Pathology For The Massage Therapist Lecture Manual

This essential tool teaches you how the human body works when it is healthy ; how it works in the context of disease and dysfunction ; and how massage may or may not fit into the healing process of a wide variety of specific disease and conditions you are likely to encounter in your practice. It provides a thorough examination of each condition, including: demographic, definition, etiology, signs and symptoms, common treatment options, and applicability of massage.

Now in full color and thoroughly updated, this Third Edition is an indispensable resource for massage therapy students and practicing massage therapists. This best-selling guide presents detailed information on over 200 diseases and conditions, emphasizing how massage influences the disease and healing processes and how therapists can maximize the benefits while minimizing the risks. The new art program features enhanced line drawings and full-color photographs of skin conditions ranging from mild to severe. A new appendix on medications explains how bodywork may influence the actions of various drugs. A back-of-book CD-ROM includes a self-testing tool, animations demonstrating pathophysiology concepts, and audio pronunciations for medical terminology.

A Massage Therapist's Guide to Pathology, 7th edition, continues to set the standard for pathology courses with up-to-date, high-value content, an outstanding illustration program, and the author's trademark accessible writing style. With skill and passion, Werner's text makes pathology fascinating and understandable for massage therapy students as it prepares them to work independently or within a health care team to make choices that result in the best possible outcomes for clients living with a wide range of diseases and disorders.Reflecting the latest research, the seventh edition offers a strong focus on evidence-informed practice. And, to keep pace with evolving standards, it is now ELAP-compliant, has testing formats compatible with the MBLEx exam.

Now in its Third Edition, this handbook focuses on pathology needs for massage therapists, and is organized alphabetically according to diseases. It covers over 400 conditions encountered by massage therapists, and provides descriptions followed by Cause, Signs and Symptoms, Risk Factors and Caution and Recommendations to Therapists. Features include marginal notes providing more information on the topic presented, color illustrations showing some common skin conditions, a section on strategies for prevention of infection, and for safe practice, and coverage of side effects of common drugs. A bound-in, fully searchable CD-ROM includes all condition information from the text, plus audio pronunciations, illustrations, and a glossary.