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Look Inside

Medical Conditions and Massage Therapy is available as an e-book!

Read the Preface—an inspiring note from the author, how her book supports teachers, a quick overview of the book’s features and the system.

See an entire chapter (Nervous System Conditions), online materials, and samples of client stories at the publisher’s website.

Explore the 5-level Massage Therapy Pressure Scale used throughout the book, and in hospitals and clinics around the U.S.

See how Decision Trees for blood clots, female infertility, and lymphoma organize massage contraindications into a quick reference format.

deborah-readingView general Interview Questions about medications, and specific questions about stroke and atrial fibrillation.  These questions go beyond the basics to find out specifics for each client condition.

See comprehensive Massage Guidelines for heart disease, covering many possible client presentations, rather than a single contraindication for a single disease.

Read Research Summaries for three conditions: depression, high blood pressure, and HIV disease.

Read about Medications that require massage adaptations, including NSAIDs, corticosteroids, and cancer supportive care.

Contributors shared wonderful stories called therapist’s journals. These samples tell stories of clients with blood clots, asthma, and scabies, a highly contagious skin condition.

Innovative artwork shows common client presentations, and corresponding massage adjustments, directly on the human body. See massage contraindications for leukemia, stroke, and postsurgical patients.

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Why take a course in oncology massage therapy?

There are so many good reasons. Here are a few:

Service. During cancer treatment and beyond, people need support. They need symptom relief. They need sleep. Oncology massage therapy (OMT) can help people cope during cancer treatment, at end of life, post-treatment, and during diagnosis.
Practice building. With the right skills, you can meet growing client demand and build your practice. You can be part of cancer care. It is better for your business to be able to work with people right then, right where they are, than to refer them out or send them home.
Career satisfaction and longevity. OMT is immensely satisfying work. Your steady presence and your hands can make a huge difference in someone's day or week. You might even find our approach to be easier on your hands and alignment. We offer new ways to provide comfort without effort and "deep tissue" work.

To practice OMT, massage therapists need to know what to ask clients before the massage, and how to use the client's answers. They need to know how to think through what to do, and how to communicate with clients in difficult circumstances. They need confidence, sensitivity, strong interview and table-side instruction. They need to learn from actual case studies and real-world exercises, and good chances to practice.

We provide these learning experiences in our 4-Day Intensive, Oncology Massage Therapy: Caring for Clients with Cancer.

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