Principles and Practice of Therapeutic Massage

Thoroughly revised edition of authoritative text on therapeutic massage includes:
Up-to-date research
In-depth analysis of physiological effects, therapeutic uses and contraindications
Lucid description of classical massage techniques
Detailed description of theoretical and practical aspects of sports massage
Information on connective tissue massage, underwater massage, myofascial release, instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization, craniosacral therapy, manual lymphatic drainage
Ancient massage systems-Abhyanga, Tuina, Gausha, Thai massage, Shiatsu
Primarily written for physiotherapy undergraduates, this first book on the subject by an Indian physiotherapist is a useful reference for the practitioners of Physiotherapy, Ayurveda, Naturopathy, Physical Education, Physiatry, Sports Medicine, etc., and an informative text for the laymen too.
Akhoury Gourang Sinha BPT MSPT PhD (Sports Medicine and Physiotherapy) is Professor, Department of Physiotherapy at Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, India. He has served as Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Punjabi University, Patiala and as External Expert Member to academic bodies, selection committees, peer review teams, human research ethical committees, etc., of various Indian universities. A Fellow of Indian Association of Physiotherapists, he is Examiner of undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD of more than 40 universities.