Book Resources

Text Books for CSMTA Certification

Sport Physiology - Concepts and Applications for the Massage Therapist
by Gordon J. Bell, Ph.D.
CSMTA course text in D-ring binder 122 pages (2007)
ISBN 978-0-978264 1-0-9

Sport Psychology - Foundations and Practice for the Massage Therapist
by John. M. Hogg, Ph.D.
CSMTA course text in D-ring binder
208 pages 1st edition 208 pages (2008)
ISBN 978-0-9782641-2-3

Sport Injuries - Assessment and Treatment Protocol for the Massage Therapist
by Jean Shaw and Anne Hartley
CSMTA course text in D-ring binder 268 pages (2008)
ISBN 978-0-9782641-1-6

Therapeutic Exercise, Foundations and Techniques
by Carolyn Kisner - Lynn Allen Colby
Cerlox bound - 761 pages, 3rd edition (1996) F.A. Davis
ISBN 0-8036-0038-0

Management of Common Musculoskeletal Disorders
Physical Therapy Principles and Methods
– 1076 pages, 4th edition (2006) Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
ISBN 0-7817-3626-9

Clinically Orientated Anatomy
by Keith L. Moore and Arthur F. Dalley
– 1133 pages 6th edition (2010) Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
ISBN 978-07817-7525-0

Orthopedic Physical Assessment
by David J. Magee
– 1020 pages 5th edition (2008) Saunders/Elsevier
ISBN-13:978-0-7216-0571-5
ISBN-10:0-7216-0571-0

Principles of Anatomy and Physiology
by Geroard J. Tortora and Bryan Derrickson
– 1174 pages 12th edition (2009) Wiley
ISBN 978-0-0470-08471-7

Essentials of Athletic Training
by Daniel D. Arnheim
William E. Prentice Paperback - 120 pages, 4th edition (1999) WCB/McGraw-Hill
ISBN 0-07-092125-3

Additional Recommended Readings

Psychology of Sport Injury
by John Heil Hard cover
- 338 pages (1993) Human Kinetics
ISBN 0-87322-463-9

Clinical Massage Therapy, Understanding, Assessing and Treating Over 70 Conditions
by Fiona S. Rattray and Linda Ludwig Soft cover
- 1100 pages, illustrations (2000) Talus Inc.
ISBN 0-9698177-1-1

Orthopedic Physical Assessment
by David J. Magee
Hard cover - 805 pages, 3rd edition (1997) W.B. Saunders
ISBN 0-7216-6290-0

Sport & Remedial Massage Therapy
by Mel Cash
Paperback - 284 pages (1996) Ebury Press
ISBN 0-09-180956-8

Essentials of Exercise Physiology
by McArdle-Katch-Katch
Paperback - 563 pages (1994)
(New edition is expected: Fall/99) Lea & Febiger
ISBN 0-8121-1724-7

Physiology of Sport and Exercise
by J. H. Wilmore - David L. Costill
Hard cover - 710 pages, 2nd edition (1994) Human Kinetics
ISBN 0-7360-0084-4

Performance Massage
by Robert King
Soft cover - 150 pages (1993) Human Kinetics Publishers
ISBN 0-87322-395-0

Basic Biomechanics of the Musculoskeletal System
by Margareta Nordin - Victor H. Frankel
Paperback - 323 pages, 2nd edition (1989) Lea & Febiger
ISBN 0-8121-1227-X

Athletic Ability & the Anatomy of Motion
by Rolf Wirhed
Paperback - 171 pages, 2nd edition (1997) Mosby
ISBN 0-7234-2643-0

Sports Massage for Peak Performance
by Gregory Pike
Paperback - 208 pages 1 Ed edition (June 1997) Harper-Collins
ISBN: 0060951672

The Healing Art of Sports Massage
by Joan J. Johnson
Paperback - 166 pages (May 1995) Rodale Press
ISBN: 087596186X

Facilitated Stretching 3rd Edition
by Robert E. McAtee & Jeff Charland
Paperback - 192 pages (2007) Human Kinetics Publishing
ISBN: 0736062483

Save Your Hands! : Injury Prevention for Massage Therapists
by Lauriann Greene, Robert A. Greene
Paperback - 159 pages (April 2000) Gilded Age Press
ISBN: 0967954908

Mosby's Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage
by Sandy Fritz, Sandra Fritz
Paperback - 445 pages (March 1995) Mosby Year Book
ISBN: 0815132514

Milady's Theory and Practice of Therapeutic Massage
by Mark F. Beck
Hardcover - 693 pages 2nd edition (April 1994) Milady Publishing Corporation
ISBN: 1562531204

Tappan's Handbook of Healing Massage Techniques:
Classic, Holistic, and Emerging Methods
by Frances M. Tappan, Patricia J. Benjamin (Preface)
Paperback - 414 pages 3rd edition (January 1998) Prentice Hall Trade
ISBN: 083853676X

The Rehabilitation Specialist's Handbook
by Jules M. Rothstein, Serge H. Roy, Steven L. Wolf
Paperback - 1267 pages 2nd edition (July 1997) F. A. Davis Co.
ISBN: 080360047X