Includes index.

Holders of a legacy: The evolution of hospital-based massage therapy -- A frontier of knowledge: Exploring the research -- Adapting to hospital culture: Traveling in a foreign land -- The spectrum of caring: Understanding the therapeutic relationship -- Protecting patients and practitioners: Infection control practices -- Pressure, site and position: A clinical framework -- An overview of common diseases requiring health care treatment -- Common symptoms and conditions: Sign posts for the massage therapist -- What’s that beeping? Medical devices and procedures -- Pharmaceutical factors: Adjustments for medications -- Gathering information: Referrals, orders and intake -- One on one: The massage therapy session -- Beyond touch: Aromatherapy massage sessions in health care -- Sacred time: Touch at the end of life -- The value of documentation: Charting protocols -- Trending into the future: Possibilities and probabilities.