Beard's Massage : Saunders : 9780721603506 : 0721603505 : 11 Jul 2007 : First published in 1964, Beard's Massage is a classic physical therapy massage text originally authored by Gertrude Beard, a pioneering physical therapist in the 1920s who treated patients using soft tissue massage techniques that remain the basis of practice today. Now in its fifth edition, with a new title, this classic text has been expanded and updated throughout to provide you with an overview of massage, a description of massage techniques, information on the benefits of massage, and specific techniques for a variety of conditions.Practical step-by-step guidance to help you develop massage sequences that best meet the needs of your patients.Sections on massage strokes show the direction and sequence of each stroke, allowing you the benefit of using one comprehensive resource instead of several texts.Includes guidance in Swedish Remedial Massage techniques to help you develop proper massage techniques and seq