Best Massage Books
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1. Stretching to Stay Young: Simple Workouts to Keep You Flexible, Energized, and Pain Free
Author: by Jessica Matthews
Althea Press
English
210 pages
Increase your flexibility, strengthen your body, and stretch your youth Our bodies were designed for movement, but as we age, our joints and muscles become tighter. Stretching is a gentle, simple activity that anyone can do to alleviate aches and pains, as well as improve range of motion and flexibility.
This book guides you step-by-step through each stretch, arming you with the confidence you need to progress into deeper levels of stretching for enhanced flexibility, reduced pain, decreased stiffness, and better quality of life for years to come. Stretch away your aches and pains with this guide to stretching, featuring: Customizable plansFrom preparation to self-customization, incorporate stretching into your lifestyle with flexible regimes for your health and fitness goals.
Stretching basicsEasy-to-understand explanations and detailed illustrations will show you exactly how to position your body and complete each stretch. Range of difficultiesChange it up tips allow you to increase or decrease intensity level while stretching. No matter your age or level of activity, this guide will help you ease into the wonders of stretching, to reduce stiffness and feel your best.
2. The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding : The Bible of Bodybuilding, Fully Updated and Revised
Author: by Arnold Schwarzenegger
0684857219
Simon & Schuster
English
From elite bodybuilding competitors to gymnasts, from golfers to fitness gurus, anyone who works out with weights must own this booka book that only Arnold Schwarzenegger could write, a book that has earned its reputation as the bible of bodybuilding.
Inside, Arnold covers the very latest advances in both weight training and bodybuilding competition, with new sections on diet and nutrition, sports psychology, the treatment and prevention of injuries, and methods of training, each illustrated with detailed photos of some of bodybuilding’s newest stars.
Plus, all the features that have made this book a classic are here: -Arnold’s tried-and-true tips for sculpting, strengthening, and defining each and every muscle to create the ultimate buff physique -The most effective methods of strength training to stilt your needs, whether you’re an amateur athlete or a pro bodybuilder preparing for a competition -Comprehensive information on health, nutrition, and dietary supplements to help you build muscle, lose fat, and maintain optimum energy -Expert advice on the prevention and treatment of sports-related injuries -Strategies and tactics for competitive bodybuilders from selecting poses to handling publicity -The fascinating history and growth of bodybuilding as a sport, with a photographic Bodybuilding Hall of Fame -And, of course, Arnold’s individual brand of inspiration and motivation throughout Covering every level of expertise and experience, The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding will help you achieve your personal best.
3. The Book of Lymph: Self-Care Practices to Enhance Immunity, Health, and Beauty
Author: by Lisa Levitt Gainsley
Harper Wave (May 4, 2021)
English
368 pages
A first-of-its-kind guide that outlines and explains the health-promoting properties of lymphatic massage, featuring beautifully illustrated, five-minute self-massage sequences anyone can do at home. Thanks to the astonishing results it providesglowing skin, a flatter stomach, enhanced immunity, and full-body detoxthe practice of manually stimulating the lymphatic system has become one of the most popular wellness practices today.
Lymphatic drainage works because the lymphatic systema complex geography of rivers that snake throughout the body just beneath the surface of the skinconnects every other bodily system. When lymph flows, everything else flows, too. In this first-of-its-kind guide, veteran lymphatic drainage practitioner, educator, and advocate Lisa Levitt Gainsley explains how to maintain lymphatic health, sharing the five-minute self-massage techniques she originally developed for her high-powered Los Angeles clientele.
These simple sequences are tailored to address a number of specific and common issues: bloating, headaches, digestive problems, immune health, anxiety, weight loss, acne, inflammation, and more. Whether you just want to look and feel your best or are facing a more serious health issue such as cancer treatment or recovery, The Book of Lymph offers educational and practical instruction to help you cultivate a body free of pain and lethargy, activate a calmer state of being, and boost overall glowin just five minutes a day.
4. Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: Your Self-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief (A New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook)
Author: by Clair Davies
New Harbinger Publications
English
376 pages
Trigger point therapy is one of the fastest-growing and most effective pain therapies in the world. Medical doctors, chiropractors, physical therapists, and massage therapists are all beginning to use this technique to relieve patients’ formerly undiagnosable muscle and joint pain, both conditions that studies have shown to be the cause of nearly 25 percent of all doctor visits.
This book addresses the problem of myofascial trigger pointstiny contraction knots that develop in a muscle when it is injured or overworked. Restricted circulation and lack of oxygen in these points cause referred pain. Massage of the trigger is the safest, most natural, and most effective form of pain therapy.
Trigger points create pain throughout the body in predictable patterns characteristic to each muscle, producing discomfort ranging from mild to severe. Trigger point massage increases circulation and oxygenation in the area and often produces instant relief. The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook, Third Edition, has made a huge impact among health professionals and the public alike, becoming an overnight classic in the field of pain relief.
5. Tuning the Human Biofield: Healing with Vibrational Sound Therapy
Author: by Eileen Day McKusick
Healing Arts Press
English
272 pages
A guide to the practice of Sound Balancing, using tuning forks to clear trauma stored in the human energy field Provides a precise map of the energetic biofield that surrounds the body, showing where specific emotions, memories, traumas, and pain are stored Details how to locate stored trauma in the biofield with a tuning fork and clear it 2015 Nautilus Silver Award When Eileen McKusick began offering sound therapy in her massage practice she soon discovered she could use tuning forks to locate and hear disturbances in the energy field, or biofield, that surrounded each of her clients.
She found these energetic disturbances correlated with the emotional and physical traumas her clients had experienced throughout their lives, the biofield acting as a record of pain, stress, and trauma from gestation onward. Passing the forks through these areas in the biofield not only corrected the distorted vibrational sounds she was hearing but also imparted consistent, predictable, and sometimes immediate relief from pain, anxiety, insomnia, migraines, depression, fibromyalgia, digestive disorders, and a host of other complaints.
6. Foundation: Redefine Your Core, Conquer Back Pain, and Move with Confidence
Author: by Eric Goodman
1609611004
Rodale Books
English
RADICALLY REDEFINE YOUR COREFoundation by Dr. Eric Goodman and Peter Park shifts the training focus from the front of your body to the back. By strengthening the full posterior chain and correcting poor movement patterns, you will maximize power, flexibility, and endurance and say goodbye to back pain.
7. Acupressure's Potent Points: A Guide to Self-Care for Common Ailments
Author: by Michael Reed Gach
Bantam
English
272 pages
With your hands you have potential to relieve everyday aches, pains and ailments without taking drugs, to improve your health, and to increase your vitality. Acupressure is an ancient healing art that uses the fingers to stimulate key points on the skin that, in turn, activate the body’s natural self-healing processes.
With this book, it is a skill you can learn now-and use in your own home. In Acupressure’s Potent Points, Michael Reed Gach, founder and director of the Acupressure Institute of America, reveals simple techniques that enable you to relieve headaches, arthritis, colds and flu, insomnia, backaches, hiccups, leg pain, hot flashes, depression, and more-using the power and sensitivity of your own hands.
This practical guide covers more than forty ailments and symptoms, from allergies to wrist pain, providing pressure-point maps and exercises to relieve pain and restore function. Acupressure complements conventional medical care, and enables you to take a vital role in becoming well and staying well.
8. A Massage Therapist's Guide to Pathology: Critical Thinking and Practical Application
Author: by Ruth Werner
Books of Discovery
English
672 pages
Learn to treat over 100 physical and emotional ailments with remedies from Reiki Healing for Beginners. Reiki Healing for Beginners shows new reiki practitioners how to put theory into practice and start healing body, mind, and soul. This application-focused beginner’s handbook explores basic reiki techniques, and teaches you how to heal over 100 common emotional and physical ailments with reiki.
Through clear, step-by-step instructionsfully illustratedthis practical guide is the perfect companion for new reiki practitioners who learn by doing. From aches and pains to abundance and prosperity, reiki places the power to heal in your hands. Learn how to use reiki to heal yourself and others with:Remedies for 100+ ailments that provide clear instruction for treating physical and mental afflictions with reikiBasic reiki techniques that offer simple, step-by-step guidance on hand positions for reiki healingAn essential introduction that teaches you fundamental information on the history and principles of reikiTake a hands-on approach to healing with over 100 remedies from Reiki Healing for Beginners.
10. Rainbow® FOOT Reflexology/ Acupressure Massage CHART in the Inner Light Resources Rainbow® Cards & Charts Series. 8.5 x 11 in; 2-sided (Small Poster/ Large Card)
Author: by Yshkeyna Hamilla M.A
English
2 pages
1589243072
Translated to English for the first time, Dr. Usui’s hand positions and healing techniques can now be studied directly.
12. The Complete Guide to Modern Massage: Step-by-Step Massage Basics and Techniques from Around the World
Author: by Ryan Jay Hoyme LMT BCTMB
Althea Press
English
192 pages
Learn the healing power of touch with a new, up-to-date reference from The Complete Guide to Modern Massage. Massage is a natural method to relieve pain and reduce stressand anyone can learn how to do it. The Complete Guide to Modern Massage offers an updated reference to learn popular techniques and feel the physical and emotional benefits of massage.
From classic styles such as Swedish or Shiatsu to new favorites like Ayurvedic and Thai, this massage guide offers illustrated, step-by-step instruction to master techniques from around the world. Complete with massage practices for pain relief, you’ll learn how to heal your family, friends, partners, and even yourself of common ailments with your own two hands.
The Complete Guide to Modern Massage includes:An introduction to massage that outlines the history and basic principles of massage and how they relate to modern practice. World-famous massage techniques that include Deep Tissue, Reflexology, Tui Na, Cranialsacral, Reiki, and more!
13. The MELT Method: A Breakthrough Self-Treatment System to Eliminate Chronic Pain, Erase the Signs of Aging, and Feel Fantastic in Just 10 Minutes a Day!
Author: by Sue Hitzmann
006206536X
HarperOne
English
Now available in paperback, this New York Times bestseller features a new foreword by the author, fully updated images throughout the text, and the latest scientific data that supports the effectiveness of the program. In The MELT Method, therapist Sue Hitzmann offers a breakthrough self-treatment system to combat chronic pain and erase the effects of aging and active livingin as little as ten minutes a day.
With a focus on the body’s connective tissues and the role they play in pain, stress, weight gain, and overall health, Hitzmann’s life-changing program features techniques that can be done in your own home. A nationally known manual therapist and educator, Hitzmann helps her clients find relief from pain and suffering by taking advantage of the body’s natural restorative properties.
The MELT Method shows you how to eliminate pain, no matter what the cause, and embrace a happier, healthier lifestyle.
14. MBLEx Study Guide 2021-2022: MBLEx Test Prep Secrets, Full-Length Practice Exam, Detailed Answer Explanations: [4th Edition]
Author: by Matthew Bowling
English
196 pages
1516714954
Mometrix Test Preparation’s MBLEx Study Guide 2021-2022 – MBLEx Test Prep Secrets is the ideal prep solution for anyone who wants to pass their Massage & Bodywork Licensing Examination. The exam is extremely challenging, and thorough test preparation is essential for success.
Our study guide includes:Practice test questions with detailed answer explanationsStep-by-step video tutorials to help you master difficult conceptsTips and strategies to help you get your best test performanceA complete review of all MBLEx test sectionsMometrix Test Preparation is not affiliated with or endorsed by any official testing organization.
All organizational and test names are trademarks of their respective owners. The Mometrix guide is filled with the critical information you will need in order to do well on your MBLEx exam: the concepts, procedures, principles, and vocabulary that the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards (FSMTB) expects you to have mastered before sitting for your exam.
15. Massage Therapy: Principles and Practice
Author: by Susan G. Salvo EdD LMT BCTMB
Elsevier
English
777 pages
Make the essential principles of massage therapy more approachable! Covering massage fundamentals, techniques, and anatomy and physiology, Massage Therapy: Principles and Practice, 6th Edition prepares you for success in class, on exams, and in practice settings. The new edition of this student friendly text includes more than 700 images, expanded information on the latest sanitation protocols, critical thinking questions at the end of each chapter, and updated pathologies which reflect what you will encounter in the field.
UPDATED pathologies ensure they are current and reflect what you will see in the field as a practitioner. UPDATED Research Literacy and evidence-informed practice skills, emphasize how to locate and apply scientific data and the latest research findings in your massage practice.
Licensing and Certification Practice Exams on Evolve mimics the major high-stakes exams in format and content, builds confidence, and helps increase pass rates. Complete anatomy and physiology section, in addition to material on techniques and foundations, you all the information you need in just one book.
16. Rainbow® HAND Reflexology/ Acupressure Massage CHART in the Inner Light Resources Rainbow® Cards & Charts Series. 8.5 x 11 in. 2-sided (Small Poster/ Large Card)
Author: by Yshkeyna Hamilla
English
2 pages
1589243080
This vividly color coded professional chart brilliantly illustrates Hand Reflexology and the related Acupressure points of this ancient healing system. LARGE TYPE, special bright color-coding by CHAKRAS makes easy learning for novices. Includes points massaged for frequently used and valuable purposes, including: Tension/Stress relief, Health, Colds & Sinuses, Arthritis, Addictions, Headaches, Hiccups, Nausea, CHAKRAS, etc.
Also illustrates the specific 7 endocrine glands and correlating chakra points in the Hand. This is the only chart specially COLOR CODED BY THE CHAKRAS and 7 endocrine glands for easiest learning. Used by many professional massage and reflexology schools. The special detailed color-coded illustrations make it also easy learning for first-timers.8.5 x 11 in.
2-sided, Laminated, full color illustrations. See all 12 Charts in the Inner Light Resources Rainbow Charts Series: Search by publisher: Inner Light Resources
