Unit 1: Foundations for Practice, Basic and Complementary Methods, and Business Practices 1. History of Massage (Til Luchau and Susan Salvo) 2. Therapeutic Relationships (Megan Lavery and Susan Salvo) 3. Tools of the Trade 4. Self-Care: Health, Wellness, Nutrition, and Stress Reduction 5. Research Literacy (JoEllen Sefton) 6. Effects of Massage Therapy (JoEllen Sefton) 7. Body Mechanics, Client Positioning, and Draping 8.
Massage Techniques, Joint Mobilizations, and Stretches 9. Infection Control and Emergency Preparedness 10. Treatment Planning: Intake, Assessment, and Documentation 11. Special Populations and Pregnancy 12. Hydrotherapy and Spa 13. Foot Reflexology 14. Clinical Massage (Susan Salvo, Judith Delany, Alice Sanvito) 15. Seated Massage (Ralph R.
Stephens) 16. Energy-Based Bodywork Therapy: Shiatsu and Ayurveda (Richard Gold) 17. Business, Marketing, Accounting, and Finance Unit 2: Anatomy and Physiology 18. Introduction to the Human Body: Cells, Tissues, and the Body Compass 19. Skeletal System 20. Muscular System 21. Kinesiology 22. Integumentary System 23.
Nervous System 24. Endocrine System 25. Reproductive System 26. Cardiovascular System 27. Lymphatic System and Immunity 28. Respiratory System 29. Digestive System 30. Urinary System Appendix: SOAP Notes Glossary Illustration Credits Biography Index Index.