Massage Therapist's Guide to Pathology. Text with Internet Access Code for thePoint

Werner, Ruth

Book Information
Edition:	5th
Publisher:	Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN:	1-60831-910-5 (1608319105)
ISBN-13:	978-1-60831-910-7 (9781608319107)
New Edition:	1-4963-1082-9
Old Edition:	0-7817-6919-1
Binding:	with Supplement Softcover + Internet Access Code
Copyright:	2013
Publish Date:	03/12
Bookstore Series:	LWW Massage Therapy and Bodywork Series (See all titles)
Weight:	3.25 Lbs.
Pages:	663
Carton Quantity:	10
Subject Class:	A-M (Alternative and Complementary Medicine)
Remarks:	A New Edition of this Title is Available
Return Policy:	Returns accepted up to 12 months provided no other recalls or return restrictions apply. This product contains software or Internet access code(s). Returns are not accepted if seal is broken or if access code revealed.
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Contributing Authors:	View

Class Specifications
ISSN Series:	LWW Massage Therapy & Bodywork Educational Series
Discipline:	Practice Med
Subject Definition:	Massage; Diagnosis, Differential
NLM Class:	WB 537
LC Class:	RM721
Abstract:	This text offers detailed information on the etiology, signs, symptoms, and treatment of more than 500 diseases and conditions, and also helps students discover how massage therapy influences the healing process. Organized by body system, the text features case histories in which people living and coping with many of the disease conditions covered in the text share their stories. This cornerstone book of the massage curriculum is also an invaluable reference and resource for a practicing therapists. It is the most comprehensive, visually appealing, and respected title to cover the pathologies that massage therapists must be familiar with. In the fifth edition, Ruth Werner's A Massage Therapist's Guide to Pathology features updated content to reflect new research on pathologies, and maintains the focus on not only explaining the disease, but also its applicability and indications in massage therapy. Throughout the book, the reader learns how massage influences disease and healing processes, and how massage therapists can offer clients maximum benefits while minimizing risks.