Sports & Exercise Massage: Comprehensive Care in Athletics, Fitness, & Rehabilitation [With DVD]

By Sandy Fritz

Book Overview

496 pagesComprehensive text covers all the essentials of sports and exercise massage making it the sole resource needed for massage therapists interested in specializing in sports massage.450 full-color illustrations accompany procedures, concepts and techniques to enhance understanding and comprehension of each topic.Provides information for both assessment and management of connective tissue dysfunction.Covers general nutrition for fitness, with material on supplements and banned substances for athletes.Includes Autonomic Nervous System functions as well as fluid dynamics in circulation.Each chapter contains chapter outlines, chapter objectives, key terms, summaries, practical applications, and workbook review questions, so the instructor can build lesson plans off of this pedagogy, and the student can comprehend the information more thoroughly by completing all of the exercises.Included with the book is a DVD containing almost 2 hours of video showing the specific applications described in the book.Case studies integrate information and touch upon the family and social support of athletes.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0323028829
• ISBN13: 9780323028820
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Mosby
• Length: 704 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.3" x 10.3"

Customer Reviews

Great timing, great condition!

The book arrived in a timely manner and in perfect condition; exactly how it was advertised. Thank you very much, Book Byte!

Sports & Exercise Massage

Even though I bought this book used it was brand new and in excellant condition. It was shipped in a timely manner.

Very good book

Awesome book, it has helped me understand a lot about massaging and is going to be of great use for my career. thanks very much

Biased

Being a bit biased because I know the author and attend/ed her school, I can truthfully say her book leaves nothing out. It covers basics of therapeutic bodywork all the way up to actual helpful techniques for working with athletes. Contraindications, assessment techniques, rehab, case studies, it's all here. There are plenty of pictures demonstrating techniques and the muscles that are being addressed. There's even a video, that accompanies the book, to visually demonstrate even more, some of the techniques discussed. If I could say anything negative about the book I'd say 'overkill'. Sandy has strived to leave absolutely nothing out. Kudos, Mrs Fritz! James Nichols NCTMB