| Managing Physical Stress with Therapeutic Massage Contributor(s): Forman, Jeffrey (Author) |
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ISBN: 1418014893 ISBN-13: 9781418014896 Publisher: Milady Publishing OUR PRICE: $63.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2006 Annotation: With a growing number of individuals seeking massage treatment to relieve physical stress, massage therapists and other relevant health professionals must have a basic understanding of how to appropriately manage these increasing client demands. Managing Physical Stress with Therapeutic Massage is the only book available that addresses how health professionals can utilize massage therapy to identify and manage client physical stress. Designed around the innovative Personal Stress Inventory, this highly visual resource provides specific techniques, assessment, and troubleshooting tools to identify, track, and reduce physical stress. With step-by-step procedures covering everything from developing an anti-stress plan, to breathing techniques for stress reduction, to performing self massage, this book is sure to be an indispensable resource for massage and allied health professionals in a variety of practice settings. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Massage & Reflexology - Self-help | Self-management - Stress Management - Health & Fitness | Beauty & Grooming - General |
| Dewey: 615.822 |
| LCCN: 2006045626 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 7.36" W x 9.24" (1.44 lbs) 432 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Forman, Jeffrey: - Jeffrey Forman, M.Ed., Ph.D., is Instructor in Adapted Physical Education and Massage Program Director at De Anza College in Cupertino, California. He is a frequent presenter at the AMTA Council of Schools annual meeting and is on the Planning Committee for the 2005 AMTA Council of Schools meeting. Forman first learned about massage when he studied adapted physical education (physical education for the physically limited) at Springfield College in Massachusetts. After receiving a doctorate in human behavior with a focus on stress reduction, Forman first worked at Palo Alto Veteran's Hospital and then was hired by De Anza in 1978 to head its adapted physical education program. Forman established the massage therapy program at De Anza in 1992, making De Anza the first community college in California to offer a state-accredited massage therapy program. |
