PEDIATRIC MASSAGE THERAPY (2nd Edition)

by Marybetts Sinclair

This well-written and thoroughly researched text is suitable as both an instructional text and reference book for practicing professionals.  It thoroughly examines techniques that practitioners and students need to know in order to perform manual therapy on children, including those with special needs. Well-written, thoroughly researched, and clearly illustrated, the text is suitable as both an instructional text and a reference book for practicing professionals.

The author concentrates on the practical application of massage therapy for children ages 2 to 18, with useful information on how using massage can enhance their development and quality of life. Topics include: the role of massage in healthy emotional development and the management of psychological stress, musculoskeletal differences between children and adults, how to give a full-body pediatric massage, the use of massage to treat pediatric aches, pains, and injuries, how to apply massage to children with special needs, and working with and teaching parents massage therapy.