Breast Massage

Provides the knowledge and understanding massage therapists need to be able to offer professional breast massage to interested, consenting clients.

by Debra Curties

Most massage therapists in practice today readily acknowledge that if they received any breast massage education at all when they were in training, they did not receive enough. Breast health care is vitally important to women, yet most do not know how to find therapies that will support their breast tissue health. Massage therapists can provide gentle and effective treatment of a number of the breast complaints that women have, including: * Post-surgical and scar work * Easing of discomforts of pregnancy and breastfeeding * Treatment of congestion and edema * Alleviation of many of the causes of breast pain

Massage therapists can also play a role in supporting our clients' regular breast monitoring practices. While most massage practitioners believe in the therapeutic value of breast massage, most do not have confidence in their skills in relation to this sensitive area of treatment. This groundbreaking book provides the knowledge and understanding that massage therapists need to be able to offer breast massage, when appropriate, as a part of the fundamental set of health care services we provide for those who choose massage therapy.

BOOK SPECIFICATIONS

1999 publication, 208 pages, soft cover bound, with photographs and illustrations