Bodywork

Bodywork is a term that came from America. It covers, massage, physiotherapy, neuromuscular therapy (NMT), trigger points, shiatsu, seated bodywork and deep tissue massage. The books in the bodywork section will be useful to teachers and students of a range of massage therapies including shiatsu, acupuncture and acupressure. John Sharkey's The Concise Book of Neuromuscular Therapy; looks at soft tissue pain and injury whilst Chris Jarmey's book The Foundations of Shiatsu; focuses on basic shiatsu technique and theory. Chris Jarmey is principal of the European Shiatsu School and has his own practice offering shiatsu and other bodywork.

The books on trigger points, acu-points and seated acupressure give the student precise and detailed information on the position of points and relevant techniques that can be applied to them.

Lotus Publishing has brought together books by Chris Jarmey and other experts in the field of bodywork and massage, including neuromuscular therapy, trigger points therapy, shiatsu, acu-points and seated acupressure bodywork to provide essential reference and study aids for students and early practitioners in this field.