Sports and Exercise Massage+(DVD)

Comprehensive Care in Athletics, Fitness, & Rehabilitatio

Description
The competitive athlete, whether amateur or professional, presents
specific challenges to the massage therapist. To treat these
individuals, the therapist should have a background in sport specific
activities, be aware of the effects of training, and understand
injury types and rehabilitation applications. This text describes
patterns for sport activities (like running, throwing, impact, and
repetitive use) and provides guidelines for applying massage to
specific sports. Because athletes depend on highly coordinated
neuromuscular activity, assessment and massage applications that
address these physiologic mechanisms are covered in depth.



Key Features

*Comprehensive 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.



Table of Contents


Foreword Preface
Unit I ?Theory and Application of Fitness and Athletic Performance
1. The World of Sports and Fitness Massage
2. What is Sports Massage?
3. Scientific Validation of Sports Massage Benefits
4. Relevant Anatomy and Physiology
5. Fitness First
6. Sport Specific Movement Performance
7. Nutritional Support and Banned Substances
8. Influences of the Mind and Body

Unit II ?Sports Massage, Theory and Application
9. Physiologic Mechanisms of Massage Benefits
10. Indications and Contraindications for Massage
11. Assessment for Sports Massage and Physical Rehabilitation
Application
12. Review of Massage Methods
13. Focused Massage Application
14. General Massage Protocol
15. Unique Circumstances and Adjunct Therapies

Unit III ?Sport Injury
16. Injury in General
17. Pain
18. General Categories of Injury and Dysfunction
19. Medical Treatment for Injury
20. Systemic Illness and Immunity
21. Injuries by Area Section

IV 22. Case Studies Glossary Index





Author Information

Sandy Fritz, MS, NCTMB , Founder, Owner, Director and Head
Instructor, Health Enrichment Center, School of Therapeutic Massage
and Bodywork; Wellness and Massage Therapy Director, The Centre,
Lapeer, MI