This is the third edition of a highly successful guide to using massage therapy through all stages of the birth process, from pregnancy, through labor and birth, and into the long postpartum period.

This textbook guides massage therapists through each step of delivering a spa treatment—from consideration of the indications and contraindications to scope of practice issues, supplies, room set-up, specific procedure steps, and ideas ...

Describing the uses of contemporary and classic massage strokes, this text is ideal for students at both entry and intermediate levels.

This text offers a modern approach to hydrotherapy— the use of water, ice, steam, and hot and cold temperatures to improve or maintain health— as performed by massage therapists.

A vital, accessible career guide for new, aspiring or seasoned professional massage therapists and a valuable companion to any massage school education program.

As consumers increasingly choose to blend their use of medical and complementary modalities, practitioners in all health fields are challenged to understand each other's approaches to patient care.

Rev. ed. of: Milady's theory and practice of therapuetic massage. 3rd ed. 1999.

Recognized as a recommended resource by the National Certification Board for Massage and Bodywork, this guide features over 700 richly illustrated drawings and updated and expanded anatomy tables.