Sports Massage

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Many recreational sportsmen and almost every top sportsman or woman has been for curative treatment at one time or another. This book, based on sound medical principles, sets out the different general massage techniques, goes through the specific injury treatments for each part of the body, explains how to identify injury problems and how to treat acute injuries. Also included are sections on self-massage, acupressure, contra indications, trigger points, stretching and shiatsu.

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Mel Cash BA, LCSP (Assoc) has been a massage therapist since 1985, and has become one of the world's leading authorities on the subject through his books. He is the principal tutor of the London School of Sports Massage, and has lectured in anatomy and physiology at the University of Westminster.