Book Description

Prentice Hall Health 's Question and Answer Review of Massage Therapy,3rd Ed. has been designed and revised according to the guidelines of the National Certification for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCTMB) exam, which is administered throughout the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. This review book enables the applicant to review relevant material while becoming familiar with the types of questions given on the exam. Each question has one answer and a brief explanation with references provided at the end of each chapter. The questions are divided into four chapters that cover all areas of therapeutic massage and bodywork and closely correlate in percentage to the NCTMB exam content areas outlined in theNCTMB Candidate Handbook.The content is divided into Human Anatomy, Physiology, and Kinesiology (27%); Massage Therapy and Bodywork Theory, Assessment, and Practice (41 %); Clinical Pathology and Recognition of Various Conditions (20%); and Professional Standards, Ethics, and Business Practices (12%) for a total of 600 questions. Within these content areas, additional topics relevant to non-Western bodywork and holistic touch-therapy modalities as well as ethics and clinical pathology are included.