Mosby's Basic Science for Soft Tissue and Movement Therapies

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 I Fundamentals Chapter 1 The Body as a Whole Chapter 2 Mechanisms of Health and Disease Chapter 3 Medical Terminology Section II Systems of Control Chapter 4 Nervous System Basics and the Central Nervous System Chapter 5 The Peripheral Nervous System Chapter 6 The Endocrine System Section III The Body Moves Chapter 7 The Skeletal System Chapter 8 The Joints Chapter 9 The Muscles Chapter 10 Biomechanics Basics Section IV The Rest of the Body Chapter 11 The Integumentary, Cardiovascular, Lymphatic and Immune Systems Chapter 12 The Respiratory, Digestive, Urinary and Reproductive Systems