Clinical Assessment for Massage Therapy: A practical guide brings together a range of examination and assessment techniques which are otherwise only found in a variety of different places. The author presents them in a way which is specifically relevant to massage therapists. The ability to assess a client’s condition accurately is crucial if massage therapy is to be given safely, appropriately and effectively.
Students of massage therapy will find the book an invaluable source of essential material to support their learning and understanding of their new profession. More experienced therapists will use it to enhance, update and extend their skills in this key area of practice.
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Because there is no single test to confirm the diagnosis, it’s a matter of taking a thorough case history and asking enough of the right questions. You also need to observe carefully as you physically examine the involved area.
The symptoms of CRPS are often constant but can present with a pattern of relative quiescence punctuated by spikes of pain that are triggered by certain things, like movement, light touch, heat or cold, vibration – even something as slight as a breeze. Some cases are relatively mild and recover spontaneously. Most cases are bad and never completely go away. Rarely, the pain worsens over time and spreads – consuming an ever-increasing area or even developing in the same part on the opposite side of the body.» Learn More