Massage Therapy: What it is and How it Works

MassageTherapy:WhatItIsandHowItWorksisauniquetextwhoseprimarypurposeistodefineanddescribethedepth,scopeanduniverseofpracticeofthisrapidlyexpandingprofession.Thefirstfourchaptersofthisresourcepresentanewandimportantdiscussion,entitled"TheThreeParadigms,"thatexplainsacontinuumofpracticebeginningatthemostbasiclevelsoftouch,leadingtothemostadvancedlevelsofholisticcare.Thesechaptersalsoincludesixteeninterestingandrelevantcasehistoriesthatshowcase,demonstrate,anddifferentiatepracticebyfirst-,second-,andthird-paradigmpractitioners.Alsodiscussedinthesechaptersisanothernewconceptthatintroducesandexplorestheideaofthreelevelsofcompetence.Followingisauniquemodelofthebreadthoftheprofession,TheContinuumoftheFourMassageTherapyandBodyworkLevels.Itdiscussesanddemonstrateshowthemainintentionofeachofthetwenty-sixmodalitiespresentedprimarilytreatsandaffectsoneofthefourlayersoftheenergy/mattercontinuumofthemind-bodycomplex.