"Your complete guide to massage therapy in sport and fitness training! The treatment of both professional and amateur athletes poses specific challenges to massage therapists and others involved in movement-related work, exercise, and rehabilitation activities. Sports & Exercise Massage: Comprehensive Care in Athletics, Fitness & rehabilitation, 2nd edition provides an essential background in sport-specific activities, while also informing you on the effects of training, common types of sport injuries, and prescribed rehabilitation applications. Case studies and clear illustrations throughout bring concepts to life and show you how to apply what you've learned."--Back cover.

The World of Sports and Exercise Massage -- What Is Sports Massage -- Evidence for Sports Massage Benefit -- Kinesiology -- Fitness First -- Sport-Specific Movement -- Nutritional Support and Banned Substances -- Influences of the Mind and Body -- Indications and Cautions -- Assessment for Sports Massage and Physical Rehabilitation Application -- Review of Massage Methods -- Stretching -- Focused Massage Application -- Unique Circumstances and Adjunct Therapies -- Injury in General -- Pain Management -- Common Categories for Injury -- Medical Treatment for Injury -- Systemic Illness and Disorders -- Injury by Area -- Case Studies.