Essential Orthodontics: Diagnosis and Treatment is designed to help dental students, orthodontic residents, and general dentists understand the basic concepts and procedures essential to the diagnosis, treatment planning, and treatment of patients who have relatively simple malocclusion problems. The authors explain the steps of diagnosing basic orthodontic problems and analyzing dental radiographs and include many of the forms and charts dentists use for examination, diagnosis, and appliance design. Readers will learn about the mechanics of how appliances move teeth, the different types of appliances, and the orthodontic materials on the market. The authors also explain and demonstrate through color photos how to take dental impressions, create plaster casts, how to create the various fixed and removable appliances, and how to write a laboratory prescription for each appliance. A needed text for the dental student, it is also an excellent resource for dentists wanting to expand their ...
?Handbook of Massage Therapy: Blending Art and Science is a learning tool for a new generation, but it results from years of experience, wisdom, and research on the part of the author and contributing therapists. This pioneering book in massage therapy provides the foundation, guidance, and the know-how that students need to master the essential task of blending art with science. The new Sixth Edition is an all-inclusive text for massage therapy students that moves beyond technique to encompass expanded foundational learning and professional and personal development, massage techniques, and career and practice development. With its logical format, compelling visuals, and dynamic videos, students will gain practical knowledge of the techniques and skills they need to become outstanding massage therapists.
KEY TOPICS: Massage Therapy Profession; History of Massage as a Vocation; Professional and Personal Development; Physical Skills, Fitness, and Self-Care for the Massage Therapist; Ethics and the Therapeutic Relationship; Effects of Massage and Research Literacy; Clinical Applications of Massage; Endangerment Sites, Contraindications, Cautions; Medical Terminology, Goal-Oriented Planning, Documentation; Hygiene, Equipment, Environment; Body Mechanics, Table Skills, General Guidelines; Swedish Massage Techniques; Joint Movements; Full-Body Swedish Massage; Regional Massage Applications-Upper Body; Regional Massage Applications-Lower Body; Hydrotherapy and Temperature Therapies; Special Populations and Adaptations; Spa Treatments; Seated Massage; Myofascial Massage; Trigger Point Therapy; Lymphatic Facilitation; Reflexology; Energy-Based Bodywork; Career Plans and Employment; Private Practice and Finances; Business Ethics.
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Product details
- Paperback | 816 pages
- 10 x 10 x 10mm | 1,483g
- 06 Jul 2015
- Pearson Education (US)
- Prentice Hall
- Upper Saddle River, United States
- English
- 6th edition
- 0134082699
- 9780134082691
- 1,717,785
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