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The Massage Connection: Anatomy & Physiology, 2nd Edition #16237
The Massage Connection: Anatomy & Physiology, 2nd Edition
Author(s):
Kalyani Premkumar, MMBS, MD, MSc, RMT
Summary:
The Massage Connection, Second Edition is the anatomy and physiology text written especially for massage therapy students and practitioners. It integrates massage therapy concepts with anatomy and physiology and discusses how massage interacts with body systems.
Enhanced by over 550 full-colour illustrations, the text thoroughly explains the major body systems crucial to massage therapy—integumentary, skeletal, muscular, and nervous—and provides overviews of other body systems. Special boxes highlight information directly applicable to massage practice. The muscular system chapter includes a quick-reference Muscle Table listing muscle names, origin, insertion, action, and nerve supply. Each chapter includes review questions and exercises.
Edition/Vol: Second Edition
Pub Date: 15 Sep 2003
Media Type: Book
Pages: 704
Illustrations: 565
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