Subjects:  1. Careers - General    2. Diet / Health / Fitness    3. Exercise    4. Fitness walking    5. Health    6. Health & Fitness    7. Health/Fitness    8. Physical fitness    9. Walking    10. Work-Related Health    11. Health & Fitness / General   

Subjects:  1. Health & Fitness / Work-Related Health    2. James Schaller, MD and Gary Rosen, PhD   

Subjects:  1. Drummers (Musicians)    2. General    3. Health and hygiene    4. Music    5. Music/Songbooks    6. Musical Instruments - Percussion    7. Pain Management    8. Percussionists    9. Reference    10. Wounds and injuries    11. Music / General    12. Percussion instruments   

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Exercise    3. Health & Fitness    4. Health/Fitness    5. Healthy Living    6. Posture    7. Rolfing    8. Work-Related Health    9. Fitness & diet    10. Health & Fitness / Exercise   

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Illustrated Guide to Taping Techniques
Since reading Illustrated Guide to Taping Techniques I have learned many different techniques used to tape a wide range of body parts and injuries. The information in this book is far more valuable then the money I payed for it. In addition to being very indepth with the tapings it also has sections that describe on what injuries the taping should be used and how to tell which taping to do before you apply any tape.

Illustrated guide to Taping Techniques gets thumbs up
Illustrated Guide To Taping Techniques is a very thorough and complete sports taping manual. It covers all taping, from the basic preventative taping to the more advanced injury specific taping.What I like about the book is that while it is concise, you do not have to be a physiotherapist to understand it. It gives easy to follow instructions along with labelled pictures of the techniques. This book is a must for anybody working as a sports trainer or remedial therapist and is very reasonably priced. I give this book my thumbs up and it certainly goes into the most used book pile in my collection. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - Physical Therapy    2. Atlases    3. Bandages    4. Bandages and bandaging    5. Health/Fitness    6. Medical    7. Medical / Nursing    8. Sports Medicine    9. Sprains and Strains    10. Treatment Of Wounds And Injuries    11. prevention & control    12. Biomechanics, human kinetics    13. Medical / Allied Health Services / Physical Therapy    14. Medical equipment & techniques    15. Physiotherapy    16. Sports injuries & medicine    17. Surgery   

Editorial Review

In an emergency, the last thing any parent needs is to have to scan through a table of contents or index, and then thumb through pages and pages of dense text looking for the CPR instructions. In Read more

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Easy to read and easy to use!
I have owned-A Sigh of Relief- for many years, I find it easy to read andeasy to understand. A must for anyone with children!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Child Care/Parenting    2. Children    3. Children's accidents    4. Family / Parenting / Childbirth    5. First aid in illness and injur    6. First aid in illness and injury    7. Health & Daily Living - General    8. Health - General    9. Pediatric emergencies    10. Prevention    11. Advice on parenting    12. Medical / Gynecology & Obstetrics    13. Child Care    14. Parenting    15. Health & Safety   

Subjects:  1. Health Policy    2. Medical    3. Medical / Nursing    4. Work-Related Health    5. Family & Health    6. Public health & preventive medicine   

Subjects:  1. Epidemiology    2. Health Care Delivery    3. Health surveys    4. Medical    5. Medical / Nursing    6. Public Health    7. Surgery - General    8. Treatment Of Wounds And Injuries    9. Wounds and injuries    10. Epidemiology & medical statistics    11. Medical / Epidemiology    12. Medicine | Public Health   

Subjects:  1. Back    2. Backache    3. Care and hygiene    4. Diet / Health / Fitness    5. Golf    6. Golf - General    7. Golf injuries    8. Pain Management    9. Prevention    10. Sports    11. Sports & Recreation   

Editorial Review

They go by many names--tennis elbow, carpal tunnel syndrome, forearm tendinitis--but these injuries all have a common origin: our work and play. Whether it's computer programming, carpentry, food service, or bookkeeping, many jobs today require people to hunch over into unnatural positions and then perform the same tiny movements over and over again throughout a workday. And the sports we pursue often aren't much better--tennis, golf, and racquetball all involve repeated elbow- and back-straining movements. Read more

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No good
Since I got RSI myself, I've read a number of books on the subject, and of all I've read, this book was at the bottom of the barrel. I'm not saying it is completely without merits, but most of the good advice are available inall other books I've read. I do, however, fail to see advice aboutmeditation and guided imagery as relevant to RSI.

Very good book
It's a great adjunct to my treatment with my chiropractor.My chiropractor told me that a lot of patients do better when they eat more protein.It wasn't until I happened to open to the page that discussedprotein, carbohydrates and insulin (around p.122)that I understood why thatis true.The book is helping me to learn more about taking better care ofmyself during my recovery. It gives ideas on how to deal with this disability
You actually learn!It gives ideas on how to deal with the disability -- and the psychological part, too.It's a wonderful book! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Alternative treatment    3. Consumer Health    4. Environmental Health    5. General    6. Health & Fitness    7. Health Care Issues    8. Health/Fitness    9. Overuse injuries    10. Popular works    11. Prevention    12. Work-Related Health    13. Wounds and injuries    14. Health & Fitness / Alternative Therapies    15. Popular medicine   

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ergonomic-chair
I want to receive information about ergonomic-chair. Please, can you give me it? ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Engineering - Industrial    2. General    3. Human engineering    4. Industrial Design - General    5. Industrial Health & Safety    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Technology    8. Technology & Industrial Arts    9. Work-Related Health    10. Ergonomics    11. Technology / Industrial Health & Safety   

Subjects:  1. Dance    2. Dance - General    3. Dance - Reference    4. Dancing injuries    5. Diet / Health / Fitness    6. General    7. Kinesiology And Human Biomechanics    8. Performing Arts    9. Treatment Of Wounds And Injuries   

Subjects:  1. Accidents, Occupational    2. Allied Health Services - Occupational Therapy    3. Allied Health Services - Physical Therapy    4. Industrial Medicine    5. Industrial safety    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Physical therapy    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Treatment    10. Wounds and injuries   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Drugs and employment    5. Human Resources & Personnel Management    6. Occupational & Industrial Medicine    7. Work-Related Health   

Subjects:  1. Health & Fitness    2. Health/Fitness    3. Medical / Nursing    4. Occupational & Industrial Medicine    5. Work-Related Health   

Subjects:  1. Accidents    2. Athletic Injuries    3. Health/Fitness    4. Sports    5. Sports & Recreation    6. Sports Medicine    7. Sports injuries    8. Training   

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A new approach
I just heard this author speak at a teacher's conference. The material presented was excellent, and reflected the fresh and new approach of this book. I am so pleased that finally there is a book that treats the subject of body mechanics in a functional and practical way. This book is exactly what our profession has been waiting for. Buy it and enjoy!

The Best
If you are a massage student, therapist, or teacher of massage therapy, you should buy this book. It's the best book written on body mechanics. It provides all the information needed to sustain a healthy massage career. The burn-out rate for massage therapists is too short; this book will help to eliminate it.

A Gem
I've been teaching massage for over 15 years, and in all that time I've never come across such a wonderful book on body mechanics. This book is a gem. As a teacher I find its content up-to-date and concise. The photos are clear, the exercises are brilliant, and the tips for students are an extra bonus. My students have learned an incredible amount from this book, and I see it in their work with each other. I wouldn't be without this book in the classroom, and my students will be so thankful for it after they graduate. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Carpal tunnel syndrome    2. Diseases - Musculoskeletal    3. Exercise    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health & Fitness / Massage & Reflexotherapy    6. Health & Fitness / Work-Related Health    7. Health/Fitness    8. Human mechanics    9. Massage & Reflexotherapy    10. Masseurs    11. Overuse injuries    12. Physical therapists    13. Prevention    14. Work-Related Health    15. Chiropractors    16. Health and hygiene    17. Occupational diseases   

Subjects:  1. Anthropology - Cultural    2. Essays    3. Psychology    4. Social Science    5. Social aspects    6. Sociology    7. Stress Management    8. Technology    9. Work-Related Health    10. Social Science / Essays   

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An excellant easy to use guide
In my massage practice, I encourage people to use self help for managing their health.This book is a great one to have for
The Acupressure Warmup: For Fitness, Athletic Preparation,
The truly simple and amazing precedures explained in the book produce incredible results not only to relieve pain but to keep you from injury.I am in my 50's and play tennis four times a week.Prior to using the Acupressure warmup routine, I was prone to injury. I have been warming upwith this method for five years now and have been pain and injury free, andit only takes 10 minutes!I have recommended this book to dozens offriends who have had similar success.My husband who travels a good deal,uses tennis balls on his back pressure points while driving or flying torelieve back pain.I highly recommend this book to young and old.

Awesome for back pain
I've had chronic back pain all my life and have tried many different approaches to find relief. \ I have found that the Acupressure Warmup techniques to be very effective in relieving my pain instantly. Because mypain is chronic I find myself stiff and sore after work and in the morningwhen I wake up. After applying the techniques I can go throughout the daywith much pain and muscle spasms. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Acupressure    2. Acupressure & Acupuncture    3. Consumer Health    4. Diet / Health / Fitness    5. Exercise    6. Health & Fitness    7. Health/Fitness    8. Physical fitness    9. Prevention    10. Sports injuries    11. Biomechanics, human kinetics    12. Fitness training    13. Specific disorders & therapies    14. Sports injuries & medicine   

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Good for beginners
I'm an experienced hiker and still found the book useful and entertaining. I didn't learn anything new, but I will guarantee you that novice hikers would benefit immensely from this. What is basic common sense to seasoned hikers may not come naturally to those just lacing up their boots for the first time. The book focuses primarily on how to keep your feet in shape during long treks and addresses such things as proper socks, shoes and lcimbing techniques. I wish the author would have addressed cardiovascular fitness more; he does mention the extreme importance of aerobic exercise as preparation, but doesn't stress that facet enough. Anyone who hikes long miles needs to be mentally and physically fit before attempting the undertaking, Plotkin tends to gloss over this and move on to other things. trailman
I just finished reading this book and found it to be a valuable resource for my family and the boy scout troop I belong to. The A Book About What You Already Know.
I found most of this text to be kind of a waste.I'm an interemediate experience hiker but there's nothing new in this "bare bones" basic book.Even if I was just getting into the sport, I would NOT have learned anything that VERY basic common sense couldn't already tell me....Read more

Subjects:  1. Care and hygiene    2. Diet / Health / Fitness    3. First Aid    4. Foot    5. Hiking    6. Hiking injuries    7. Leg    8. Prevention    9. Sports    10. Sports & Recreation    11. Sports & Recreation / Hiking    12. Walking, hiking, trekking