Massage and Aromatherapy A Guide for Health Professionals
This book aims to give health professionals a balanced and indepen dent overview of massage and aromatherapy. I have written it because, despite growing interest, there is a dearth of professional literature on this subject. This book aims to cover a number of topics which are under-represented in...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
1996, 1996
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1996 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- One: Introduction
- 1 Introduction to complementary medicine
- 2 Introduction to massage and aromatherapy
- 3 Massage and aromatherapy: an overview of practice
- 4 Research on massage
- 5 Research on aromatherapy
- Two: Practice
- 6 The therapeutic use of massage and aromatherapy: an overview
- 7 Disability
- 8 Disease
- 9 Special health care settings
- Three: Management
- 10 Organizing massage and aromatherapy in conventional health settings
- 11 Safety of massage and aromatherapy
- Epilogue
- Appendix A: Training in massage and aromatherapy
- How to choose a course
- Addresses
- Appendix B: Further reading
- Books on massage and touch
- Books on aromatherapy and the sense of smell
- Books for the health professional
- General books on complementary medicine
- Appendix C: Other organizations
- References
- Author index