This significantly revised new edition features an easy-to-use format that provides basic theory and assessment of neuromuscular conditions followed by an extensive overview of techniques specific to deep tissue massage Ñ including trigger point therapy, friction techniques, myofascial techniques, and stretching. Step-by-step treatment routines for the 22 most commonly encountered neuromuscular conditions are clearly outlined using detailed descriptions and illustrations side-by-side. Downloadable assessment forms and 90-minutes of video on proper deep tissue massage techniques are included on the companion Evolve website.

Rev. ed. of: Deep tissue massage treatment / Enrique Fabian Fernandez. c2006.

Theory -- Assessment -- Common approaches -- Tools and techniques -- Head and neck -- Shoulder -- Arm and hand -- Back and abdominals -- Hips and thigh -- The leg.