Massage and bodywork : adapting therapies for cancer care / edited by Peter A. Mackereth, Ann Carter ; forewords by Denise Rankin-Box, Michele Angelo Petrone.

Date:
2006
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About this work

Description

'Massage and Bodywork' brings together common forms of bodywork with a focus on an important and challenging area of practice. The book illustrates how massage can be safely adapted for patients and dispels some misconceptions about working with people who have cancer.

Publication/Creation

Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone / Elsevier, 2006.

Physical description

xxi, 249 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Cancer and its treatments -- Integrative practice -- Evaluating the evidence -- Professional and potent practice -- Working with the denied body -- Body psychotherapy in cancer care -- Therapist as teacher -- The HEARTS process : combining therapeutic approaches for relaxation -- Massage and essential oils in haemato-oncology -- Collaborative working -- Shiatsu for symptom management -- Managing lymphoedema -- Massage and spinal cord compression -- Creative approaches to reflexology -- Adapting chair massage for carers, staff, and patients -- Being met with care : massage work with vulnerable patients.

Notes

Copy 1. Donor: MAP Foundation.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    Medical Collection
    QZ266 2006M41
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9780443100314
  • 0443100314