A Practical Guide to Acu-points
Written by Chris Jarmey and Ilaira Bouratinos
Price: $35.00
North Atlantic Books
An understanding of acu-points is vital not only for acupuncturists but also for bodyworkers. This user-friendly manual contains current, comprehensive information for both groups, with special emphasis on how shiatsu and tuina therapists can best utilize “point knowledge” in their practice. Renowned experts Chris Jarmey and Ilaira Bouratinos use succinct text...
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Harmonic Healing
A Guide to Facilitated Oscillatory Release and Other Rhythmic Myofascial Techniques
Written by Zachary Comeaux
Price: $22.95
North Atlantic Books
Connective tissue release, or myofascial release, is a major component of manual therapies, including osteopathic medicine. Most methods involve placing the patient in a passive, relaxed position for diagnosis and treatment. However, many practitioners have intuitively sensed that rhythmic motion should be a component of therapy, and increasingly include it in...
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The Concise Book of Neuromuscular Therapy
Written by John Sharkey
Price: $32.95
North Atlantic Books
Neuromuscular Therapy (NMT) is an innovative healing approach that combines the best soft tissue manipulation techniques of osteopathy, chiropractic, naturopathy, trigger point therapy, and other fields. NMT uses massage techniques and flexibility stretching to balance the musculoskeletal and nervous systems, and eliminate the causes of neuromuscular pain. The therapy consists of...
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Dynamic Bodyuse for Effective, Strain-Free Massage
Written by Darien Pritchard
Price: $39.95
North Atlantic Books
The most significant cause of early retirement from the massage profession is the cumulative strain on the body developed in the course of performing the work. The explosive growth of this occupation in recent years has been accompanied by an increase in the number of work-induced problems. Practitioners can easily strain...
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Deep Tissue Massage, Revised
A Visual Guide to Techniques
Written by Art Riggs, Foreword by Thomas W. Myers
Price: $29.95
North Atlantic Books
Featuring more than 250 photographs and 50 anatomical drawings, Deep Tissue Massage is the standard guide to the essentials of touch, biomechanics, and positioning options for a multitude of strategies to treat all major conditions encountered in a bodywork practice.
The book is divided into three sections. “Fundamentals” covers basic skills of...
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The Foundations of Shiatsu
Written by Chris Jarmey
Price: $24.95
North Atlantic Books
Shiatsu works by stimulating the body's vital energy flow in order to promote good health. The practitioner uses palms, thumbs and fingers, elbows, and even knees and feet to apply pressure and stretching to the energy lines or “meridians.” This text written by a renowned practitioner, has been designed as a...
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Seated Acupressure Bodywork
A Practical Handbook for Therapists
Written by Andrew Parfitt
Price: $24.95
North Atlantic Books
On-site massage has exploded in popularity since the 1980s, with therapists performing massages in shopping centers, airports, and workplaces. This comprehensive manual details a 20-minute sequence, developed from traditional Anma and Shiatsu techniques, that enables the practitioner to move around the client’s body in a flowing and highly effective way. With...
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4 Hands Are Better Than 2
A Guide for Original Tandem Massage
Written by Terri Tremper and Tammi Tremper
Price: $24.95
North Atlantic Books
Elite spas and resorts offer tandem massage as the ultimate indulgence, yet little has been written to educate therapists about this exciting modality. This practical guide, written by two sisters who have pioneered the technique, fills that gap. Part one presents 14 steps to creating successful two-person massage routines, ranging from...
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Reflexology and Associated Aspects of Health: A Practitioner's Guide
Written by Adrian Seager
Price: $29.95
North Atlantic Books
Written in simple language and based on years of private practice experience, Reflexology and Associated Aspects of Health is aimed at reflexologists, complementary therapists, and interested laypersons. Designed as both a practical guide and a reference, the book stresses the importance of health maintenance over disease management. Beginning with a discussion...
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Ritual as Resource
Energy for Vibrant Living
Written by Michael Picucci, Foreword by Peter Levine
Price: $16.95
North Atlantic Books
Michael Picucci has survived HIV, heart attacks, cancer, and the loss of many loved ones. Beyond merely coping, he has thrived—but how? This book explains. Mixing vivid life stories and simple, step-by-step creative ritual exercises, Picucci offers readers a self-empowering path to energetic healing through contact with what he calls 'healing...
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Release Your Pain
Resolving Repetitive Strain Injuries with Active Release Techniques
Written by Brian Abelson and Kamali Abelson, Foreword by Michael Leahy
Price: $19.95
North Atlantic Books
Release Your Pain presents ART (Active Release Techniques) as a new approach to addressing such common repetitive strain injuries as carpal tunnel syndrome, plantar fasciitis, knee and shoulder injuries, and back pain. Based on case studies, the book shows how ART locates and breaks down scar tissue and adhesions that cause...
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Rehabilitation Protocols for Surgical and Nonsurgical Procedures
Lumbar Spine
Written by Carol Mcfarland and Don Burkhart, Preface by Aubrey Swartz
Price: $27.50
North Atlantic Books
This manual, written for healthcare professionals, explores the pros and cons of a wide range of currently practiced rehabilitation methods, and includes tests, illustrated exercises, and worksheets for evaluating patients.
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Spinal Manipulation Made Simple
A Manual of Soft Tissue Techniques
Written by Jeffrey Maitland
Price: $20.00
North Atlantic Books
Written by an expert on alternative bodywork, this book presents techniques for manipulating the soft tissues of the back in a safe, simple manner. The method avoids the high velocity, low amplitude thrusting techniques employed by chiropractors. Instead, it utilizes the intuitive sense of somatic bodyworkers combined with the proven theory...
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Healing Hip, Joint, and Knee Pain
A Mind-Body Guide to Recovery from Surgery and Injuries
Written by Kate O'Shea
Price: $14.95
North Atlantic Books
Studies show that patients who contribute to their own treatment and recovery fare better in rehabilitation.Tailoring the concept for those suffering from joint pain, orthopedic psychologist Kate O'Shea draws from her patients and her own congenital hip orblems (she has four major surgeries by the time she was thirteen) to describe...
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The Endless Web
Fascial Anatomy and Physical Reality
Written by R. Louis Schultz and Rosemary Feitis, Illustrated by Diana Sallas, Photographed by Ronald Thompson
Price: $18.95
North Atlantic Books
The result of more than two decades of research and practice, The Endless Web present in clear, readable language a comprehensive guide to understanding and working effectively with the myofascial system, the 'packing material' of the body. Myofascia is a flexible network of tissue that surrounds, cushions, and supports muscles, bones...
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