Medicine Hands
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.77 (666 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1899171770 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"An excellent resource which has long been needed by health professionals." —Bernie Siegel, author, Prescriptions for Living
"RN, LMT, Oncology Massage Therapist" according to David E. Talbert. I am taking Gayle MacDonald's Oncology Massage Therapy Certification program courses and her new updates are wonderful! Much of what we have been studying is in her book, so its been great study tool. I currently work with people living with cancer and now I feel totally competent in my field of expertise doing so. Great book, and can't wait for more books by her.. "A wealth of information" according to Penny G. I found this book to be a true inspiration for me. I found out about it through one of the Massage magazines and I can honestly say it was one of the best and most important purchaces I made since I graduted from massage school in 1999. I have used it as a reference while doing volunteer as an LMT on the oncology unit at my local hospital and it was extremely helpful. Staff and students alike were very impressed with it when I s. Massage does ease physical & emotional pain. laluna@netgenie.com The American Cancer Society has recently listed Massage as a form of releif of pain for cancer patients. This was a big step and Gayle MacDonald's book is the next step. Often times the touch that cancer patients are recieving is not comforting, it is only related to often painful treatment. To be touched by someone with a compasionate intent is amazing. Gayle exlpains that healing touch is not the ability of a person to literal
A practical book written for both health professionals and the lay person, this guide deconstructs the myths about massage and cancer.