Mosby's® Massage Therapy Exam Review - E-Book


Book Description

Written by massage therapy experts Sandy Fritz and Luke Fritz, this unique review resource uses a variety of methods to help you prepare for the MBLEx (Massage and Bodywork Licensing Exam) and the Board Certification in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (BCTMB). The comprehensive review features updated content and questions based on the most current exam blueprints! The practice exams are written in a five-part process — not just as sample questions. Plus, a companion Evolve website comes loaded with practice exams and a variety of review activities such as labeling exercises, flashcards, electronic coloring book, games, and much more. No other massage review gives you such well-rounded exam preparation! Focused content review including 125 full-color illustrations showing various massage techniques as well as anatomy & physiology 1800 practice questions (500 new questions) in the text that provide students the opportunity to assess readiness for exams 5 practice exams with 100 questions each will be available in text as well as on Evolve Over 40 labeling exercises to help kinesthetic learners retain information. Rationales for all correct and incorrect responses - NEW! More than 1,400 questions in a mock exam are based on the MBLEx blueprint. - EXPANDED and UPDATED! Content matches the current MBLEx blueprint to prepare you for success. - NEW! Scenario-based, multiple-choice questions are based on the MBLEx content blueprint. - NEW! 100 questions in a graded practice exam.




Review for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork Exams Enhanced Edition


Book Description

Review for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork Exams, Enhanced Third Edition is the most comprehensive study guide for any massage student or practitioner preparing for the NCETM or MBLEx exams. Each topic is presented in a concise outline format, and review questions are included after each part. Practice tests are offered that enable the user to simulate taking the actual exam.




Basic Clinical Massage Therapy


Book Description

This superbly illustrated text familiarizes students with individual muscles and muscle systems and demonstrates basic clinical massage therapy techniques. More than 550 full-color illustrations of internal structures are embedded into photographs of live models to show each muscle or muscle group, surrounding structures, surface landmarks, and the therapist's hands. Students see clearly which muscle is being worked, where it is, where it is attached, how it can be accessed manually, what problems it can cause, and how treatment techniques are performed. This edition features improved illustrations of draping and includes palpation for each muscle. An accompanying Real Bodywork DVD includes video demonstrations of massage techniques from the book.




Mosby's Massage Therapy Review - E-Book


Book Description

Written by massage therapy expert Sandy Fritz, this unique review resource prepares you for all of your massage therapy exams — both routine semester exams and tests administered for licensure, such as the National Certification Exam and the MBLEx. This comprehensive review features updated content and questions based on the currently administered licensing exams. Plus, a companion Evolve website comes loaded with 8 practice exams and a variety of review activities such as labeling exercises, crossword puzzles, electronic coloring book, games, and much more! And for studying on the go, Mosby offers a new mobile app featuring 125 test questions. No other massage review on the market gives you such complete exam preparation! - Full color format with 347 illustrations (showing various massage techniques as well as anatomy & physiology) presents information in a more visual, engaging way and helps you retain information better than reviewing text alone. - Over 1300 practice questions in the text provide the opportunity to assess your readiness for exams. - Over 40 labeling exercises are available throughout the book to help kinesthetic learners retain information. - Logical text organization presents review content with illustrations and examples followed by review questions and exams to help you hone test-taking skills as you master facts, learn how to apply them, complete practice questions by topic, and then work through a realistic exam experience. - Written to be versatile so it can be used to prepare for licensing exams, as well as classroom exams allows you to prepare for massage licensure exams as well as your regular course load along the way. - Answer key printed in the back of the text with rationales provides you additional feedback so you can better understand why answers are correct or incorrect. - Esteemed author Sandy Fritz delivers quality content that students and instructors know they can rely on. - NEW! Updated content and questions based on the changes to licensing exams delivers the most up-to-date, relevant questions ensuring you'll be fully prepared to pass the current exams. - NEW! Companion website offers 8 practice exams, numerous review activities such as labeling exercises, crossword puzzles, Body Spectrum electronic coloring book, online flashcards, med term games, animations and more. - NEW! Mobile app with practice test questions offers increased flexibility to study on the go and in shorter intervals.




A Massage Therapist's Guide to Pathology


Book Description

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.




Sports Massage for Injury Care


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Sports Massage for Injury Care explains why manual therapy is so valuable in treating musculoskeletal injuries. It presents injury-specific protocols for treating and preventing recurrence of 20 of the most common neuromuscular injuries seen in athletes.




Applied Anatomy & Physiology for Manual Therapists


Book Description

Provides all of the anatomy and physiology knowledge a massage therapist needs in a way they can better understand! Applied Anatomy and Physiology for Manual Therapists is a clear, accurate, simple, and comprehensive A&P textbook that focuses on the needs of students in manual therapy education programs. It is a focused text that deliberately emphasizes the information manual therapists need to be familiar with in order to understand the benefits, effects, indications, and contraindications of their specific form of manual therapy. The text includes detailed information not covered in standard A&P texts, adding an entire chapter on neuromuscular and myofascial connections (Chapter 8), and separating the structure and function of the lymphatic system (Chapter 11) from immunity and healing (Chapter 12). This, along with chapter features such as Manual Therapy Applications, Pathology Alerts, and What Do You Think questions, help readers build bridges between the scientific facts and the application of that information to their therapeutic practice.




Mosby's Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage - E-Book


Book Description

Gain the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in massage therapy! Mosby's Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage, 8th Edition helps you prepare for licensing and certification exams as well as professional practice. The book provides an in-depth understanding of the principles of therapeutic massage and helps you develop the ability to reason effectively and make informed decisions — from assessing problems and planning treatment to mastering massage protocols and techniques. Hundreds of photographs demonstrate massage techniques step by step, and case studies allow you to apply concepts to real-world situations. Featuring dozens of online "how-to" videos, this resource from massage therapy experts Sandy and Luke Fritz is your text of choice. - Comprehensive coverage includes all of the fundamentals of therapeutic massage, including massage techniques, equipment and supplies, wellness, working with special populations, and business considerations. - Step-by-step, full-color photographs demonstrate massage protocols and techniques by body area. - Competency-based approach helps you prepare for and pass licensing and certification exams, including the Massage and Bodywork Licensing Examination (MBLEx) and Board Certification in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (BCTMB). - Information on massage in various health care settings provides the information needed to create a massage setting in different types of environments. - Case studies offer practice with clinical reasoning and prepare you to address conditions commonly encountered in professional practice. - Multiple-choice review questions in each chapter help you recall facts and use critical thinking to apply the material, with answers and rationales provided on the Evolve website. - Resources on the Evolve website include three hours of video showing manipulation techniques, body mechanics, positioning and draping, and more — with each clip narrated and performed by author Sandy Fritz — as well as scientific animations, anatomy labeling exercises, review questions for licensing exams, and MBLEx practice exams. - NEW! Updated MBLEx practice questions are provided at the end of each chapter, and additional questions are provided on the Evolve website, to prepare you for licensure exams. - NEW! Updated and expanded information on implicit bias is included in the opening chapters. - NEW! Information on COVID-19 safety precautions is added to the Hygiene, Sanitation, and Safety chapter. - NEW! Updated information on trauma-informed care is provided in the Adaptive Massage chapter.




Neuromuscular Therapy Manual, Enhanced Edition


Book Description

Neuromuscular Therapy Manual is a concise manual of neuromuscular therapy that contains the most relevant content based on the popular, highly regarded Travell & Simons Trigger Point Therapy Manual. Content is laid out in a highly structured, regionally organized, accessible, and user-friendly text designed specifically to meet the needs of massage students.




Principles and Practice of Manual Therapeutics E-Book


Book Description

Part of the Medical Guides to Complementary and Alternative Medicine Series, this comprehensive resource offers brief, yet thorough coverage of alternative and complementary hands-on therapies, including Chiropractic, Healing Touch/Therapeutic Touch, Reiki, and massage. Focusing on manipulative techniques and their therapeutic applications to common and un-common disorders, it addresses both Eastern and Western approaches to the discipline. Ideal for comparing and contrasting the various forms of manual therapeutics, it describes the basic philosophy and theories of the different methods, as well as the techniques themselves. It also provides an overview of the principal manual therapies practiced worldwide, the theories and rationale behind them, and practice algorithms. - Provides comprehensive coverage of the full array of manual techniques, with applications to common & uncommon - disorders - Organized by therapy for easy access to information - Includes popular therapies such as Healing Touch/Therapeutic Touch, Reiki, and Massage - Coverage spans both Eastern and Western schools of thought - Contributors represent the highest levels of each discipline and are recognized experts in the field - Format is uniform for each chapter, which includes a history of the system, technique or method; basic principles and language; the specific techniques performed by practitioners; the educational background of practitioners; and applicable basic and clinical research - Appendix provides contacts, resources, and references for each therapeutic modality, allowing the reader to engage in further investigation - Serves as a vocabulary/lexicon of manual therapies.