Ebook: Mosby’s Essential Sciences for Therapeutic Massage: Anatomy, Physiology, Biomechanics, and Pathology

The fourth edition of this science essentials text for massage students features new full-color photos and illustrations along with an easy-to-read, conversational style that explains A&P concepts clearly. The book not only helps students learn the information they need to pass certification exams, but it also helps them see how scientific content applies to actual practice. This new edition also features a very enhanced Evolve resource package, along with new material on boosting your knowledge of nutrition and research — two subjects of growing interest in the massage therapy profession.

Key Features
Clinical reasoning activities included in the workbook section for each chapter promote problem-based learning.
Format combining workbook and textbook features gives you immediate review tools in the form of matching exercises, short answer questions, fill-in-the-blank questions, drawing exercises, and critical thinking questions.
Sections on pathologic conditions feature intervention protocols as well as indications and contraindications for therapeutic massage.
Expert author Sandy Fritz provides credibility and authority to the information presented.
Practical Applications boxes in each chapter enable you to see the way material applies to real practice and supports competency-based learning.
Highly illustrated format features over 700 full-color line drawings and photos.