Save Your Hands!: The Complete Guide to Injury Prevention and Ergonomics for Manual Therapists - Brossura

Greene, Lauriann; Goggins, Richard W.

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ISBN 10: 0967954916 ISBN 13: 9780967954912

Casa editrice: Body of Work Books, 2008

Riassunto

The physically demanding work manual therapists do puts them at risk for musculoskeletal injury. But injury is not inevitable. Save Your Hands! 2nd Edition gives manual therapists the proven injury prevention and ergonomics strategies and tips they need to protect their health and safeguard their careers.In an accessible, richly-illustrated format, Save Your Hands! shows you how to: · Design your treatment space so you can work safely and efficiently · Find alternative techniques to protect vulnerable parts of your body · Use good body mechanics to work with less physical stress and greater comfort · Stay in shape with a physical conditioning program developed specifically for manual therapists · Recognize early symptoms and address them effectively before they lead to injury. Whether you are a student or an experienced practitioner in any of the hands-on health professions, this indispensable guide offers the practical advice you need to save not only your hands, but also your back, neck, shoulders and emotional well-being throughout a long, healthy career.**Important information for massage therapists, physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, occupational therapists, hand therapists, chiropractors, osteopaths, nurses and athletic trainers.**

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L'autore

Lauriann Greene, CEAS, wrote the acclaimed first edition of Save Your Hands! in 1995. Since then, she has published numerous articles, co-authored the first comprehensive statistical study on injury among massage therapists (with Richard Goggins), and performed injury prevention workshops for manual therapists across North America.Richard W. Goggins, CPE, LMP, is a senior-level ergonomist with the Washington Department of Labor & Industries. As a Certified Professional Ergonomist, he has spent the past 17 years working with business owners and employees to prevent injuries in a wide variety of industries. He is also a Licensed Massage Practitioner. Conditioning chapter and Foreword by Janet M. Peterson, PT, DPT, Member Board of Directors, APTA

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The physically demanding work manual therapists do puts them at risk for musculoskeletal injury. But injury is not inevitable. Save Your Hands! 2nd Edition gives manual therapists the proven injury prevention and ergonomics strategies and tips they need to protect their health and prolong their careers. Whether you're a student or an experienced practitioner, this indispensable guide will help you save not only your hands, but also your back, neck, shoulders and emotional well-being throughout a long, healthy career.

In an accessible, richly-illustrated format, Save Your Hands! 2nd Edition shows you how to:
Design your treatment space so you can work safely and efficiently;
Find alternative techniques to protect vulnerable parts of your body;
Improve body mechanics to reduce stress and increase comfort as you work
Stay in shape with a physical conditioning program developed specifically for manual therapists;
Recognize early symptoms and address them effectively before they lead to injury.

In Save Your Hands! 2nd Edition, you'll find a positive, holistic approach to injury prevention, with scores of practical tips and real-life suggestions you can use every day to increase your comfort and safety on the job and prolong your career. What's more, you'll enhance your practice by learning how to use the principles of ergonomics to more effectively treat your clients' musculoskeletal symptoms and injuries.

Save Your Hands! 2nd Edition is a required or recommended text at schools across the US, Canada and worldwide, and has been the leading self-care guide for manual therapists for over a decade.

By Lauriann Greene, CEAS and Richard W. Goggins, CPE, LMP . Softcover, 352 pages, 83 photos & illustrations. With contributions by Janet M. Peterson, PT, DPT, and Foreword by Ben E. Benjamin, PhD.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Body of Work Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0967954916
• ISBN 13: 9780967954912
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 333