The Anatomy and Physiology of Sports Massage
$74.62
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
23 January 2026
Summary
Apply anatomy and physiology concepts to improve your manual therapy practice.
To maximize treatment outcomes from manual therapy, you must understand both anatomy and the physiological response of the body to various techniques. The Anatomy and Physiology of Sports Massage guides you through this process by combining anatomical landmarks for palpation with the function of the muscles to help you pair specific treatment techniques with the intended response. …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781718238213 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1718238215 |
| Author: | Portia B. Resnick, Ruth Werner |
| Publisher: | Human Kinetics Publishers |
| Imprint: | Human Kinetics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 23 January 2026 |
| Weight: | 590g |
| Dimensions: | 178mm x 254mm |
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Portia B. Resnick
Portia B. Resnick, PhD, ATC, BCTMB
Portia B. Resnick, PhD, ATC, BCTMB, has 30 years of experience in the sports medicine field as a board-certified athletic trainer and massage therapist. She holds a PhD in education with a concentration in kinesiology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, where her research focused on the use of heart rate variability as a clinical measure of recovery in NCAA Division I athletes.
Dr. Resnick has worked as an athletic trainer at the high school, collegiate, and professional levels, and as a sole proprietor in therapeutic and sports massage. She currently serves as an associate professor and coordinator of clinical education at California State University at Long Beach.
She has held numerous volunteer and leadership positions within both the athletic training and massage therapy communities. Her current research interests include sports massage, evidence-based practice in massage therapy, and massage ergonomics, and she is involved with the Massage Therapy Foundation. Dr. Resnick has presented extensively on manual therapy, the autonomic nervous system, and sports massage.
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