Prenatal Massage: A Textbook of Pregnancy, Labor, and Postpartum Bodywork
Автор:Elaine Stillerman Год: 2007 Издание:Mosby Страниц: 480 ISBN: 0323042538 Perform effective massage and bodywork techniques to improve your clients' physiological well-being throughout pregnancy, labor, and postpartum. Authored by a well-known expert on prenatal massage, this comprehensive text helps you understand the intricate physiology of pregnancy so you can confidently apply appropriate massage techniques for each trimester, and throughout labor and postpartum. You'll find clear, colorfully illustrated explanations of a wide range of techniques and procedures, including Swedish massage, acupuncture points, myofascial release, trigger point therapy, lymphatic drainage, and reflexology. A companion DVD packaged with the book enables you to watch demonstrations of techniques. Contraindications and precautions are also provided where necessary to help you provide safe and effective care for every client. Comprehensive coverage guides you through all aspects of prenatal massage in a single book, addressing fundamentals, techniques,...
