Medical & Health References

Textbooks and other reference material for medical and health professionals.

Click here to browse our catalog section of Anatomy Books, Charts, & Software for medical and health professionals and bodyworkers. [1]
For three-dimensional models of anatomical structures, click here to browse our catalog section of Skeletons and Anatomical Models [2].
Click here to browse our catalog section of Neurophysiology texts and references. [3]

Massage Therapist’s Guide to Pathology: Critical Thinking and Practical Application (Sixth Edition) [4]

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MTGP has been a cornerstone text in massage curricula since its first edition in 1998. Since then it has evolved to meet both the changing needs in massage therapy education, and changing information in the field of pathology and massage therapy research. The 6th edition puts increased focus on understanding pathology concepts and how they impact practical application in the session room. Using well-established educational building blocks, it takes learners from key-word vocabulary through to complex decision-making in its signature accessible, friendly style.

$59.13

A Massage Therapist's Guide to Pathology (Fifth Edition) [10]

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Set a solid foundation with the new edition of LWW’s bestselling pathology text for manual therapists!

This cornerstone book of the massage curriculum is the most comprehensive, visually appealing, and respected title to cover the pathologies that massage therapists must be familiar with. In the fifth edition, Ruth Werner's A Massage Therapist's Guide to Pathology the focus on not only explaining the disease, but also its applicability and indications in massage therapy.

$59.13

A Massage Therapist's Guide to Pathology (Fourth Edition) [14]

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The best-selling pathology textbook for massage therapy is now in its Fourth Edition. The book presents detailed information on the etiology, signs and symptoms, and treatment of over 200 diseases and conditions, emphasizing how massage influences the disease and healing processes and how therapists can maximize the benefits while minimizing the risks.

$61.95

Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual, Volume 2: The Lower Extremities [18]

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This pain care professional's classic provides a muscle-by-muscle description of how trigger points refer pain to other parts of the body.

$128.95

Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual, Volume 1: Upper Half of Body [22]

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This pain care professional's classic provides a muscle-by-muscle description of how trigger points refer pain to other parts of the body.

This Second Edition presents introductory general information on all trigger points and also detailed descriptions of single muscle syndromes for the upper half of the body. It includes 107 new drawings, a number of trigger point release techniques in addition to spray and stretch, and a new chapter on intercostal muscles and diaphragm.

$128.95

A Massage Therapist's Guide to Pathology, Third Edition [26]

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This book helps you to determine if massage therapy is safe for your client by providing an extensive database of up-to-date information on a wide variety of diseases and conditions and discusses how massage may or may not fit into the healing process. It covers the basic physiology of body systems in health and how these are interrupted when disease occurs. Ideal reference for both students and practicing therapists, bodyworkers, and somatic educators.

$50.95

Interactive Atlas of Human Anatomy (Version 3.0) [30]

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This robust, interactive atlas includes hundreds of Netter illustrations and images, as well as audio pronunciations for every label, image title and image subtitle

$61.95

Netter's Atlas of Human Anatomy (Fourth Edition) [34]

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Now in its second edition, this is undoubtedly the best single-volume medical atlas available today, the only better resource being Netter's classic eight-volume set, published in 13 physical volumes over 33 years starting in 1959 and originally called CIBA Collection of Medical Illustrations after the publisher.

$75.95

Netter's Clinical Anatomy [38]

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The practice of healthcare, with its numerous imaging and therapeutic modalities, has made understanding basic anatomy and its alterations in disease more vital than ever before. As a result, anatomy has evolved from a pure science to an applied science that emphasizes the clinical implications of anatomical structures.

Succinct text and over 420 classic Netter and 50 new Netter-style images help students acquire a deeper understanding of complex clinical anatomical concepts.

$44.95