Mosby's Massage Therapy Review (Book with CD-ROM)

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Summary: Cd is a quick way to review.
Review: I am writing this review for those who are preparing for coming January NY State Board exam!!

I took my NY State Board exam in January and National exam in August. I used this book's cd to review for the National one. If you have a solid foundation, the cd can help you quickly fresh your knowledge. The other great review book is 'Review for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork Certification, by Joseph Ashton, & duke Cassel'

You can ignore the explanations from the book, but those from the cd are very helpful. Comparing the type of questions of the NY State Board exam I took and the National Certification one, Ny State Board's questions are more specific and A&P type than the the National one, which were more a common sense type. I remembered such one as "gift certifcate is recognized as revenue by massage therapist at 1)point of sale; 2) redemption." Comparing one from the NY State Board that I could recall: "which muscle is responsible for the limited ROM to the right: 1. right SCM; 2. left SCM; 3. right splenius capitis; 4. left splenius capitis.

Final word to massage therapist students, get familiar with your A&P. You cannot be a good (not to mention to be an excellent one) massage therapist without knowing the A&P well.

Good luck to you all.

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Summary: Sandy Fritz's Massage Therapy Review
Review: I found the questions and answers in the book to be very helpful and very useful by reminding me to review material I have forgotten or I felt was not as important. The questions are quite deep and appropriate for the type of quide it is. The answers then gave me the information I needed to figure out why the answer was correct. If I answered a question answered incorrectly the answer section reminded me to research all words in the question, which in turn prepared me further. I think my clients will benefit from this book as well. It not only is a great study guide but also a great continuing education resource. To have a book that can help me study for a Massage and Bodywork board is excellent. I wish this was around sooner, I probably would have gone to the board a lot quicker. Thank you Sandy!

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Summary: A Great Massage Therapy Review!
Review: I'm usually quite satisfied with books by Mosby's, but this one left much to be desired. What interested me most in the book was that it not only had questions and answers so that I could quiz myself, but it also had a discussion of those answers! I thought this aspect could really provide an efficent review, not only defining weak (and strong) spots, but providing the information essential to strenghthening those areas in a very targeted way. However, instead of taking advantage of the opportunity to REVIEW material or clarify a difficult concept in this "discussion" of why each answer is right or wrong for the given question, it will simply make a statement about the need to know the definitions or the need to understand a concept. My favorite example: "It is necessary to define all the terms in the question and answers to correctly answer the question". Yes, I guess that would help. No, those definitions are not included. This particular line is repeated as part of the discussion of the answer time after time as though it is novel, useful, and worth the printed page for a busy student who has a lot at stake here!
The questions are decent questions covering important material, but you can't count on this book for a REVIEW of the material or explanations of those answers if you should happen to need it. If you don't get a question right, this book will not help you to fill in the missing pieces - you will need many reference books at your fingertips to pick up the slack.

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Summary: This title is misleading...
Review: I'm usually quite satisfied with books by Mosby's, but this one left much to be desired. What interested me most in the book was that it not only had questions and answers so that I could quiz myself, but it also had a discussion of those answers! I thought this aspect could really provide an efficent review, not only defining weak (and strong) spots, but providing the information essential to strenghthening those areas in a very targeted way. However, instead of taking advantage of the opportunity to REVIEW material or clarify a difficult concept in this "discussion" of why each answer is right or wrong for the given question, it will simply make a statement about the need to know the definitions or the need to understand a concept. My favorite example: "It is necessary to define all the terms in the question and answers to correctly answer the question". Yes, I guess that would help. No, those definitions are not included. This particular line is repeated as part of the discussion of the answer time after time as though it is novel, useful, and worth the printed page for a busy student who has a lot at stake here!
The questions are decent questions covering important material, but you can't count on this book for a REVIEW of the material or explanations of those answers if you should happen to need it. If you don't get a question right, this book will not help you to fill in the missing pieces - you will need many reference books at your fingertips to pick up the slack.

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Summary: Book is better than cd
Review: The book itself is far more helpful than the cd rom that comes with it.
Study your meridians to be able to pass this exam because it is tough.

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Summary: NOT BLIND COMPATIBLE
Review: The Mosby software is a Shockwave presentation. WindowEyes (current version) speech program will only recite the program name, NOTHING else.

Only useless beeps can be heard.

The QUESTIONS are all in italics. Some page scanners for the blind will not convert italics well or at all.

The text is written on a high level, difficult reading for the average therapist or student with GED level English.
...However a lot of work was required to transcribe this book for a blind person. ...

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Summary: Very good book
Review: This is a good book for a general review for the NCETMB. It's well-written and quite organized. My study group and I used this book and the following, which is also sold on Amazon.com:
The Ultimate Study for the National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork: Key Review Questions and Answers
Volume 1 (ISBN: 0971999643)
Volume 2 (ISBN: 0971999651)
Volume 3 (ISBN: 097199966X)
We all passed with flying colors. Make your life easier, definitely buy these 4 books.

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Summary: A Great Massage Therapy Review!
Review: This is a great way to prepare yourself for the National Certification Exam or even just to test yourself and the knowledge you have about massage therapy. I love the format- you know exactly where your strengths and weaknesses are. I found the CD-ROM to be especially helpful.

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Summary: the best review book ive seen
Review: this was the best book that i have purchased for reviewing for the National Massage and Bodywork exam. ive purchased 4 books to help me, and i have used the cd-rom in this book almost exclusively. it is useful if you already are familiar with your stuff, but if you need a complete review i would suggest the review for massage and bodywork by joseph ashton. as for this book, the cd-rom practice tests in this book are a great resource. 5 stars!

Rating:
Summary: the best review book ive seen
Review: this was the best book that i have purchased for reviewing for the National Massage and Bodywork exam. ive purchased 4 books to help me, and i have used the cd-rom in this book almost exclusively. it is useful if you already are familiar with your stuff, but if you need a complete review i would suggest the review for massage and bodywork by joseph ashton. as for this book, the cd-rom practice tests in this book are a great resource. 5 stars!