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Appleton and Lange Quick Review Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (A&LHealth-Related Reviews)
byJane S. Garofano - Designed to help massage therapists and health-care professionals successfully pass the NCMTB...questions include concises explanations and current references. Appropriate for: Massage Therapy Students.  Paperback
Job's Body: A Handbook for Bodywork
by Deane Juhan- The bible of bodyworkers. This book demonstrates the power of bodywork in altering the course of a wide range of ailments and provides an authoritative account of the body's response to touch. Paperback 
Marketing Massage
by Kim Lourinia
esigned for massage and bodywork students enrolled in a professional certification program. Also an excellent resource for students and practitioners interested in building their practices, as well as for massage and bodywork associations for training and member support.
Massage: A Career at Your Fingertips
by Martin Ashley, Lorrie Klosterman (Illustrator) - Career manual and a reference directory. Included a discussion of the nature of the massage profession, its recent history, and the realities of making a living in this field. A description of the laws regulating massage is given for all 50 states, along with a directory of suppliers and schools. Paperback 
Massage for Therapists
Margaret Hollis, Elisabeth Jones, Joan Watt, Janice Warriner - Appropriate for Physical Therapists and Massage Therapists. 2nd addition updated and revised to include new illustrations and photographs, new chapters on Sports Injuries and Scientific Effects of Massage and Aromatherapy, and a new format and page design. Paperback 
A Massage Therapist's Guide to Pathology
byRuth Werner (Editor), Ben E. Benjamin (Editor), Rina Steinhauer(Editor) information on conditions of the skin and of the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, lymphatic, immune, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems... explains how to form treatment plans & take medical history, Appropriate for: Massage Therapy Students, Massage Therapists. Hardcover 
Massage Therapy Career Guide: For Hands-On Success
Steve Capellini - For everyone in or considering a massage therapy career. Includes how well-suited you are for the role of massage therapist, how to find work in spas, with physicians and chiropractors, aboard cruise ships, and more, key legal issues to know in order to maximize profits and decrease liability in your practice, how to supercharge your career by joining the best professional organizations and discovering the perfect advanced training programs for you, how to increase prosperity by specializing in massage writing, consulting, workshop teaching, retailing, and much more!  Paperback
Milady's Theory and Practice of Therapeutic Massage
by Mark F. Beck - Comprehensive and easy to read book focuses on the essential information needed to start a career as a massage professional. Discusses the body and its functions, massage techniques and therapeutic skills, including specialized massage such as sports massage, prenatal massage, massage during labor, lymph massage, neuromuscular therapy, reflexology, and more. Skills for client-therapist relations, communication, and promotion complete this well-rounded book to ensure a successful massage business. Hardcover
Mosby's Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage
bySandy Fritz - A complete introduction to massage therapy. Focuses on professionalism, examines office management, includes client history, sanitation, benefits and history of massage. Clearly describes and graphically illustrates clinical skills, such as manipulation, types of therapy, and massage techniques. Paperback
National Certification Examination for Professional Massage and Bodywork
Jack Rudman - Other Format 
Save Your Hands! Injury Prevention for Massage Therapists
by Lauriann Greene, Robert A. Greene
Save Your Hands!™ will show you how to recognize the warning signs of injury, massage with less stress to hands and arms, protect your investment in your career
better manage your school and work life to avoid injury, and treat injuries with traditional and alternative medicine. Includes specially-designed exercises and stretches
For ALL manual therapy professionals and students: PT's, bodyworkers, OTs, chiropractors, nurses, etc. Recommended by ABMP, and required reading at massage schools all over the U.S. and Canada!

Success Beyond Work: What Prosperous Massage Therapists Know - Minimum Work, Maximum Profits, and a Sellable Business
by Colleen Steigerwald Holloway

 

Tappan's Handbook of Healing Massage Techniques: Classic, Holistic, and Emerging Methods
byFrances M. Tappan, Patricia J. Benjamin - Provides basic information on the art and science of effective healing massage techniques in quick-learn, easy-to-understand terms. Contains a thorough description of both Eastern and Western massage skills and explains the effects of massage in physiological as well as holistic perspectives. Appropriate for: Massage Therapy Students, Allied Health Students. Paperback

More books of interest to the Massage Professional

Aromatherapy (2 books)
Ayurvedic (3 books)
General Massage / Massage Instruction (22 books)
Indian Head (3 books)
Infant / Child (14 books, 8 videos)
Maternity (6 books, 6 videos)
Sports (10 books)
Thai (6 books, 1 video)
Trigger Point / Myofascial Therapy / Deep Tissue Massage (14 books, 2 charts, DVDs and 8 videos)

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