Quick reference dictionary for massage therapy and bodywork

Dedication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix About the Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xi Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xiii Dictionary of Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188 List of Appendices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190 Appendix 1: AMTA Code of Ethics . . . . . . 191 Appendix 2: ABMP Professional Code of Ethics . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Appendix 3: IMA Group Code of Ethics. . 200 Appendix 4: The Benefits of Massage . . . . 202 Appendix 5: Safety and Hygiene. . . . . . . . 204 Appendix 6: Suggested Reading . . . . . . . . 209 Appendix 7: General Acronyms and Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 Appendix 8: Organization Acronyms . . . . 242 Appendix 9: Selected National and International Massage Associations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Appendix 10: Medical Roots: Etymology . . 257 Appendix 11: Massage Techniques and Modalities Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284 Appendix 12: Range of Motion . . . . . . . . . . 330 Appendix 13: Bones of the Body . . . . . . . . . 332 Appendix 14: Muscles of the Body . . . . . . . 333 Appendix 15: Metric System . . . . . . . . . . . . 363 Appendix 16: Weight and Measure Conversions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365 About the Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xi Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xiii Dictionary of Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188 List of Appendices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190 Appendix 1: AMTA Code of Ethics . . . . . . 191 Appendix 2: ABMP Professional Code of Ethics . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Appendix 3: IMA Group Code of Ethics. . 200 Appendix 4: The Benefits of Massage . . . . 202 Appendix 5: Safety and Hygiene. . . . . . . . 204 Appendix 6: Suggested Reading . . . . . . . . 209 Appendix 7: General Acronyms and Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 Appendix 8: Organization Acronyms . . . . 242 Appendix 9: Selected National and International Massage Associations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Appendix 10: Medical Roots: Etymology . . 257 Appendix 11: Massage Techniques and Modalities Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284 Appendix 12: Range of Motion . . . . . . . . . . 330 Appendix 13: Bones of the Body . . . . . . . . . 332 Appendix 14: Muscles of the Body . . . . . . . 333 Appendix 15: Metric System . . . . . . . . . . . . 363 Appendix 16: Weight and Measure Conversions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365 Appendix 17: Peripheral Nerve Innervations: Upper Extremity . . . . . . . . . . 369 Appendix 18: Peripheral Nerve Innervations: Lower Extremity . . . . . . . . . . 372 Appendix 19: Diseases, Pathologies, and Syndromes Defined. . . . . . . . 378 Appendix 20: Licensure by State . . . . . . . . . 451 Appendix 21: Canada Licensure by Province . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463 Appendix 22: Medical Codes for Massage Therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 466