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Our Library uses the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system to group items of similar subject matter together. Use the following DDC numbers to browse the Library shelves for information resources such as print books and Audio Visual materials on your subject.

174 Ethics
363.11 Occupational Health and Safety
612 Anatomy & Physiology
613 Health & Wellbeing
613.7 Nutrition, Fitness, Posture, Relaxation
615.32 Aromatherapy
615.82 Physical Therapies
615.822 Massage, Reflexology & Acupressure
616.07 Pathophysiology
658.4012 Small Business Management

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Advanced Myofascial Techniques by Til Luchau
Call Number: 615.822 LUC
ISBN: 9781909141162
Publication Date: 2014
Focusing on conditions of the shoulder, wrist, pelvis, sacrum, leg, and foot, Volume 1 provides a variety of tools for addressing some of the most commonly encountered complaints.With clear step-by-step instructions and spectacular illustrations, each volume is a valuable collection of hands-on approaches for restoring function, refining proprioception, and decreasing pain.
Advanced Myofascial Techniques - Neck, Head, Spine and Ribs by Til Luchau
Call Number: 615.822 LUC
ISBN: 9781909141179
Publication Date: 2016
Focusing on conditions of the neck, head, spine and ribs Volume 2 provides a variety of tools for addressing some of the most commonly encountered complaints.With clear step-by-step instructions and spectacular illustrations, each volume is a valuable collection of hands-on approaches for restoring function, refining proprioception, and decreasing pain.
Anatomy Trains, 4th edition by Thomas W. Myers
Call Number: 612.75 MYE
ISBN: 9780702078132
Publication Date: 2020
"This hugely successful, one-of-a-kind book continues to center on the application of anatomy trains across a variety of clinical assessment and treatment approaches - demonstrating how painful problems in one area of the body can be linked to a "silent area" away from the problem, and ultimately giving rise to new treatment strategies. This edition has been fully updated with the latest evidence-based research and includes new coverage of anatomy trains in motion using Pilates-evolved movement." -- Publisher.
Clinical Sports Medicine: the Medicine of Exercise 5e, Vol 2 by Peter Brukner; Karim Khan
Call Number: 617.1027 BRU
ISBN: 9781760420512
Publication Date: 2019
Brukner & Khan's Clinical Sports Medicine, the world-leading title in sport and exercise medicine, is an authoritative and practical guide to the complete care of people at all levels of physical activity. It is an ideal practical and reference text for physiotherapists, medical doctors, team clinicians, athletic trainers, sports therapists, sports rehabilitators and trainers, as well as students in the health professions and in Human Movement Studies.
Clinical Sports Medicine Injuries, Volume 1 by Peter Brukner; Karim Khan; Ben Clarsen; Ann Cools; Kay Crossley; Mark Hutchinson; Paul McCrory; Roald Bahr; Jill Cook
Call Number: 617.1027 BRU
ISBN: 9781760421663
Publication Date: 2017
Brukner & Khan's Clinical Sports Medicine is the world-leading title in sports and exercise medicine, providing an authoritative foundation for clinicians and students. This complete practical guide to physiotherapy and musculoskeletal medicine covers all aspects of diagnosis and contemporary management of sports-related injuries.
The Complete Spa Book for Massage Therapists by Steve Capellini
Call Number: 615.822 CAP
ISBN: 9781418000141
Publication Date: 2009
The Complete Spa Book for Massage Therapists is specifically for massage therapy students who want to succeed in the spa industry, whether as an employee or an owner of their own spa. It is the only book that includes extensive information about real-world working conditions in actual spas, with an enormous amount of feedback from working spa directors and owners regarding what they are looking for in employees.
Foundations of Massage by Lisa Casanelia; David Stelfox
Call Number: 615.822 CAS
ISBN: 9780729538695
Publication Date: 2010
This edition includes new material on working with athletes in sporting environments, providing services for people with disabilities, corporate massage, working in aged care, and providing services for people with chronic disease states and life challenging illnesses.
Functional Anatomy, Revised and Updated Version: Musculoskeletal Anatomy, Kinesiology, and Palpation for Manual Therapists, Enhanced Edition Packaged Companion Website Access Code by Christy Cael
Call Number: 615.822 CAE
ISBN: 9781284222791
Publication Date: 2020
With the use of dynamic visuals and kinesthetic exercises, this edition helps readers to explore and understand the body's structures, regions, layer of the body, from bones to ligaments to superficial and deep muscles. Muscle profiles indicate origin, insertion, and innervation points while step-by-step instructions teach effective bone and muscle palpation. Readers will also learn how structures help the body move through joint motion, and passive and resisted range of motion techniques. Each region ends with the culmination of structure and function to illustrate how they function together to achieve motion of daily activities as well as the movement involved in sports.
Joint Mobilization/Manipulation by Susan L. Edmond
Call Number: 615.82 EDM
ISBN: 9780323294690
Publication Date: 2016
Joint Mobilization/Manipulation: Extremity and Spinal Techniques, 3rd Edition is your go-to resource for evidence-based Interventions treating conditions of the spine and extremities. New full-color photos and illustrations show detail with added realism, and 192 online videos demonstrate the major techniques described in the book. Written by rehabilitation and movement sciences educator Susan Edmond, this text provides current, complete information ranging from the principles of examination and evaluation to making effective manual therapy interventions.
Law and Ethics in Complementary Medicine by Michael Weir
Call Number: 344.041 WEI
ISBN: 9781032050867
Publication Date: 2022
Comprehensive, practical and reflective of the current Australian and New Zealand legislative framework and regulations, this unique textbook addresses legal and ethical issues across a broad range of traditional and complementary practices.
A Massage Therapist's Guide to Pathology by Ruth Werner
Call Number: 615.822 WER
ISBN: 9781608319107
Publication Date: 2012
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. This text offers detailed information on the etiology, signs, symptoms, and treatment of more than 500 diseases and conditions, and also helps students discover how massage therapy influences the healing process.
Mosby's Pathology for Massage Therapists by Susan G. Salvo
Call Number: 615.822 SAL
ISBN: 9780323441957
Publication Date: 2017
Complete massage pathology information in one convenient text! Written by a massage therapist for massage therapists, Mosby's Pathology for Massage Therapists, 4th Edition provides direct information along with specific therapeutic recommendations. Coverage of over 300 pathologies shows you how to appropriately tailor treatment, and more than 500 full-color photographs make it easier to recognize common pathologies.
Research Methods for Massage and Holistic Therapies by Glenn Hymel
Call Number: 615.822072 HYM
ISBN: 9780323032926
Publication Date: 2005
This comprehensive resource covers a broad array of research strategies available to massage therapists to give them the tools they need to be knowledgeable readers of research literature, as well as active researchers. The primary focus of the book is on the quantitative aspect of research that encompasses the principal types of studies most extensively used in the various health care professions, specifically massage therapy. Extensive coverage is also given to the qualitative and integrative research categories that are progressively gaining recognition among researchers in various health science disciplines and professions.
Trail Guide to the Body 6e by Andrew Biel; Robin Dorn (Illustrator)
Call Number: 611 BIE
ISBN: 9780998785066
Publication Date: 2019