Medicine Hands: Massage Therapy for People with Cancer
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By: Gayle MacDonald
Format: Paperback
From: Findhorn Press
Pub. Date: December 2006
From: Findhorn Press
Pub. Date: December 2006
Product Details:
Catalog: Book
Release Date: 2007-01-01
Media: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 240
Ean: 9781844090907
Isbn: 1844090906
Catalog: Book
Release Date: 2007-01-01
Media: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 240
Ean: 9781844090907
Isbn: 1844090906
ABOUT THE BOOK
EDITORIAL REVIEW
A practical book written for both health professionals and the layperson, this newly revised guide deconstructs common myths about the use of massage in cancer treatment. Reviewing literature that shows cancer to be caused by genetic mutation and the influence of hormones, the opening discussion emphasizes that mechanical action such as massage does not break tumors open or cause them to spread. The book purports that the real medical issues for massage therapists center on ameliorating the discomfort of treatments such as chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery. The topics covered include massage in hospitals, in respite care, for the dying, and for exhausted caregivers, with appendices summarizing research on oncology patients and massage. Charts for the adjustment of massage techniques according to the treatment a patient is undergoing are also included.
USER REVIEWS
"I have been a massage therapist for nearly a quarter of a century. It is wonderful to see a comprehensive book for massage therapists about massage and cancer. There have long been many fears about massage and cancer that just aren't true. There are certainly precautions and concerns. This book addresses those well. This book also brings out the heart of the massage therapist. Addditionally, I do like the updated edition.
I shared the book with my co-worker who is a massage therapist, an educator and a nurse (who has worked in acute care oncology). She writes, "My first glance, just to peruse a few pages, lasted almost an hour! I am very impressed with the contents, layout, pictures and scenarios. It is written in terms that are clear and concise. The 'Info boxes' and stories by therapists, patients and their families help bring the importance of touch therapies done safely to a population so in need.
Medicine Hands is a pure gift to massage therapists, thank you! It is written professionally, compassionately and realistically."
As instructors at a massage school in Massachusetts, we will definitely use this text and recommend it to our students as we discuss pathologies and the appropriateness of massaging cancer clients.
Again, thank you for a book that has been long-needed in our field.
"
~ Written on 2008-08-28
I shared the book with my co-worker who is a massage therapist, an educator and a nurse (who has worked in acute care oncology). She writes, "My first glance, just to peruse a few pages, lasted almost an hour! I am very impressed with the contents, layout, pictures and scenarios. It is written in terms that are clear and concise. The 'Info boxes' and stories by therapists, patients and their families help bring the importance of touch therapies done safely to a population so in need.
Medicine Hands is a pure gift to massage therapists, thank you! It is written professionally, compassionately and realistically."
As instructors at a massage school in Massachusetts, we will definitely use this text and recommend it to our students as we discuss pathologies and the appropriateness of massaging cancer clients.
Again, thank you for a book that has been long-needed in our field.
"
~ Written on 2008-08-28
"I wasnt as impressed by this book i thought it would have more techical information, its sort of wishy washy, or more fluff"
~ Written on 2008-08-07
~ Written on 2008-08-07
"Now in a newly revised and enlarged edition, Medicine Hands: Massage Therapy for People with Cancer is an in-depth guide to using massage to lessen the deleterious effects of chemotherapy and radiation, relieve pain, and improve overall quality of life for cancer patients. Written by massage therapist Gayle MacDonald, Medicine Hands is intended especially for fellow massage therapists, offering years of professional experience and wisdom concerning techniques, learning to assess the needs of patients, special considerations for therapy upon patients with common side effects of cancer, children living with cancer, or patients nearing the moment of death. Extensive references, black-and-white photographs, and plain-spoken, highly accessible writing style distinguish this enthusiastically recommended supplemental resource for massage professionals everywhere."
~ Written on 2007-04-10
~ Written on 2007-04-10
"I am taking Gayle MacDonald's Oncology Massage Therapy Certification program courses and her new updates are wonderful! Much of what we have been studying is in her book, so its been great study tool. I currently work with people living with cancer and now I feel totally competent in my field of expertise doing so. Great book, and can't wait for more books by her."
~ Written on 2007-03-09
~ Written on 2007-03-09
"The non-profit educational institution that I chair just hosted a three-day training for massage therapists with Gayle, and we were the first group to be taught using this newest edition of her book. I own the first edition and had devoured it cover-to-cover; this edition is a huge step up from that wonderful book. Gayle dispels myths about cancer and massage with science, and also gives the reader and practitioner many new tools and ways of working with people living with cancer, either preparing for treatment, undergoing it, and also for those several years out of treatment.
The primary thing that I learned was just how much I *didn't* know about the cautions of people undergoing or who have undergone treatment for cancer. Both the training and the book have given me confidence that I can *safely* touch and work with every single person with compassion and gentleness. Her book also gives me a sharper understanding of working more intelligently with my clients who do not have cancer but who may be in a medically frail state, such as those in Hospice with whom we work in our practice.
I cannot say enough wonderful things about this author, her book, and her teaching. This is a "must-buy" for all massage therapists and for anyone who is a professional touch therapist."
~ Written on 2007-01-22
The primary thing that I learned was just how much I *didn't* know about the cautions of people undergoing or who have undergone treatment for cancer. Both the training and the book have given me confidence that I can *safely* touch and work with every single person with compassion and gentleness. Her book also gives me a sharper understanding of working more intelligently with my clients who do not have cancer but who may be in a medically frail state, such as those in Hospice with whom we work in our practice.
I cannot say enough wonderful things about this author, her book, and her teaching. This is a "must-buy" for all massage therapists and for anyone who is a professional touch therapist."
~ Written on 2007-01-22