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9780130490988

Prentice Hall Health's Question & Answer Review of Massage Therapy

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    9780130490988

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    0130490989

  • Edition: 3rd
  • Format: Paperback w/CD
  • Copyright: 2004-01-01
  • Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Summary

This quick review is designed to help massage therapists and health care professionals successfully pass the NCMTB exam. It includes over 750 questions organized into four practice tests with each question coded according to the exam's five content areas to assess areas of strength. KEY TOPICS" A four-part organization covers: human anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology; clinical pathology and recognition of various conditions; massage therapy and bodywork theory, assessment, and practice; and professional standards, ethics, and business practices. For massage therapists.

Table of Contents

Preface vii
Introduction ix
Acknowledgments xv
Reviewers xvi
Human Anatomy, Physiology, and Kinesiology
1(28)
Answers and Rationales
18(11)
Clinical Pathology and Recognition of Various Conditions
29(20)
Answers and Rationales
41(8)
Massage Therapy and Bodywork Theory, Assessment, and Practice
49(32)
Answers and Rationales
69(12)
Professional Standards, Ethics, and Business Practices
81(12)
Answers and Rationales
88(5)
Comprehensive Simulated Exam 93(14)
Comprehensive Simulated Exam Answer Key 107(2)
Figures 109(6)
References 115(2)
Glossary 117

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Prentice Hall Health 's Question and Answer Review of Massage Therapy,3rd Ed. has been designed and revised according to the guidelines of the National Certification for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCTMB) exam, which is administered throughout the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. This review book enables the applicant to review relevant material while becoming familiar with the types of questions given on the exam. Each question has one answer and a brief explanation with references provided at the end of each chapter. The questions are divided into four chapters that cover all areas of therapeutic massage and bodywork and closely correlate in percentage to the NCTMB exam content areas outlined in the NCTMB Candidate Handbook.The content is divided into Human Anatomy, Physiology, and Kinesiology (27%); Massage Therapy and Bodywork Theory, Assessment, and Practice (41 %); Clinical Pathology and Recognition of Various Conditions (20%); and Professional Standards, Ethics, and Business Practices (12%) for a total of 600 questions. Within these content areas, additional topics relevant to non-Western bodywork and holistic touch-therapy modalities as well as ethics and clinical pathology are included.

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