Comprehensive new text, covering all of the major topics and sub-topics required for an undergraduate module.
Book includes a chapters directed at adjunct soft tissue therapies and massage for sports performance
The volume is focused to take an individual from no knowledge of massage through to the ability to apply the information to sport performance.
The layout and format of the book follow a coherent and logical progression in the information contained within the text.

About the Author

Steve Bedford qualified in Swedish massage in 1995 and in sports massage the following year. Further studies and qualifications have included diplomas in sports therapy and sports injury management; certificates in NLP, clinical hypnosis, cardiac rehabilitation, personal training, and mat-based Pilates; and a master's degree in sports performance. Steve has worked at every Wimbledon tennis championships since 1999 and worked two seasons for Arsenal Football Club. He was also the unit lead for sports massage on the University of Bedfordshire's sports therapy undergraduate program and has been a sports massage tutor at the University of East London and the University of Bath. He has published in peer reviewed academic journals and has completed over 60,000 sports massage treatments during his career.

Book Information
ISBN 9780367612399
Author Steve Bedford
Format Paperback
Page Count 182
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 367g