Jelveus, Anders.

Integrated sports massage therapy : a comprehensive handbook / Anders Jelvs ; with a contribution by Kristjan Oddsson. - Oxford : Elsevier, 2011. - ix, 255 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

An introduction to sports massage -- Work postures, hand placements, and basic massage strokes -- Sports massage applications -- Examples of event-based sports massage treatments -- Sports massage applications for different sports -- Soft tissue stretching in sports massage -- Applied stretches to common muscle groups -- Positional release techniques applied in sports massage -- Acupressure and tui-na in sports massage -- Myofascial release techniques and connective tissue massage -- Myofascial pain syndrome -- myofascial trigger points -- Sports injuries / Kristjan Oddsson -- Taping for sports injuries / Kristjan Oddsson -- Soft tissue treatment techniques for maintenance and remedial sports massage -- Self-massage and myofascial release techniques for the athlete.

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Massage--methods.
Athletic Injuries--therapy.
Athletic Performance--physiology.
Exercise--Physiology.
Sports.