Wheeling in Good Hands
Wholistic Massage for Wheelchair Users
- Publisher
- Brush Education
- Initial publish date
- Dec 2023
- Subjects
- Massage Therapy, Disability Sports, People with Disabilities
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- ISBN
- 9781550599381
- Publish Date
- Dec 2023
- List Price
- $29.99
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Description
Master the art of wheelchair massage
Wheelchairs open a world of mobility to those who use them. Yet the immobility of prolonged sitting can lead to health issues that can greatly impact a wheeler’s quality of life. The hands-on care of therapeutic massage helps wheelers get the most out of their chairs by alleviating the many digestive, respiratory, circulatory, and strain issues that stem from wheelchair use and by supporting wheelers’ emotional well-being.
Pioneering massage educator Christine Sutherland gathers her decades of experience working with wheelers to teach you the art of wheelchair massage in, out of, and even from the chair. Whether you’re a professional massage therapist or a complete beginner, Christine’s step-by-step approach will teach you everything you need to know to bring the healing power of touch to the wheelers in your life. Contains over 350 illustrations and linked instructional video libraries.
Learn the skills:
- Basic strokes for wheelchair massage
- Massaging techniques for in-chair massage
- Full-body and issue-specific massage routines
- Underwater massage
- Reciprocity
Understand the needs:
- Wheelchair athletes
- Stroke recovery wheelers
- Wheelers with spinal cord injuries
- Wheelers with chronic neurological conditions
- Geriatric wheelers
- Palliative wheelers
- Maternity wheelers
About the author
Christine Sutherland is a licensed massage therapist and massage instructor. She is the co-founder of the Sutherland-Chan School & Teaching Clinic in Toronto and the Director of the Canadian Institute of Palliative Massage. She makes Fort St. John, British Columbia, her home base as she travels the world spreading her message of hands-on healing.