Prenatal Massage: A Textbook of Pregnancy, Labor, and Postpartum Bodywork
Product Description
Authored by a well-known expert on prenatal massage, this comprehensive text helps you understand the intricate physiology of pregnancy so you can confidently apply appropriate massage techniques for each trimester, and throughout labor and postpartum. You’ll find clear, colorfully illustrated explanations of a wide range of techniques and procedures, including Swedish massage, acupuncture points, myofascial release, trigger point therapy, lymphatic drainage, and re… More >>
Prenatal Massage: A Textbook of Pregnancy, Labor, and Postpartum Bodywork
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Book is wonderful. As a prenatal massage therapist I find it an invaluable tool. Took Elaines pregnancy massage course and learned alot. You can’t go wrong with this book in your reference libarary.
Rating: 4 / 5
Elaine Stillerman’s book is a must read for any body worker who sees pre and postnatal clients! I thought I knew everything about pregnancy, having given birth FIVE times; but no! I learned so much more from both the book AND attending Stillerman’s certification training in MotherMassage. Now I’m off to market my new skill set.
Rating: 5 / 5
I took Elaine’s prenatal class years ago while working at Canyon Ranch Spa at the Venetian and throughly enjoyed it!So, when I saw this book, I knew it’d be good.I needed a refresher but didn’t need to take the course over again. She is very knowledgable when it comes to prenatal massage. The book is full of information and the DVD/CD really helps you to understand the techiniques. I highly recommend this if you are pregnant or a massage therapist that is interested in being trained for prenatal.
Rating: 5 / 5
As a massage therapist who has worked with many pregnant clients,
I have read every pregnancy massage book available. (there are only a
few). I found Stillerman’s book to be full of information, but much of
it was inappropriate or out of the scope of practice for massage
therapists. Rather than being on topic, organized, and sequential in it’s presentation I found I had to wade through a lot of irrelevent information to find the practical information that I could actually apply in my work. If I wanted to read about sex and various sexual positions and breast feeding I would seek out information from more definitive sources. Bringing sex and breast feeding into our practice is really a stretch and beyond the legal scope of our practice. I would not want anyone to get the wrong idea about the scope of a massage practice especially since so few carry malpractice insurance. I think there is a lack of clarity about who the target
audience is. Still if you have the patience and the discernment to focus on the usable information it serves as another recommended resource.
If you are going to buy just one book regarding massage and pregnancy then I’d highly recommend, Nurturing Massage for Pregnancy, as a more focused resource for bodyworkers who want to support their work.
Rating: 2 / 5