The Complete Illustrated Guide to Massage: A Step-by-step Approach to the Healing Art of TouchAn informative and practical guide to the therapeutic powers of massage. |
Contents
ALL ABOUT MASSAGE | 8 |
Origins of Massage | 14 |
Children and Massage | 20 |
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20 seconds abdomen ankle apply Aromatherapy baby back massage back pain benefits blood body body's bone fractures bones breathing buttock cause chest circulation couch damage deep effleurage elbow emotional essential oils exercises feel feet fingers fingertips flex flexibility foot forearm fracture fractured bone friction gentle giving massage hand head healing heel hydrotherapy increase inflammation injury INVERSION THERAPY involve joints kneading knee knuckles kyphosis lightly LORDOSIS low back pain lower back lymph massage practitioners massage strokes massage therapy massage treatment mobilization move neck nerves nervous osteoarthritis palm patient pelvis percussion petrissage physical pillow Place position posture practice pregnancy pressure problems professional REFLEXOLOGY relaxed release relieve repeat the movements rest rotate scapula scoliosis self-massage self-treatment sensitive Shiatsu shoulder side skeletal muscles skin slowly spasm spinal spine squeezing strain stress stretch strokes techniques tension therapeutic therapist thigh thumbs tissues towel traction vertebrae waist wrist