Modern hydrotherapy for the massage therapist
Marybetts Sinclair 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. This text suggests how massage therapists may use hydrotherapy treatments before and during massage sessions
Print Book, English, 2007
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, Pa., 2007
320 pages ; 28 cm
9780781792097, 0781792096
1086239177
Chapter 1: Introduction to HydrotherapyChapter 2: The Science of WaterChapter 3: Effects of HydrotherapyChapter 4: Preparing to Give Hydrotherapy TreatmentsChapter 5: Hot Packs, Fomentations, and Compresses: Local Heat ApplicationsChapter 6: Cold Packs, Compresses, and Ice Massage: Local Cold ApplicationsChapter 7: Immersion BathsChapter 8: Hot Air BathsChapter 9: ShowersChapter 10: Body WrapsChapter 11: Friction TreatmentsChapter 12: Hydrotherapy Self-Treatments for Health and WellnessChapter 13: Hydrotherapy and Massage for Musculoskeletal InjuriesChapter 14: Hydrotherapy and Massage for Non-Injury ConditionsAppendix A: Simple Hydrotherapy Record and Self-Treatment HandoutsAppendix B: Pool TherapyAppendix C: Pyrotherapy: Using Artificial Fever to Treat DiseaseAppendix D: Where to Buy Hydrotherapy EquipmentAppendix E: Answers to Chapter Review QuestionsGlossaryIndex