Full Description
Written by massage therapy experts Sandy Fritz and Luke Fritz, this unique review resource uses a variety of methods to help you prepare for the MBLEx (Massage and Bodywork Licensing Exam) and the Board Certification in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (BCTMB). The comprehensive review features updated content and questions based on the most current exam blueprints! The practice exams are written in a five-part process - not just as sample questions. Plus, a companion Evolve website comes loaded with practice exams and a variety of review activities such as labeling exercises, flashcards, electronic coloring book, games, and much more. No other massage review gives you such well-rounded exam preparation!
Focused content review includes 125 full-color illustrations showing various massage techniques, as well as anatomy and physiology.
More than 1,200 practice questions by content area provide the opportunity to assess your readiness for exams.
More than 40 labeling exercises help kinesthetic learners retain information.
Rationales are provided for correct and incorrect responses.
NEW! More than 1,400 questions in a mock exam are based on the MBLEx blueprint.
EXPANDED and UPDATED! Content matches the current MBLEx blueprint to prepare you for success.
NEW! Scenario-based, multiple-choice questions are based on the MBLEx content blueprint.
NEW! 100 questions in a graded practice exam.
Contents
Part 1: How to Study for Credentialing Exams
1. Overview of the Licensing Process
2. How to Study for Exams
Part 2: Reviewing for Factual Recall
3. Review of Massage Application
4. Anatomy and Physiology
Part 3: Reviewing for Comprehension
5. Massage Theory and Application
6. Functional Anatomy and Physiology
Part 4: Review Questions by Content Area
7. Therapeutic Massage
8. Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathology
Part 5: Practice Exams
Appendix A: Indications and Contraindications to Massage
Appendix B: Glossary
Appendix C: Answer Key
Illustration Credits
