Sports & Exercise Massage

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Sandy Fritz, MS, LMT is the Owner, Director, and Head Educator of the Health Enrichment Center, Inc., School of Therapeutic Massage. Also in private practice for almost 30 years, Sandy works with a diverse clientele, dealing with everything from stress management massage to physician-referred rehabilitative care upon physician referral. She has developed and supervises a student massage clinic with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. She also provides professional sports massage and rehabilitation for individual athletes, primarily in golf, football, basketball, and baseball. In addition to being published in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, Sandy is a prominent author of many Elsevier massage therapy resources, including: Sports & Exercise Massage: Comprehensive Care in Athletics, Fitness, & Rehabilitation Mosby's Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage Mosby's Essential Sciences for Therapeutic Massage Mosby's Massage Therapy Review Mosby's Curriculum Guide for Massage Therapy Mosby's Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage Video Series, Volumes 1-4

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Providing guidelines for applying massage to amateur and professional athletes, this title helps you address the challenges of treating clients involved in sports, physical fitness, rehabilitation, and exercise. It includes the proven massage techniques that you need to manage common exercise and sports injuries and syndromes.

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Preface UNIT ONE: THEORY AND APPLICATION OF EXERCISE AND ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE 1. The World of Sports and Exercise Massage 2. What is Sports Massage 3. Evidence for Sports Massage Benefit 4. Kinesiology 5. Fitness First 6. Sport-Specific Movement 7. Nutritional Support and Banned Substances 8. Influences of the Mind and Body UNIT TWO: SPORTS MASSAGE: THEORY AND APPLICATION 9. Indications and Cautions 10. Assessment for Sports Massage and Physical Rehabilitation Application 11. Review of Massage Methods 12. Stretching NEW! 13. Focused Massage Application 14. Unique Circumstances and Adjunct Therapies UNIT THREE: SPORT INJURY 15. Injury in General 16. Pain Management 17. Common Categories of Injury 18. Medical Treatment for Injury 19. Systemic Illness and Disorders 20. Injury by Area UNIT FOUR: CASE STUDIES 21. Case Studies Glossary Index