There are several areas in the health-care field that present both challenges and opportunities, specifically rehabilitation, musculoskeletal injuries, and especially chronic pain. These clinical problems consume a considerable amount of the practitioner's time as well as health-care dollars and cause suffering and disability. Those of us in the medical profession who have used the services of a registered massage therapist (RMT) have discovered ... the benefits that they receive from professional massage therapy ... However, these benefits of therapy have not been described in the standard biochemical and physiological models ... [The book] supplies this link in our communication. By reviewing, analyzing and summarizing the extensive scientific literature in this field, [the author] has provided the opportunity for the physician and the RMT to appreciate each other's work.-Foreword.
Massage: Bodywork And Massage Human touch has the power to heal. Bodywork and massage provide theoretical frameworks, guiding principles, and specific techniques that harness the power of touch to enhance your physical and mental health. The purpose of this book is to provide you with information on a variety of massage and bodywork modalities so that you can make informed choices. This book is coauthored by a licensed massage therapist (Andrew Levine) and a licensed psychologist (Valerie Levine) who are also husband and wife. We would like to begin by sharing with you the evolution of our interest in massage and bodywork
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