Main description:

Review for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork Exams, Third Edition is the most comprehensive study guide for any massage student or practitioner preparing for the NCETM or MBLEx exams. Each topic is presented in a concise outline format, and review questions are included after each part. Practice tests are offered that enable the user to simulate taking the actual exam.

A companion website includes a pretest with chapter numbers alongside the answers, two additional quizzes, 500 electronic flash cards, a template for creating flash cards, crossword puzzles, a Jeopardy-style game, a Hangman-style game ("Don't Tip the Scale"), and labeling exercises.

Contents:

About the Authors
Preface
Introduction to the Exams

Part I: HUMAN ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, AND KINESIOLOGY
1: Review of Body Systems
2: Chemistry Review
3: Cellular Review
4: Integumentary System
5: Skeletal System
6: Articulations
7: Muscular System
8: Nervous System
9: Sensory System
10: Endocrine System
11: Cardiovascular System
12: Lymphatic and Immune Systems
13: Respiratory System
14: Digestive System
15: Urinary System
16: Reproductive System
17: Craniosacral System
18: Biomechanics and Kinesiology
19: Medical Terminology
20: Oriental Medicine
21: Other Energy Systems
22: Nutrition
Part I Practice Questions

Part II: CLINICAL PATHOLOGY
23: Introduction to Disease
24: Diseases of the Integumentary System
25: Diseases of the Skeletal System
26: Diseases of the Joints (Articulations)
27: Diseases of the Muscular System
28: Diseases of the Nervous System
29: Diseases of the Endocrine System
30: Diseases of the Sensory System
31: Diseases of the Cardiovascular System
32: Diseases of the Lymphatic and Immune Systems
33: Diseases of the Respiratory System
34: Diseases of the Digestive System
35: Diseases of the Urinary System
36: Diseases of the Reproductive System
37: Psychological and Emotional Disorders
38: Pharmacology Review
Part II Practice Questions

Part III: THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE AND BODYWORK ASSESSMENT
39: Client Assessment: History and Intake
40: Client Assessment: Precautions
41: Client Assessment: Assessment Areas
42: Client Assessment: Posture and Range of Motion
Part III Practice Questions

Part IV: THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE AND BODYWORK APPLICATION
43: Application: Technique
44: Application: Communication
45: Application: Hydrotherapy
46: Application: Aromatherapy
47: Application: First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
48: Application: Touch Therapy Modalities
Part IV Practice Questions

Part V: ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS, AND BUSINESS PRACTICES
49: Ethics and Professional Standards
50: Business Practices
Part V Practice Questions

Part VI: PRACTICE EXAMINATION
Practice Examination

Index