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Integrated sports massage therapy [electronic resource] : a comprehensive handbook / Anders Jelvéus ; with a contribution by Kristjan Oddsson.

Jelvéus, Anders.; Oddsson, Kristjan.
2011
RC1226 .J45 2011eb
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Title
Integrated sports massage therapy [electronic resource] : a comprehensive handbook / Anders Jelvéus ; with a contribution by Kristjan Oddsson.
Author
Jelvéus, Anders.
ISBN
9780702049057 (electronic bk.)
0443101264
9780443101267
Published
[Oxford] : Elsevier, [2011]
Copyright
©2011
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (ix, 255 pages) : illustrations
Call Number
RC1226 .J45 2011eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
615.8/22088796
Summary
Integrated Sports Massage Therapy is a highly illustrated evidence-based handbook which presents a wide range of effective sports massage techniques to cover any sports-related situation. Anders Jelveus explains and applies effective techniques from a variety of disciplines of manual therapy, ranging from commonly used sports massage strokes to more advanced concepts for real-life effective sports massage treatments. The presented techniques serve as a great addition for any therapist seeking to work with athletes, and are suitable for pre-event, post-event, inter-event, and in remedial sports massage therapy. This unique book offers a comprehensive presentation of sports massage therapy including: Sports massage history Basic sports massage strokes and work postures Sports massage applications Event-based sports massage treatment guidelines Sports-specific massage treatment recommendations Therapeutic muscle stretching techniques Therapeutic muscle stretching applied to specific muscle groups Positional Release Techniques (PRT) Acupressure and Tui Na techniques with applications Myofascial release techniques Connective tissue massage Lymphatic drainage massage Myofascial Trigger Point etiology and treatment techniques Sports injuries Athletic taping Remedial Sports massage applications Athletic self massage techniques. The book is suitable for all manual therapy students and practitioners, whether novice or advanced, including massage therapists, physical therapists, osteopaths, chiropractors, naprapaths, naturopaths and acupuncturists.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Oddsson, Kristjan.
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Integrated sports massage therapy.
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An introduction to sports massage
Work postures, hand placements, and basic massage strokes
Sports massage applications
Examples of event-based sports massage treatments
Sports massage applications for different sports
Soft tissue stretching in sports massage
Applied stretches to common muscle groups
Positional release techniques applied in sports massage
Acupressure and tui-na in sports massage
Myofascial release techniques and connective tissue massage
Myofascial pain syndrome
myofascial trigger points
Sports injuries / Kristjan Oddsson
Taping for sports injuries / Kristjan Oddsson
Soft tissue treatment techniques for maintenance and remedial sports massage
Self-massage and myofascial release techniques for the athlete.

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