Self-Massage for Athletes
by Rich Poley
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Author: Rich PoleyIllustrator: Tim Benko (Benko Photographics)
Edition: Perfect Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-12-01
ISBN: 0977608603
Number of pages: 176
Publisher: Two Hand Press, LLC
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Book Review: Everyone should read Rich Poley's book "Self-Massage for Athletes."
Summary: 5 Stars
Self-Massage for Athletes by Rich Poley
Everyone should read Rich Poley's book "Self-Massage for Athletes." I have personally suffered from muscle aches and pains most of my life. If I had read "Self-Massage for Athletes" when I was active in baseball, scuba diving and my ballet, jazz & tap dance lesson days, I would have been able to relieve more of the typical aches and pains associated with those activities.
The only advice I received back then was to work out my pains by repeating the activities that made me ache in the first place. I was told that relaxation would only make the pain worse. No mention was made about using massage or self-massage to relieve my discomfort... only warm-up and stretching exercises.
When I was in the military, I developed a knot in the back of my neck. It would cause tension headaches bordering on migraine-type pain. It was then that I started using my own (self-taught trial-and-error) self-massage and meditation to relieve my tension. Poley's book would have made my life easier if he had published it in the 1970's.
Rich Poley grabs your attention from the beginning of his book with his candid and brief background of why self-massage is beneficial to athletes. And he lets you know up front that self-massage is not a cure or replacement for other types of massage and therapies. To reinforce this, Poley even outlines when you should seek other methods of therapy.
"Self-Massage for Athletes" makes learning self-massage easy because of the way Poley uses photographs and captions along with his easy-to-follow step-by-step procedures and summaries.
Poley teaches you seven massage strokes and twelve massage routines you can use to feel more relaxed. Then he elaborates by telling you about acupressure, trigger points, shower massage, massage tools, etc.... (My favorites are acupressure and trigger points.)
"Self-Massage for Athletes" should be renamed and marketed to all physically demanding activity groups. In the meantime, buy Poley's book regardless of whether you are an athlete or not. Even office personnel, construction workers and equipment operators need to learn self-massage to relieve stress.
Girard Frank Bolton, III.
Summary of Self-Massage for Athletes
Massage away your aches and pains. Self-Massage for Athletes will have you feeling better fast by showing you how to apply the same strokes and techniques used by professional massage therapists. With chapters on acupressure, trigger point therapy, shower massage, and more. Clearly written and beautifully photographed, this handy guide is your invitation to join the millions of active people who already use self-massage to improve the way they feel and perform. Complete with more than 100 photos, 176 pages, and index.Alternative Medicine Books
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