"Lowe is an excellent practitioner/writer with sound credentials. I can heartily recommend his approach to therapeutic massage which is scientific and orthopedically grounded."
- Leon Chaitow, osteopathic practitioner, author and teacher
"What makes Whitney's work stand out is his ability to communicate the complete picture. He emphasizes the effects of the treatment in order to understand why the therapist should use it appropriately. This style and purpose is unique. This book is an absolute must!!!"
- Nancy Dail, Director/Owner of Downeast School of Massage, author and teacher, Maine USA
"Mr. Lowe's unquestioned integrity and public profile will only add to the success of this project. The author is a recognized authority on orthopedic testing."
- Robert K. King, Head of the Chicago School of Massage Therapy, Chicago, USA
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Whitney Lowe defined orthopedic massage as a broad spectrum of techniques and approaches to treat soft-tissue dysfunction. And this is the main objective of this book to present symptoms of soft-tissue dysfunction and injuries, the cause and the treatment. The massage techniques used is an integration of trigger point, myofascial, deep transverse friction, and muscle energy techniques. This book is divided into two sections: the general principles, and regional approach to pathology and treatment. The first part run through the general principles the soft tissue injuries, specific massage techniques and its physiological effects. The regional approach describes the pathology of injuries to specific parts of the body. Each type of injuries is systematically described under the following heading: description, treatment, and cautions and contraindications. This is not only a bible of injuries, but also contains useful soft tissue manipulation. Chapter 13 summarize injuries which are not specific to a part of the body but can be more 'general' such as muscle strains, ligament sprains, forward head posture etc. This is a very useful reference for massage therapist
