Massage and Bodywork: Adapting Therapies for Cancer Care

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A benefit of this book is that the reader can access aspects of massage and bodywork, without necessarily reading the text from beginning to end. It provides an overview of each section, an abstract of each chapter and summary. (2006) 249pp

Ideal for qualified massage and bodywork therapists wanting to expand their knowledge and skills, this unique resource brings together the most common forms of bodywork with a focus on this important and challenging area of practice. Emphasizing the need for safe practice, this book illustrates how massage can be safely adapted for patients and dispels some misconceptions about working with people who have cancer. Key topics include integrative and collaborative working, the psychological aspects of bodywork, therapists as teachers, professionalism, the control of symptoms, working with vulnerability, potency in practice, and the skilful combination of voice and touch.

Audience
Qualified massage and bodywork therapists. Health care professionals, such as nurses, physiotherapists and occupational therapists.

Contents

Section 1: Key Themes

1. Cancer and Its treatments
2. Integrative Practice
3. Evaluating the Evidence
4. Professional and Potent Practice
5. Working with the Denied Body
6. Body Psychotherapy in Cancer Care
7. Therapist as Teacher

Section 2: Practitioners at Work

8. The HEARTS process
9. Massage and Essential Oils in Haemato-oncology
10. Collaborative Working
11. Shiatsu for Symptom Management
12. Lymphoedema
13. Massage & Spinal Cord Compression
14. Creative Approaches to Reflexology
15. Adapting Chair Massage
16. Being Met with Care: Massage Work with Vulnerable Patients

Date reviewed

02/05/2007

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