Reviews (10)

Trigger point mania
I love this book I have had a chance to use it a lot in my practice. It has tons of great information, be prepared a long read it is a medical manual so to speak and it can be a little on the long side, but if your up for it, It is a fantastic asset...

Excellent text
I found the information quite thorough.It is written in a user-friendly way, easy to understand.I bought this book because it was listed as a reference for the chiropractic practice part 2 exam.This book helped me with the locations of the trigger points.Sometimes the chiro boards like to ask questions on trigger points.However, Leonardi's book: National Board of Chiropractic Part II Study Guide: Key Review Questions and Answers and National Board of Chiropractic Part III Study Guide: Key Review Questions and Answers with Explanations are excellent for board exam preparation.These three books are needed for the part II and Part III of the boards.

The ultimate in drug-free pain relief!
As a Clinical Massage Therapist at a hospital, I use these books almost daily.In fact, I just ordered my second set. . . The first is so threadbare it's barely usable.ANYTIME I have a patient with a pain that I can't immediately identify I grab my Travell's.This set is an absolute BIBLE for anyone in the health care industry.Travell and Simons have esentially written "The Instruction Manual" for elliminating myofascial pain by going to it's source!Read more

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Years of success with this book
I've used this book as a reference for many new parents to assist them for over 20 years, my own daughter is a result of using this book and I can't say enough about the benefits of this book, Vimala is terrific for having researched abd written the fantastic book.
Super!
Love this book...it is very encouraging.I like "Holding Time" just as well...although the basis is different.I like the similarity.A great read for anyone interested in bonding deeper w/ their children.

Nice for a book, but I'd rather look at a video.(I'm very visual.)
This book is nice, but for the same price you can buy a DVD on the subject.I like Aimee Ketchum's DVD because not only does she do a great job of demonstrating baby massage, but she also gives lots of information on how your baby develops.Her massage method lasts only 4-5 minutes per session. I really don't have the time to spend an hour giving my baby a massage.There is so much more information on her DVD about your baby and how simple exercises can help your baby's brain development and lots and lots of other stuff.I just don't see why you'd want to buy a book with only massage pictures in it when you can buy a DVD with not only lots of massage info, but also has tons and tons of other simple stuff you can do with your baby. It makes so much sense and you don't need to buy anything else. Plus Aimee has a nice personality and you can tell she really cares. She's very qualified and is a pediatric OT plus certified massage therapist for babies, like Gweneth Paltro hires to massage her baby. ... Read more

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Acupressure Potent Points by Michael Reed Gach
For me there are certain things I need in my house. Good Jazz or one's favorite musical genre. A comprehensive unabridged dictionary. A quality Atlas. Books. Art. AND MICHAEL REED GACH'S ACUPRESSURE'S POTENT POINTS. Sore neck? Lower back pain? Eye Strain? Arthritis? Leg or arm pain? Then get the book and empower yourself over your aches and pains.

Acupressure's Potent Points
Excellent self help guide. I did check with my own doctor per the instructions in the book.Found it a great help in between visits, with excellent guidelines. This book is also great if you are going on vacation, and have an existing problem which could bother you while away

The formatting is its downfall
I needed a quick reference for the accupressure points that are relevant to various ailments, but this book drowns the essential usefulness of accupressure with entirely too many words.It tries to present theory and anecdotes in addition to a listing of accupressure points, and ends up being unbearably repetitive.While each treatment has a step-by-step accompanied by photos and lengthy descriptions, a better format would have been to present a short list of the most effective points followed by secondary points for each treatment.As it is, a person who is trying to perform the steps would be too busy reading, rather than concentrating on the points themselves.
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Subjects:  1. Acupressure    2. Acupressure & Acupuncture    3. Acupuncture    4. Acupuncture points    5. Consumer Health    6. Diet / Health / Fitness    7. General    8. Health/Fitness    9. Massage & Reflexotherapy    10. Complementary Medicine    11. Health & Fitness / Massage & Reflexotherapy   

Reviews (22)

A great little review book
I really recommend buying this book. It's better than Mosby's Review, because it actually simplifies the concepts for you. I didn't get a feeling of being overwhelmed when I studied from this book. It's a good review for anatomy in general. It gives a great overview of each system, and I love that it went over contraindications for each disorder/disease too(very important). The only thing it is lacking would be information on Modalities. There just isn't enough. I got at least 4 or 5 questions(it may not seem like a lot, but it is, trust me) on Aromatherapy and essential oils (which ones do what, etc.) on my NCE, and if it weren't for my essential oil-addicted teacher in class, I wouldn't have had a clue about aromatherapy.
This is not needed for the TN test for NCBTMB
Nothing from this book is on the test. Yes it is a good book but if you are looking for a good study guide to take the test in TN please look elsewhere I know it has cost me another 225.00 to retake the test!

Disappointed.....
I purchased this book a few months ago, because of the reviews on Amazon. I used this study guide, made a few hundred flash cards and aced the review exams, but on the day I actually took the National Exam I failed. I was blown away by the difference between the type of questons asked on the exam vs. how I thought it was going to be from this review book. Yes, it was helpful to a degree, but I wouldn't bother purchasing save your money and spend it somewhere else. It is misleading.
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Reviews (19)

Excellent for any reiki practitioner who practicesUsui Methods of Healing
I am so glad they finally put this into print.It has all the hand positions along with specific treatments Usui used.A must have.

The Original Reiki Handbook of Dr. Mikao Usui
Being a student of Traditional Usui Reiki, I found this book to be very informative in both the history of Reiki and its applications.Very happy to utilize this book in my practice.

The Original Reiki Handbook of Dr. Mikao Usui: The Traditional Usui Reiki Ryoho Treatment Positions and Numerous Reiki Technique
An excellent bok for those Reiki channels wishing to learn more about Dr Usui's original hand positions.Images and explanations of hand positions are really useful. Recommended for beginners through to experienced Reiki channels. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternate Spirituality    2. Alternative Therapies    3. Healing - Energy (Chi Kung, Reiki, Polarity)    4. Health & Fitness / Massage & Reflexotherapy    5. Traditional medicine & remedies   

Reviews (15)

Wonderful book
When I first obtained this book, I read it cover to cover to learn what they didn't teach me in massage school.I now keep it in my office and use it as a reference for helping my clients understand their health conditions.It is easy to understand and gives many alternative healing methods for conditions not discussed in other books.

Great Resource for National Certification exam
The pathology guide was concise and much needed in studying for the national certification exam for massage.By studying this book, I found out that there was some stuff I didn't learn in massage school but needed for the national exam. Who would have known?
Buyer Beware- incorrect information
All you have to do is look at the referances the author sited for this book to be scared by it- few and unreliable.Please note that there are sections in here that are absolutely incorrect. If you just want to pass National cert. this is a great book.But if you honor your proffession and wish to know pathology - not just what National Cert asks you (often incorrectly).... Look more.Please respect yourself and your client, and buy a book with complete and correct information ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - Physical Therapy    2. Diagnosis, Differential    3. Diseases    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health/Fitness    6. Massage    7. Massage & Reflexotherapy    8. Massage therapy    9. Medical / Nursing    10. Pathology    11. Physiology, Pathological    12. Medical / Test Preparation & Review    13. Occupational therapy    14. Specific disorders & therapies   

Reviews (18)

Every MT who wants to move beyond Swedish massage should read this
This was the book that convinced me that I could indeed so something more interesting with an LMT license than just "slapping bodies" at a spa. It opened my eyes to a whole range of new possibilities and confirmed ideas and approaches I had suspected but not articulated yet. Excellent articulation of intelligent, sophisticated and sensitive modes of touch and therapy.
Best service, Best Price, Best information!
The information in this book along with the set of DVD's helped me pass my Nationals and focus my career path towards becoming a deep tissue/sports therapist. Art has a great way of presenting the material in a clear, precise manner.This is a must have for all bodywork professionals.

Deep Tissue Massage gets 5 stars *****, most definitely
The technques in this book showed me how to effectively perform deep tissue massage.The writing in the book is quite thorough and effective.The author easily gets his procedures across. It helped me greatly.The pictures in the book make it really easy to follow. It was very helpful reference in school.
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The Basic Principles of Massage / Muscle Therapy

Gift for my equestrian sister
This was given to my youngest sister who is a passionate, skilled equestrian.She says the book is excellent and was thrilled to receive it.

The Basic Principles of Equine Massage/Muscle Therapy
Excellent book! Mike Scott communicates well with the lay person in easy to understand terms--almost as though he is speaking directly to you.His perspective is interesting--and the book is a great anotomey lesson or review as well.I highly recommend it and would look forward to a next addition. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Animal Massage    3. Equine Medicine    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health/Fitness    6. Horses - Care    7. Horses - General    8. Massage & Reflexotherapy    9. Massage therapy    10. Pets    11. Pets / Horses / Care   

Subjects:  1. Alternative Medicine    2. Health & Fitness    3. Massage & Reflexotherapy    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation    6. Spanish: Adult Nonfiction    7. Medical / Alternative Medicine   

Editorial Review

Arnold Schwarzenegger hasn't competed as a bodybuilder since he won the Mr. Olympia title in 1980, but he remains the sport's No. 1 icon. He hosts an annual bodybuilding contest in Columbus, Ohio, and allows a column to be ghost-written under his name in a muscle magazine. Today's bodybuilders may have bigger muscles than Arnold ever did, but everyone inside and outside the iron game gives him credit for exponentially broadening the popularity of physique training.Read more

Reviews (229)

Wonderful, Comprehensive, User-Friendly... But Where Are the Women?!
With all of the other verbose reviews posted here extolling the various perks of this massive encyclopedia, I will merely say succinctly that "The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding" nearly covers the sport from A to Z without missing a beat.It is a great reference book and I have been finding it very inspirational whenever I set out to develop a new routine for myself.The many personal stories told in Arnold's friendly voice are also generally interesting, and the chapters dealing more specifically with competitions and nutrition are noteworthy.
The Most Comprehensive Book Of It's Kind!
I originally bought this book around 20 years ago. I read it from cover to cover many times andlearned a tremendous amount! Years ago, I regrettably lent it out without ever getting it back so I recently bought another copy for my son when he started weight training.
arnold schwarzenegger bible
this is a must own for all lifters, beginers or vetrens of the sport. great pictures and info. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Bodybuilding    2. Bodybuilding & Weight Training    3. Exercise    4. Massage & Reflexotherapy    5. Reference    6. Sports & Recreation    7. Weight training    8. Reference works    9. Sports & Recreation / General   

Reviews (4)

Super excellent production
This book is super excellent on every part. Is concise, very graphic and very easy to understand. The best is that has every theme on the same book. The only thing I don't like is the external plastic cover because it fall apart so quikly. The rest is fabulous.

Touch for health- new edition
It is a very complete edition compared to the last ones which i felt were sub standard. The only thing i would have found useful were - if the colour of the tabs represented the colours of the 5 elements. its a small detail perhaps but important to a practitioner. otherwise excellently laid out.

Great book!!
I have had no training in 'Touch For Health' and I am finding the book really easy to grasp and to put into practice. It is well written, the colour pictures are great (there's lots of them too) and thereare some useful explanation's of what the 5 Elements and meridians are and how they relate to health etc. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Acupressure    2. Body, Mind & Spirit    3. Consumer Health    4. Healing - Energy (Chi Kung, Reiki, Polarity)    5. Healthy Living    6. Kinesiology    7. Massage & Reflexotherapy    8. New Age    9. Mind, Body, Spirit   

Reviews (5)

Wonderful
This is the best book I've found on Amazon that has all a person needs to know about starting massage.There's information on table heights, contraindications, business practices and everything else.I would recommend this to anyone interested in taking a massage course, or starting in the profession.

Goodreference for national board massage exam
I used this book for the National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodwork.It is useful as good knowledge source for the massage techniques parts of the exam.It is also listed as a reference by the National Certification Board of Massage and Bodywork for the NCETMB.I also used the following books which were very good: Medically detailed & Belongs under Nursing as well.
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Reviews (1)

Great introduction to Applied Kinesiology
Robert Frost's AK manual is lean and to the point. It gives the history of AK, how AK is used in Europe and the USA, theory into the mechanisms of the reflexes used in AK, basic therapeutic procedures with explainations, and clear diagrams of the basic muscle tests and the appropriate reflexes.A perfect complement to the 100 hour course.I recommend this book to any student or practioner in health care who is looking to expand their skill set. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - Physical Therapy    2. Alternative Therapies    3. Diagnosis    4. Diseases    5. Handbooks, manuals, etc    6. Health & Fitness    7. Health/Fitness    8. Human mechanics    9. Kinesiology    10. Massage & Reflexotherapy    11. Medical / Nursing    12. Musculoskeletal system    13. Patients    14. Physiology    15. Rehabilitation    16. Biomechanics, human kinetics    17. Popular medicine    18. Reflexology    19. Health & Healing   

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Reviews (7)

Great Text
This is a great book showing strokes and techniques!! Highly recommended for all massage.

A very good book
This is a very good book and the companion CD-Rom is really very helpful.
Superband dependable service
The book was in very good condition and arrived in a timely fashion.I was pleasantly surprised to find a CD-ROM included with the purchase for practical instructions as well.
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Subjects:  1. Acupressure    2. Allied Health Services - Physical Therapy    3. Consumer Health    4. Diet / Health / Fitness    5. Massage    6. Massage & Reflexotherapy    7. Massage therapy    8. Medical    9. methods    10. Health & Fitness / Alternative Therapies    11. Mind, Body, Spirit    12. Nursing    13. Other Branches of Medicine   

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one of the best medical texts I have read....
As a physical therapist working in the field for 25 years, I have read many medical textbooks. I recently read "Massage for Orthpedic Conditions" by Thomas Hendrickson, D.C., and found it to be extremely well written, very organized and informative. It was an excellent review of anatomy, and clearly described the hows and whys of his unique massage techniques. I highly recommend it to any physical therapist, massage therapist or other allied health professional.

Massage for Orthopedic Conditions
Amazing book!One of the best and comprehensive texts in the field of
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Reviews (11)

Incomprehensible
I tried to find specific conditions in the book - and the procedures to follow for treating them.I couldn't even figure out the procedures to follow when reading them - the writing just isn't very clear.
Requires two people
I was very interested in this book based on the reviews. I was able to look at it at the library before buying it. To my surprise, almost everything in the book requires two people. The book is more like an instruction book for a physical therapist. If you are looking for a book that you can use by yourself, I highly recommend The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Clair Davies.

Avid Reader
A clear and concise book with understandable information that can be put to practical use. ... Read more

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Reviews (24)

A tremendous help!
This book has been an absolute necessity for me as a massage therapy student!It has been much better than our required anatomy textbook for getting a good look at and understanding of the musculoskeletal system.I highly recommend it to anyone wishing to learn these areas of anatomy and especially for those working with massage/bodywork.A tremendously helpful book!

Basic Clinical Massage
One of the most comprehensive massage books, the easiest to read and with THE best pictures - showing anatomy drawings superimposed on photos of clients - in various different positions! Reccommend it to all remedial/deep tissue massage students.

Best book I've used so far!
This book is the best I've seen so far regarding anatomy and treatment for massage therapists.The illistrations are very easy and clear to understand.This is not the book I was given in the massage school I attended, but it's the one I use and recommend to other therapists. ... Read more

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Reviews (5)

A Must Have
A must have for beginers, even for therapists that have been in business for a while. Great marketing ideas and tips.This book has changed my practice, by not only giving me the confidence I needed but also to be able to follow through with ideas and the know how on how to do it in a more professional manner. Awesome book, kudos to Monica Reseberry!

Loved it and couldn't put it down
It's been the best book on massage marketing that I have read and better than any massage marketing class that I have attended. I really couldn't put it down and spent all my down time reading.Most of the suggestions are in practice by many, I'm sure, but it's just some common sense advice that she gives or maybe just a positive attitude towards our service oriented careers that has made a big difference for me.I can't say that since I've read the book (one month ago) that I've had a surge in clients, but it's made the clients I have more satisfied. And my head is definitely filled with new ideas.

This book was great.
Definately get this book.It gives a lot of helpful hints that you wouldn't necessarily think of.I think most therapists would benefit from getting this book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Acupressure & Acupuncture    2. Allied Health Services - Physical Therapy    3. Beauty & Grooming - Cosmetics    4. Business & Economics    5. Business/Economics    6. Career/Job    7. Careers - General    8. Consumer Health    9. Diet / Health / Fitness    10. Massage    11. Massage & Reflexotherapy    12. Practice    13. Business & Economics / Careers    14. Sales & marketing   

Reviews (4)

GreatStudy Resource
This is an excellent resource for those setting out to study reflexology. The text is easily understood,the pictures self-explanatory and a full size colour reflexology chart is included. It's a book that I will keep and refer to constantly.

Better Health with Reflexology
After reading alot about reflexology and talking to a few reflexologists, I decided that this was something to take quite seriously.....This book is amazing...The way it breaks the different systems of the body down, in a way that is easily understood is absolutely terrific.Step by step techniques are easily adapatable..After practicing reflexology for a short while all the clients that I have seen have been helped and have wonderful things to say about the Ingham method....I DEFINATELY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO ALL WHO ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING REFLEXOLOGY.

The one book you need!
This is THE book to buy on reflexology!There are a lot of other books and methods out there but this book is the original.Dwight Byers has perfected the art of reflexology, first developed by his aunt, Eunice Ingham. Not only is the information in the book presented in a clear, concise manner but it is the most accurate information on reflexology available.If you want to do reflexology either professionally or just on family and friends, this book contains what you need to be the best at what you do. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Foot    2. Massage    3. Reference    4. Reflexotherapy    5. Popular medicine    6. Reflexology