This is an excellent study guide for the:

* National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork

* National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage

* This is also an excellent source for class studies and state exams.

This test preparation study guide consists of the following topics: Western: The Human Integumentary System, The Human Skeletal System, The Human Muscular System, The Human Nervous System, The Human Endocrine System, The Human Cardiovascular System, The Human Immune and Lymphatic System, The Human Respiratory System, The Human Digestive System, The Human Urinary System, The Human Reproductive System, Cranial Sacral System, Kinesiology, Biomechanics & Fundamental Medical Terminology. Non-Western topics include the following: Meridians, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Five Element Theory, Organ Physiology, and Energetic Systems.

ISBN: 0971999643, Pub. Date: 2005, Paperback: 168 pages 

Dr. Patrick Leonardi has written over 60 study guides since 1995. His study guides have helped thousands of students achieve better grades in less time and effort. The author has a talent for focusing on the similar key questions that are asked on exams.  These best-selling study guides are used by countless massage students and massage therapists across the country for test preparation.

This is Volume 1 of a three volume series. Volume 2 covers clinical pathology and recognition of various conditions. Volume 3 covers massage therapy and bodywork: theory, assessment and application. Volume 3 also includes professional standards, ethics and business practices. Scroll down for more information on the other two volumes and to the bottom of this page to see the 10 star review from the popular massage publication,  Massage Today.

These three volumes are among the bestsellers for the National Certification Examination.

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The Ultimate Study Guide for the National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork: Key Review Questions and Answers(Topics: Clinical Pathology and Recognition of Various Conditions) Volume 2
by Patrick Leonardi

ISBN: 0971999651, Pub. Date: 2005, Paperback: 91 Pages

This test preparation study guide consists of the following chapters: Integumentary Pathology, Pathology of the Skeletal System, Pathology of the Muscular System, Pathology of the Nervous System, Endocrine Pathology, Pathology of the Cardiovascular System, Pathology of the Lymphatic and Immune Systems, Pathology of the Respiratory System, Pathology of the Digestive System, Urinary Pathology, and Pathology of the Reproductive System. This is Volume 2 of a three volume series. Volume 1 covers Human Anatomy, Physiology and Kinesiology (Western and Non-Western). Volume 3 covers Massage Therapy and Bodywork: Theory, Assessment and Application. Volume 3 also includes Professional Standards, Ethics and Business Practices.

The Ultimate Study Guide for the National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork: Key Review Questions and Answers (Topics: Massage Therapy and Bodywork: Theory, Assessment and Application. Professional Standards, Ethics and Business Practices) Volume 3
by Patrick Leonardi

ISBN: 097199966X, Pub. Date: 2005, Paperback: 91 pages

This test preparation study guide consists of the following: Massage Therapy and Bodywork: Theory, Assessment, Application, Touch Therapy Modalities, Holistic Principles, Professional Standards, Ethics, and Business Practices. This is Volume 3 of a three volume series. Volume 1 covers Human Anatomy, Physiology and Kinesiology (Western and Non-Western). Volume 2 covers Clinical Pathology and Recognition of Various Conditions.

Here is a review of these three books from Massage Today Publication...

Massage Today
Volume 04, Issue 12
 

Book Review

By Virginia Herring, LMT

These three volumes are an excellent review tool to help students prepare to take the National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCETMB). The format in each volume is set up in the same way: questions with the choice of answers in a multiple-choice format. Everything you should know as a massage therapist or bodyworker is covered. The answers for each question are included in the back of each volume.

Volume 1 contains 951 questions related to human anatomy, physiology and kinesiology on both Western and non-Western massage. The areas covered include major body systems and the location and functions of these systems, including the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, immune, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems. Also covered are questions related to the cranialsacral system, biomechanics, kinesiology, and basic medical terminology. Questions relative to non-Western massage pertain to traditional Chinese medicine, primary meridians, organ physiology, extraordinary meridians, five-elements theory and other energetic systems.

Volume 2 covers 492 questions as they related to clinical pathology and recognizing various conditions in the body's major systems listed above. The 492 questions in Volume 3 are related to massage therapy and bodywork in the areas of theory, assessment and applications, professional standards, ethics and business practice. The questions contained in these volumes will help you to identify any specific weaknesses.

Additionally, Dr. Leonardi includes a list of books on a variety of topics. Since these books are set up in a similar fashion to the NCETMB, you will benefit from practicing for the exam under timed conditions.

Virginia Herring's Rating: 10 out of 10

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