•Drug entry includes:
- Generic name
- Pronunciation guide
- Brand or trade names
- Drug class
- Drug actions (effects on the body)
- Use (listing of disease, disorders, or symptoms the
drug would be used to treat)
- Side effects (unwanted or undesirable effects
of the drug)
•Tables include:
- Onset
- Peak
- Duration
- Massage contraindications
Pharmacology for Massage Therapy
Jean M. Wible RN, BSN, NCTMB, CHTP
2004 / 320 pp./ 75 illustrations/ 978-0-7817-4798-1
Features:
Instructor Resources:
•Image bank
•PowerPoint slides
•Test Generator
•Standard format for each drug classification including:
- Massage implications and assessment
- Pharmacokinetics
- Pharmacodynamics
- Pharmacotherapeutics
- Adverse reactions/warnings in pronounced "Side Effect"
boxes
- Commonly used drug names
•A basic introduction to pharmacology and massage
including drug effects on massage, cautions, and
contraindications
•Massage Implications and Assessment sections discuss the
effect of the drugs, the changes that may be needed in
applying massage, contraindications, and the effects of
adverse reactions
•Detailed Case Studies apply information in real-world
scenarios
•Adverse Reactions outline the most common side effects
and adverse reactions
•A Drug Index offers a convenient reference
•Massage therapy drug assessment form
•Domestic and Canadian drugs arranged by classification
A Massage Therapist’s Guide to
Business
Laura Allen, NCTMB
January 2011/ 304 pp./ 65 illus./ 978-1-58255-827-1
Features:
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Instructor Resources:
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Lesson Plans
PowerPoint Slides
Image Bank
Sample Forms
Test Bank/Generator
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There are several “driving” themed features; together with
the design of the book, these emphasize the idea that the
student/practitioner is on a journey, and is in control:
• "Roadside Assistance" (advice from the author)
• "Words of Wisdom" (1- or 2-sentence bits of general
advice from author)
• "Alternate Routes" (advice for non-entrepreneurs)
• “Explorations” (boxed feature that prompts students
to research specific issues in their communities)
• “My Personal Journey” (journaling page to plan,
consider obstacles, etc., with blanks for students to
write on directly)
In addition to the “businesslike” forms, letters, and other
samples, the book includes humorous cartoons
Chapter opening quote to inspire and set the tone for
chapter
Key Concepts (learning objectives) listed on chapter
opener
Glossary of key terms and definitions (end of book)
One Year to a Successful Massage
Therapy Practice
Laura Allen, NCTMB
2008/ 220 pp./ 978-0-7817-7120-7
Features:
•Inspirational Quotations about success
•Personal anecdotes from successful massage therapists
•An end of chapter journal outlining the week's goals,
actions, and progress
•Each chapter is a new, pro-active task
•Each chapter represents one week in a year
Instructor Resources:
•PowerPoint slides
•Lesson plans
•Handouts
•Template of a tri-fold brochure
•Sample business card
Student Resources:
•Templates and handouts:
- Sample intake form
- Payment plan agreement
- Business plan
Outcome-Based Massage: From
Evidence to Practice, Second Edition
Carla-Krystin Andrade PhD, RPT
Paul Clifford BSc, RMT
February 2008/ 576 pp./ 267 illustrations/ 978-0-7817-6760-6
Features:
Instructor Resources:
•PowerPoint Presentations
•Curriculum Guides offering
customized sequences of
chapters topics for programs
of different lengths and levels
•Test Generator
•Image Collection
Student Resources:
•Video Clips of techniques
and key concepts
•Full Text Online
•Student Quiz Bank
•Content and material addresses licensure and credentialing
requirements
•Material is relevant to National Certification Examination for
Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork pathology/the American
Physical Therapy Association Required Skills of Physical
Therapy Graduates examination
•Step-by-step instructions guide how to select, sequence, and
perform 17 most commonly used massage techniques
•Integrates a wide variety of techniques into a single
problem-solving format consistent with the APTA's "Guide to
Physical Therapist Practice"
•Case studies and critical thinking questions illustrate
applications of theoretical concepts to basic and complex
clinical cases, and more
•Presents Evidence to Practice and Theory to Practice
sequences
•Interpersonal aspects of massage in clinical care, including
the client-clinician relationship, ethical issues, and the client's
emotional response to treatment
•Separation of Basic and Advanced Content
The Psychology of the Body
Elliot Greene, MA, NCTMB
Barbara Goodrich-Dunn
2003/ 365 pp./ 130 illustrations/ 978-0-7817-3782-1
Features:
•Provides massage therapists and bodyworkers with a
greater understanding of the psychological issues that
can arise from using touch in their therapy sessions
•Describes the connection between the body and the
mind, how touch affects this connection, the client's
emotional reaction and release, and how to respond to
the client in an appropriate manner
•Clearly defines the scope of practice in this area for
massage therapists, and bodyworkers
Instructor Resources:
•Instructor’s
Manual
Memmler’s The Human Body in Health
and Disease, Eleventh Edition
Barbara Janson Cohen BA, MSEd
2008/617 pp./470 illus./Soft Cover:978-0-7817-9073-4/Hard Cover:978-0-7817-6577-0
Features:
Instructor Resources:
•LiveAdvise Online Teaching Advice
•Lesson Plans
•Instructor’s Manual
•Image Bank
•Teaching Strategies
•Answers to Questions for Study and
Review
•Health Professions Career Information
•PowerPoints with Images
•Test Generator
Student Resources:
•LiveAdvise Tutoring
•PASSport to Success
•Audio Glossary
•Health Professions Career Information
•Tips for Effective Studying
•Revised art and design helps engage students to easily learn A&P
•Real dissection photographs from Rohen’s Color Atlas of Anatomy
•Icons point students to activities on the CD or companion Website
•New Case Scenarios integrated throughout each chapter shows
students how content is applied to real-life situations
•Feature boxes include:
- Disease in Context boxes
- Career Information boxes
- Clinical Perspectives
- Hot Topics boxes
- Health Maintenance boxes
Word Anatomy sections at the end of each chapter
•Various end-of-chapter questions assist students in test recall,
concept comprehension, and critical thinking
•Checkpoint questions throughout each chapter help students
review key points
•“Zooming In” questions test student understanding of particular
illustrations
•Appendices
- Metric Measurements
- Common Lab Tests
- Temperature Conversion Scale
- Periodic Tables of Elements
- Typical Diseases with their Causes
Study Guide to Accompany
Memmler’s The Human Body in Health
and Disease, Eleventh Edition
Barbara Janson Cohen BA, MSEd
Kerry L. Hull
2008/416 pp./200 illus./978-0-7817-6581-7
Features:
•Chapter overviews
•Writing exercises
•Coloring and labeling exercises
•Concept maps
•Practical application scenarios
•Matching exercises
•Short-essay questions
Instructor Resources:
•Multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and true-false questions
•Answers to Study Guide
•Updates on current research trials and applications
are in the Instructor’s
Manual that accompanies •Information on real-life anatomy and physiology in
the text
action
Student Resources:
•Health Professions Career
Information
•Tips for Effective Studying
Memmler’s Structure and Function of the
Human Body, Eighth Edition
Barbara Janson Cohen BA, MSEd
Jason Taylor
2008/471 pp./289 illus./Soft Cover:978-0-7817-6595-4/ Hard Cover:978-0-7817-6588-6
Features:
Instructor Resources:
•LiveAdvise Online Teaching Advice
•Lesson Plans
•Instructor’s Manual
•Image Bank
•Teaching Strategies
•Answers to Questions for Study &
Review
•Health Professions Career Information
•PowerPoints with Images
•Test Generator
Student Resources:
•LiveAdvise Tutoring
•PASSport to Success
•Audio Glossary
•Health Professions Career Information
•Tips for Effective Studying
•Revised art and design helps engage students to easily learn A&P
•Real dissection photographs from Rohen’s Color Atlas of Anatomy
•Icons point students to activities on the CD or companion Website
•New Case Scenarios integrated throughout each chapter shows
students how content is applied to real-life situations
•Feature boxes include:
- A&P in Action boxes
- A&P in Action Revisited boxes
- Career Information boxes
- Hot Topics boxes
- Health Maintenance boxes
- A Closer Look boxes
•Word Anatomy sections at the end of each chapter
•Various end-of-chapter questions assist students in test recall, concept
comprehension, and critical thinking
•Checkpoint questions throughout each chapter help students review
key points
•“Zooming In” questions test student understanding of particular
illustrations
•Outline summaries at the end of each chapter
•Appendices
- Metric Measurements
- Temperature Conversion Scale
- Periodic Tables of Elements
Memmler’s Structure and Function of the
Human Body, Eighth Edition
Barbara Janson Cohen BA, MSEd
Kerry L. Hull
2005/352 pp./200 illus./978-0-7817-5185-8
Features:
Instructor Resources:
•Answers to Study Guide
are in the Instructor’s
Manual that accompanies
the text
Student Resources:
•Health Professions Career
Information
•Tips for Effective Studying
•Chapter overviews
•Writing exercises
•Coloring and labeling exercises
•Concept maps
•Practical application scenarios
•Matching exercises
•Short-essay questions
•Multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and true-false questions
•Updates on current research trials and applications
•Information on real-life anatomy and physiology in
action
Stedman’s Medical Dictionary for the
Health Professions and Nursing,
Seventh Edition
Stedman’s
2011/ 2512 pp./ 1000 illus./ 978-1-60831-692-2
Features:
Ancillary Assets:
• More than 40,000
pronunciations online
• 5,600 illustrations
available online
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Over 56,000 terms
Nearly 65 valuable appendices
1,000 illustrations
Anatomical insert by Anatomical Chart Company
Written pronunciations for every term
British alternative spellings
Precision-cut thumb tabs
A to Z organization for easier look up
Over 70 leading consultants from the fastest growing
nursing and health professions contributed to the
enhancements of this latest edition
• FREE One year subscription to Stedman’s Online
• FREE version of Stedman’s PLUS Medical/Pharmaceutical
Spellchecker ($99 value)
Coloring Atlas of the Human Body
Kerry Hull, PhD
February 2009/ 248 pp./ 250 illus./ 978-0-7817-6530-5
Features:
Student Resources:
•Bonus study and
test taking tips
•Additional coloring
exercises
•Follows a Systems Approach so it can be used with any
traditional Anatomy and Physiology text
•Introductory chapter summarizes fundamental concepts in
anatomy, cell biology, histology, and microbiology
•Coloring plates consist of a narrative page and a figure
page
•Accompanying flashcards located at the back of the book
to assist students who have trouble remembering difficult
content
LWW’s Student Success for Health
Professions Made Incredibly Easy,
Second Edtiion
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
February 2011/ 326 pp./ 173 illustrations/ 978-1-60913-784-7
Features:
Instructor Resources:
•Test Bank
•Syllabi for 8-week, 10-week, and
16-week courses
•PowerPoint presentations
•Strategies for effective teaching
•Chapter-specific teaching tips
•WebCT/BB/Angel course
cartridges
Student Resources:
•Learning styles assessment
•Self-Paced Online Course
•“Playing for Real” narratives
•Printable planner pages
•Sample cover letters and
resumes
•Career resource links
• Revised and updated with a more user-friendly organization
and design, but retains the health professions focus, the
concise and approachable narrative, and the fun features
and art.
• The first and only student success text designed specifically
for health professions students and programs!
•Self-Paced Online Course with activities and a final exam
• Winning Strategy Lists set forth the objectives for the chapter
• Playing for Real Scenarios: show students how content is
applied to real-life situations in the classroom and in clinical
practice
• Tips from the Pros offer expert advice and proven strategies
for overcoming study and test-taking problems
• The Finish Line Summaries highlight the key concepts and
skills that students need to master
• Keeping Score Questions and Activities challenge students
to consider how they will apply the content
Communication Skills for the Health
Professional
Laurie Kelly McCorry, PhD
Jeff Mason
February 2011/ 256 pp./ 50 illus./ 978-1-58255-814-1
Features:
• Presents the fundamentals of communication skills geared
specifically for students in the allied health professions
• Includes a clear, concise presentation of the principles of
communication theory as well as verbal and nonverbal
communication
• Instructs the health care professional on communicating with
patients whose ability may be impacted by anxiety, cultural
differences, language differences and other situations.
• Organized into three main sections outlining basic communication
principles and their uses in clinical and administrative settings
• Chapters on cultural sensitivity, adapting communication to adjust
to a patient’s ability to understand, and dealing with other roadblocks
provide students with techniques to handle many situations that they
will encounter as a healthcare professional.
• Role Play boxes interspersed throughout the chapters teach students
how to work through various scenarios that they may encounter in
practice.
• Clinical applications, included in each chapter, offer more complex
scenarios to aid the students in developing the critical thinking skills
they will need to apply in practice.
Stedman’s Pocket Guide to Medical
Language
Stedman’s
October 2008 / 352 pp./ 25 illus./ 978-0-7817-9981-2
Features:
Ancillary Asset:
•Bonus CD-ROM includes:
- Image Bank
- Audio Pronunciation
drills
- Spanish-English
pronunciation glossary
•Portable reference
•16-page full-color anatomy atlas
•Full-color design with printed tabs to quickly orient the
reader
•Quick reference lists
•Quick reference tables
•Spanish-English content
•Audio pronunciations on CD-ROM including Spanish
•Image Bank
•Dedicated sections focus on commonly confused
terminology (including drug names), abbreviations,
acronyms, and symbols
Step by Step
Massage Therapy
Protocols Cover
Coming Soon
Step By Step Massage Therapy Protocols
for Common Conditions:
LWW Massage Therapy and Bodywork
Educational Series
Charlotte Michael Versagi
August 15, 2011/352pps/65illus./978-0-7817-8715-4
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