{"product_id":"massage-therapy-the-evidence-for-practice","title":"Massage Therapy: The Evidence for Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook info:\u003c\/strong\u003e Massage Therapy: The Evidence for Practice (Paperback, 248 pages) – Mosby Ltd., 2002. Language: English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n This book aims to present, in a single volume, the best of modern massage research.While research indicates that 1 in 3 Americans use alternative health care modalities, little research has been completed and disseminated in the area of massage therapy. This volume will present about ten chapters in areas of research probably including studies of massage for: stress (post-traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders, depression, abuse), spinal cord injuries, enhancing growth (pregnancy and infancy), pain reduction (rheumatoid arthritis, back pain, migraine, and fibromyalgia), pediatrics, the elderly, increasing employee satisfaction (chair massage), enhancing cognition (alertness, autism), and\/or immunity (HIV, cancer).\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe first text to provide the evidence which the profession is looking for to support its practice - BRINGS IT ALL TOGETHER IN ONE BOOK.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEditorial comment will show the relevance of the research evidence to the day to day work of the practitioner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrings together material which at the moment is not readily available to the non-academic therapist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUp to date and credible- the latest and most important findings by the key names\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommon structure to all chapters will make it easier for the reader not used to reading research to follow.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReadable, reliable, referenced.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e  \n        About the Author   Grant Jewell Rich, LMT PhD Candidate, Bates College\/University of Chicago, ME      ","brand":"Grant Jewell Rich PhD NCTMB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46068849508586,"sku":"9780723432173","price":51.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/5301\/6298\/files\/21Ihj58BcPL._SL1500.jpg?v=1781186516","url":"https:\/\/textbookme.store\/products\/massage-therapy-the-evidence-for-practice","provider":"TextbookMe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}