Suitable for both students and practitioners, this guide offers information on how to effectively perform seated massage for both relaxation and therapeutic purposes. Providing comprehensive coverage of the technique, it explains the positional causes of dysfunction to maximize the benefit to the client.

Expert authors provide coverage of massage techniques, chair adjustment, body mechanics, and applying pressure, plus specific routines for the lower back, shoulders, neck/head, and arm/hand regions--with full-color photographs clearly demonstrating each technique.