Massage and Manual Therapy for Orthopaedic Conditions, 2nd Edition
Thomas Hendrickson ISBN -10: 0-78179574-5
This book is an essential manual for the clinical massage therapist and sports massage therapist. It introduces massage techniques that promote the alignment of the soft tissue relating to pain and dysfunction. It clearly explains the rationale behind orthopaedic massage, mechanisms of injury to and repair of the soft tissue.
It gives detailed, clear assessment for each region of the body, discusses common injuries. All accompanied with easy to follow instruction with illustrations on how to apply and execute this scientifically based style of massage.
It is like a complete package, maybe a lot of what we already understand, in terms of assessment and MET’s, however, pulled together to bring a comprehensive protocol, this is easy to follow. There are case studies at the end of each chapter that show case testing and therapy work in clinical setting.
It is a great both for the newly qualified and experienced therapist alike.
Soft Tissue Pain and Disability
Rene Cailliet; M.D, pain series.
The ‘Calliet’ books I am sure we all have one on our shelves. I thought it may be useful to revisit. Sometimes old friends can shed new insights. I have the 2nd edition of this book, I find I can dip in and out; the chapters are short and the illustrations simple for me to follow and understand the information. I have found his explanation on the concepts of chronic pain most useful. This is one of the books that helps me with my reflective practice when I am trying to work out a patient’s pain pattern when they present with an acute pain on top of a chronic pain.