Hands in Health Care : Massage Therapy for the Adult Hospital Patient.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

MacDonald, Gayle.

Contributor:

Tague, Carolyn.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Massage therapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (370 pages)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Handspring Publishing Limited, 2020.

Summary:

Hands in Health Care.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Foreword by Ruth Werner

Foreword by Wolf E Mehling

About the authors

Acknowledgments

Figure permissions

Preface

Glossary

Introduction

1. Holders of a legacy: The evolution of hospital-based massage therapy

2. A frontier of knowledge: Exploring the research

3. Adapting to hospital culture: Traveling in a foreign land

4. The spectrum of caring: Understanding the therapeutic relationship

5. Protecting patients and practitioners: Infection control practices

6. Pressure, site and position: A clinical framework

7. An overview of common diseases requiring health care treatment

8. Common symptoms and conditions: Sign posts for the massage therapist

9. What's that beeping? Medical devices and procedures

10. Pharmaceutical factors: Adjustments for medications

11. Gathering information: Referrals, orders and intake

12. One on one: The massage therapy session

13. Beyond touch: Aromatherapy massage sessions in health care

14. Sacred time: Touch at the end of life

15. The value of documentation: Charting protocols

16. Trending into the future: Possibilities and probabilities

Appendix

Test answers

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781912085552

1912085550

OCLC:

1236251279