The Massage Connection: Anatomy and Physiology (Lww Massage Therapy & Bodywork Series)
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By: Kalyani Premkumar
Format: Hardcover
From: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Pub. Date: July 2003
From: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Pub. Date: July 2003
Product Details:
Catalog: Book
Release Date: 2003-08-01
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Pages: 704
Ean: 9780781734769
Isbn: 0781734762
Catalog: Book
Release Date: 2003-08-01
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Pages: 704
Ean: 9780781734769
Isbn: 0781734762
ABOUT THE BOOK
EDITORIAL REVIEW
This is the anatomy and physiology text written especially for students and practitioners of massage therapy. This edition integrates massage therapy concepts within the anatomy and physiology content, including sections that discuss how massage interacts with the body systems. The book covers all of the major body systems--integumentary, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems--that are crucial to effective massage therapy, and provides an overview of other body systems to give students a well-rounded understanding of anatomy and physiology.
USER REVIEWS
"A previous reviewer stated that this textbook was clearly thrown together as the "the only A & P text written for massage therapists" and I couldn't agree more.
Not only is the text unclear, but it's often simply wrong regarding common aspects of anatomy and other terms. One entry lists medial epicondylitis as tennis elbow (the correct common name is golfer's elbow, as tennis elbow is lateral epicondylitis). Later in the text, it lists "lumbrosacral" as one nerve plexus...up until this book, I've never heard of these two separate nerve plexuses (the lumbar and the sacral) listed as one item. These are just two of the larger, more obvious errors I found during my time with this textbook.
I understand that as students, there isn't much choice as to what text you have to use. But for all the instructors out there, stay away from this text. There are literally hundreds of other A & P texts out there that may not be specifically targeted at MTs, but are simply far superior texts. I'm certain that students would get far more from those texts than they'd ever get from this hastily thrown together mess.
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~ Written on 2008-07-21
Not only is the text unclear, but it's often simply wrong regarding common aspects of anatomy and other terms. One entry lists medial epicondylitis as tennis elbow (the correct common name is golfer's elbow, as tennis elbow is lateral epicondylitis). Later in the text, it lists "lumbrosacral" as one nerve plexus...up until this book, I've never heard of these two separate nerve plexuses (the lumbar and the sacral) listed as one item. These are just two of the larger, more obvious errors I found during my time with this textbook.
I understand that as students, there isn't much choice as to what text you have to use. But for all the instructors out there, stay away from this text. There are literally hundreds of other A & P texts out there that may not be specifically targeted at MTs, but are simply far superior texts. I'm certain that students would get far more from those texts than they'd ever get from this hastily thrown together mess.
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~ Written on 2008-07-21
"the book has a lot of photos/good and the seller sent this bood immediately which was great also it was in awesome shape again great
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~ Written on 2008-06-02
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~ Written on 2008-06-02
"I curently teach Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology, Kinesiology and various bodywork modalities at three separate, well known massage schools. This is the worst A & P text I have ever come across. I do not make this statement lightly. For 12 years I've recieved countless complimentary copies from major publishers and nothing compares to this mess.
It was obviously thrown together in a hurry to get it out there as "the only A & P text written for massage therapists".
It is poorly written. In most chapters, it offers little more than lists of terms and definitions. It has no consistency in text, nor in use of pictures. This text offers few examples, nor analogies, and it rarely explores the hows or whys of A & P. Its weaknesses are endless. My current students find it completely innaccesible. Heck, I can barely read it.
Prior to the start of the school year the owner of one school asked my opinion on switching to The Massage Connection. My opinion to him - don't do it! He decided to use it anyway. As luck would have it, he has ended up teaching portions of A&P. The result: The Massage Connection will not be our A&P text next year. He hates it as much as I do.
Sure, my review is harsh, but fair.
I just do not understand what Williams & Wilkins was thinking when they allowed this text to go to print?
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~ Written on 2005-02-21
It was obviously thrown together in a hurry to get it out there as "the only A & P text written for massage therapists".
It is poorly written. In most chapters, it offers little more than lists of terms and definitions. It has no consistency in text, nor in use of pictures. This text offers few examples, nor analogies, and it rarely explores the hows or whys of A & P. Its weaknesses are endless. My current students find it completely innaccesible. Heck, I can barely read it.
Prior to the start of the school year the owner of one school asked my opinion on switching to The Massage Connection. My opinion to him - don't do it! He decided to use it anyway. As luck would have it, he has ended up teaching portions of A&P. The result: The Massage Connection will not be our A&P text next year. He hates it as much as I do.
Sure, my review is harsh, but fair.
I just do not understand what Williams & Wilkins was thinking when they allowed this text to go to print?
"
~ Written on 2005-02-21
"I used this book as one of my references for learning anatomy and physiology in massage school. The book is pretty easy-to-understand and I think it definitely helped me through school. I also loved Anatomy and Physiology Study Guide: Key Review Questions and Answers with Explanations Volume 1 and Volume 2 by Patrick Leonardi. These had great questions to review for my A and P tests. There were lots of pertinent questions that were needed for preparing for my exams. These three books made learning A and P much easier for me."
~ Written on 2004-09-09
~ Written on 2004-09-09