Hydrotherapy for Bodyworkers
eBook - ePub

Hydrotherapy for Bodyworkers

Improving outcomes with water therapies

  1. 320 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Hydrotherapy for Bodyworkers

Improving outcomes with water therapies

About this book

This is the second edition of a highly successful book, first published in 2008. It is written by a well-known and respected American massage therapist who is both a teacher and a practitioner so knows what the learner needs to know.

The new second edition is in full colour (previous edition in 2-colour only) and is highly illustratedwith many new photos and line diagrams.

New for the second edition:

  • Fully revised and updated content
  • Updated scientific research
  • Inclusion of new treatments, including sensory stimulation foot bath, charcoal pack, hot towel roll, 'the World's Best Back Massage' sequence, local charcoal bath, anti-inflammatory leg wrap, Epsom salt compress, heat lamp, heat-trapping compress
  • Increased coverage of incorporating herbs and essential oils into treatments
  • Increased coverage of hydrotherapy and pain relief
  • Many new case histories
  • More illustrations, including color for the first time
  • More review questions
  • More home hydrotherapy handouts for clients to help them make progress between sessions

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. Permissions
  10. Glossary
  11. 1. Introduction to hydrotherapy
  12. 2. Effects of hydrotherapy
  13. 3. Preparing to give hydrotherapy treatments
  14. 4. Fomentations, hot packs, compresses, and other local heat treatments
  15. 5. Cold packs, compresses, and ice massage: local cold applications
  16. 6. Immersion baths
  17. 7. Hot air baths
  18. 8. Showers
  19. 9. Body wraps
  20. 10. Friction treatments
  21. 11. Hydrotherapy self-treatments for health and wellness
  22. 12. Hydrotherapy and massage for musculoskeletal injuries
  23. 13. Hydrotherapy and massage for non-injury conditions
  24. A. Simple hydrotherapy record and self-treatment handouts
  25. B. Pool therapy
  26. C. Pyrotherapy (treatment of disease with artificial fever)
  27. D. Answers to review questions
  28. Index