Hands in Health Care: Massage therapy for the adult hospital patient

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