Authors: Audrey Githa Goldberg & Lucy McDonald

Number of Pages: 286

ISBN: 0750624531

Cover: Paperback

Clear and detailed explanations of massage techniques are supplemented by many drawings and photographs, which serve to make clear the structure of the body and its functions. Valuable sections are included on relaxation techniques and correct breathing, and many exercises, such as step, are included in the revised and expanded section on active exercise.This edition also covers treatment for cellulite, vacuum suction and galvanism in the chapter on new techniques.

Includes:

• History of massage
• Ethics, the beauty therapist and the salon
• Manipulations and massage techniques
• The physiological effects of massage
• Passive movements
• New techniques