Evidence-based therapeutic massage : a practical guide for therapists / edited by Elizabeth Holey, Eileen Cook. - 2nd ed. - Edinburgh : Churchill Livingstone, 2003. - viii, 343p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Massage in context -- A biological basis -- Therapeutic and reflex effects -- Pathological principles -- Palpation -- Assessment and treatment planning -- Massage techniques -- Regional application of classical massage techniques -- Reflex therapies -- Relaxation massage -- Massage for people with long-term and terminal illness -- Neuromusculoskeletal disorders -- Massage in sport -- Client groups.

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Evidence-based medicine.
Massage--methods.
Evidence-Based Medicine.

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WB 537 / E93 2003