This book provides practical hands-on advice on how to: l Enjoy a happy and healthy (uninjured) career in massage therapy
l Give the greatest possible benefits to your patients through your treatments
l Reduce excessive stress on your own body by maximizing your efficiency
l Generate greater income by treating more patients
l Get better work satisifaction by improving your results
The author discusses 8 key areas in detail, which he believes are crucial for a successful and fulfilling career: 1. Seek strong effective guidance through an appropriate mentor
2. Get inspired by establishing a strong positive belief in your profession 3. Optimise your technique and thereby your results 4. Position your patients to maximise the efficiency of your treatment
5. Get regular therapy yourself to make yourself a better practitioner
6. Off-load your body by the use of massage therapy tools
7. Stay inspired by maintaining motivation as a therapist
8. Ensure you are adequately protected if you become sick or injured
Robert Granter has 23 years experience in soft tissue therapy within the Australian Sports Medicine Multidisciplinary Model. He was head of massage therapy for the Australian Olympic team at both Atlanta in 1996 and Sydney in 2000. He has presented widely within Australia, the UK, and New Zealand and was a contributor to the textbook Clinical Sports Medicine by Dr. P. Brukner and Dr. K. Khan, which is now in its 3rd revised edition and has sold over 40,000 copies worldwide. He is co-founder of the Australasian College of Soft Tissue Therapy and is on the editorial board of the British Journal of Sports Medicine.