Mosby's Essential Sciences for Therapeutic Massage

Sandy Fritz, MS, LMT is the Owner, Director, and Head Educator of the Health Enrichment Center, Inc., School of Therapeutic Massage. Also in private practice for almost 30 years, Sandy works with a diverse clientele, dealing with everything from stress management massage to physician-referred rehabilitative care upon physician referral. She has developed and supervises a student massage clinic with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. She also provides professional sports massage and rehabilitation for individual athletes, primarily in golf, football, basketball, and baseball. In addition to being published in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, Sandy is a prominent author of many Elsevier massage therapy resources, including: Sports & Exercise Massage: Comprehensive Care in Athletics, Fitness, & Rehabilitation Mosby's Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage Mosby's Essential Sciences for Therapeutic Massage Mosby's Massage Therapy Review Mosby's Curriculum Guide for Massage Therapy Mosby's Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage Video Series, Volumes 1-4

Section One: Fundamentals 1.The Body as a Whole 2.Mechanisms of Health and Disease 3.Medical Terminology Section Two: Systems of Control 4.Nervous System Basics and the Central Nervous System 5.The Peripheral Nervous System 6.The Endocrine System Section Three: The Body Moves 7.The Skeletal System 8.The Joints 9.The Muscles 10.Biomechanics Basics Section Four: The Rest of the Body 11.The Integumentary, Cardiovascular, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems 12.The Respiratory, Digestive, Urinary, and Reproductive Systems Appendices Appendix A: Internet Resources Appendix B: Muscle Chart Appendix C: Pathology Chart Final Word Glossary Works Consulted Index