Book description
Sports therapy has made huge advances in recent years and is no
longer the preserve of the professional athlete. More and more people
who take part in sport at all levels are seeking treatment from
masseurs and other therapists for injury or the fatigue that follows
intensive training. This landmark book is the first to set out in full
the techniques and routines involved in sports massage, as well as
guidance on the treatment of specific injuries related to various sports.
This book explains how sports massage improves and speeds up a
sportsman's recovery from training, which sports injuries can be
effectively treated by massage, and how quickly it can be applied.
Based on sound medical principles, and with over 200 specially
commissioned photographs and illustrations, Sports Massage sets
out the skills and techniques of sports massage for physiotherapists,
coaches, trainers and keen sportsmen themselves. Also included are
sections on stretching, self-massage, Shiatsu and acupressure.
Jari Ylinden MD, DO is an acupuncturist (Nanjing College of
traditional Chinese Medicine) and remedial masseur. He runs a private
practice specialising in sports injuries and disorders of the
locomotor system, and is a consultant at the physiotherapy department
of Ostanlid Hospital, Finland.
Mel Cash BA, LCSP (assoc) has been a massage therapist since 1985,
and has become one of the world's leading authorities in the subject
through his books. He is the principal tutor of the London School of
Sports Massage, and is a lecturer in anatomy and physiology at the
University of Westminster. His books include Sport and Remedial
Massage Therapy, and Pocket Atlas of the Moving Body.
