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Medicine Hands: Massage Therapy for People with Cancer de Gayle MacDonald

Medicine Hands: Massage Therapy for People with Cancer

Autor Gayle MacDonald
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 3 mar 2014

Reținem, încă de la prima răsfoire, importanța componentei vizuale a acestei a treia ediții: ilustrațiile integrale color nu sunt simple elemente decorative, ci instrumente de ghidare precisă în adaptarea tehnicilor manuale pentru pacientul oncologic. Considerăm că maturizarea disciplinei masajului oncologic este reflectată fidel prin noua organizare a volumului Medicine Hands, care părăsește abordarea generică în favoarea unei structurări pe etape clinice specifice: tratament, recuperare, supraviețuire și îngrijire terminală. Această segmentare permite terapeutului să identifice rapid protocoalele adecvate stării fiziologice a clientului.

Central pentru această ediție este cadrul clinic „Pressure/Site/Positioning”, un sistem riguros de planificare a sesiunii care elimină incertitudinea din practica cotidiană. Pe linia clinică a lucrării Oncology Massage de Janet Penny, dar cu un accent pregnant pe sistematizarea etapelor de boală, Gayle MacDonald oferă soluții practice pentru gestionarea efectelor secundare ale tratamentelor biomedicale. Merită menționat că, spre deosebire de Outcome-Based Massage, care vizează o sferă mai largă de specialități precum fizioterapia sau antrenamentul atletic, Medicine Hands rămâne profund ancorată în specificul oncologic, oferind o profunzime necesară în mediile de hospice și îngrijiri paliative.

Poziționăm această lucrare ca pilon central în bibliografia autoarei, completând viziunea asupra masajului de spital dezvoltată în Hands in Health Care. Dacă lucrarea anterioară se concentra pe pacientul adult în context spitalicesc general, Medicine Hands rafinează intervenția terapeutică prin date actualizate despre interacțiunea dintre atingerea terapeutică și patologia oncologică complexă.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781844096398
ISBN-10: 1844096394
Pagini: 336
Ilustrații: Full-color throughout
Dimensiuni: 191 x 254 x 28 mm
Greutate: 1.09 kg
Ediția:Revizuită
Editura: Inner Traditions/Bear & Company
Colecția Findhorn Press
Locul publicării:United Kingdom

De ce să citești această carte

Această resursă este esențială pentru terapeuții maseuri care doresc să lucreze în siguranță cu pacienți diagnosticați cu cancer. Cititorul câștigă un cadru clinic clar (Presiune/Locație/Poziționare) pentru a adapta masajul în funcție de stadiul bolii și tratamentul urmat. Este ghidul practic care transformă compasiunea în intervenție terapeutică fundamentată, fiind considerat standardul de aur în masajul oncologic modern.

Despre autor

Gayle MacDonald este o figură proeminentă în domeniul terapiilor complementare, fiind recunoscută la nivel internațional pentru expertiza sa în masajul oncologic și de spital. Cu o carieră didactică solidă, deținând titlul de conferențiar universitar, MacDonald a reușit să pună bazele teoretice și practice pentru integrarea masajului în mediile clinice riguroase. Pe lângă volumul de referință Medicine Hands, ea este autoarea lucrării Hands in Health Care și a creat instrumente educaționale precum Medicine Hands Therapists Workbook and Journal, demonstrând un angajament constant față de formarea continuă a terapeuților care activează în unități de oncologie și hospice.

Descriere scurtă

The field of oncology massage is maturing into a discipline with a deeper and deeper body of knowledge. The 3rd edition of Medicine Hands reflects this maturation.

Every chapter contains updated information and insights into massaging people affected by cancer. New chapters have been added to cover each stage of the cancer experience: treatment, recovery, survivorship, side effects from the disease, and end of life. These new chapters and organizational structure will make it easier for the reader to find the information needed to plan the massage session for a given client. In addition, a new chapter has been added that focuses on the Pressure/Site/Positioning framework. This is the clinical framework around which the massage session is planned.
 

Notă biografică

Gayle MacDonald: M.S., L.M.T., began her career as a teacher in 1973 and as a massage therapist in 1989. In 1991, she blended her two career paths. Since 1994, she has given massage to cancer patients and supervised massage therapists on the oncology units of Oregon Health and Science University. MacDonald is a frequent contributor to the three main massage journals in the US. Presently, she travels the US teaching continuing education courses in oncology massage.

Extras

Introduction: Cancer—A Part of Life

Cancer is not a modern disease. The attempts to understand and treat it did not burst onto the scene just recently. Cancer has been observed and described for millennia. Evidence of it has been found in human remains that go back many thousands of years. The famous anthropolo- gist Louis Leakey found the oldest possible tumor in a fossil jawbone in Kenya that dates back 6,000 years. Chinese folklore makes reference to esophageal and throat cancer. Ayurvedic medical books describe tumors and how to treat them. Hippocrates, the Greek physician, de- scribed cancer as a condition of excess black bile, which was one of the four humors. At that time, illnesses were categorized in terms of excesses of various bodily fluids—blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and the most malevolent of all, black bile.
It was not until the Renaissance in the 15th century that more was known about the anatomy and physiology of the human body. This knowledge, often gained from autopsies, eventually brought an end to the ‘excess of black bile’ theory of cancer. By the 1700s and 1800s the foundations were being laid for the use of surgery to remove cancerous tissues. Greater under- standing of cellular pathology followed this. In the mid-1900s, the structure of DNA was discov- ered, which has moved science and medicine to its present understanding of cancer. Yet, as advanced as genetic and epigenetic knowledge has become, it is certain that there will be more chapters to the story of cancer.
Cancer in Modern Times
Cancer in modern times can be distinguished from the past by the dramatic rate at which the disease has increased. Since the end of WWII in 1945, there have been exponential rises in the incidence of some cancers, particularly in the developed world. Lung cancer is a prime ex- ample. Breast cancer is another; according to King et al., a woman’s risk of getting breast can- cer in the 1940s was 1 in 22, whereas in 1970 it was 1 in 10 according to SEER (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results) statistics, and today’s risk is 1 in 8.
Part of the increase can be explained by a greater life expectancy. In 1900, the average life expectancy in the U.S. was 47. Today, in most of the developed world, life expectancies ranges between the mid-70s to the early 80s. As cancer is predominately a disease of the aging, the longer people live, the higher the cancer rates will be.
Aging does not account for all of the increase. Some of the rise can also be attributed to fac- tors such as obesity, which is now the second leading cause of cancer behind smoking, as well as exposure to toxic substances and radioactive sources. Exposure to hormone disrupting chem- icals, and bacterial, viral and parasitical infections also account for significant number of can- cer occurrences.
In 1971 there were three million cancer survivors in the United States. The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2012 there were nearly 14 million Americans with a history of cancer, and by 2022 that number is expected to be 18 million. Each year since 1993, survival rates have improved. In 1975, the 5-year survival rate for Americans was 50%. In 2001 it was 65%. According to the most recent figures, that number is up to 68%. This trend is similar for most de- veloped nations.
Despite the improvement in mortality levels, the rate of cancer incidence remains sobering. At some point in their lives, usually later in life, a staggering number of people will be diag- nosed with cancer. In the United States, more than a third of women and nearly half of men are affected. One in three Australian women and one in two men will develop cancer by the age of 85. And in the UK, more than one in three will be di- agnosed at some point in their lives. These num- bers will only rise as the baby boomer generation ages. As the population grows older through the early 21st century, the number of people with cancer will also increase.
In 1970, 15% of American adults were obese. By 2010 more than 35% were obese. Even more concerning, 4% of children aged 6 to 11 were obese in 1970; 20% of that group were obese in 2010. While overall there is presently a decline in cancer mortality, the obesity epidemic may be responsible for pushing it back up.
Many thought that cancer would be solved by
now. That was the goal in 1971 when Richard
Nixon, then president of the United States, signed
the National Cancer Act, which became known as the War on Cancer. This euphemism is a re- flection on how modern-day thinking has militarized the relationship with cancer. However, the process of figuring out cancer is not a war; it cannot be eradicated with spectacular bombing raids or the use of a sledgehammer.

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"An excellent resource which has long been needed by health professionals."
"Every Licensed massage therapist should have this book. Why? Because a large portion of our population has had a journey with cancer. After they are released from the Dr. and finished with treatment there may still be plenty of contra indications to consider. This book goes over them all clearly and fully. Loved the book, loved the class even more. It will be in my reference library forever!"
"I couldn't hold back the tears while reading the personal stories throughout this book, which is unusual in its compassion and information content. I cannot recommend it highly enough for anyone with an interest in Cancer and Bodywork."
"This is a large format, comprehensive, fully illustrated book by Gayle MacDonald, MS, LMT, about massage therapy for people with cancer. Its credentials include the fact that it has now been published as a 3rd edition. If the subject is relevant for you, then you will do no better than to purchase, read, absorb and be inspired by this professional and sensitive book. The entire focus is on providing comfort and ameliorating the side effects of conventional cancer treatment."
"Massage therapists who work with cancer patients will want to get a copy of this third edition of Medicine Hands… Much more than simply a how to book, it offers support, direction, answers, and inspiration for those working in the field of oncology massage. Caregivers will also find the information enlightening and helpful as they walk this path with their loved one or client. I think this book would be very helpful for anyone who provides some form of healing touch such as reiki, since it gives a ton of information related to issues surrounding chemotherapy, radiation and surgery for cancer patients."
"Gayle's book is by my side as I massage clients diagnosed with cancer in hospital, hospice, and palliative care. It's in my massage office and goes 'on the road' with me when I make home visits. This is the 'go to' oncology massage resource for Massage Therapists at Wellspring Journey Project."