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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11168 in Books
• Published on: 2006-10-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• 384 pages

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• ISBN13: 9781582555638
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Customer Reviews

Densely packed with information
This book is just the right mix of information and brevity. It covers a lot of material but does not go into unnecessary depth on anything; it simply tells you what you need to know for the national exam.

Organization is very good, and it covers all of the basic areas with all of the essential information. Topics that my school didn't cover in enough depth, for instance taxes, were dealt with well in the short sections on business practices.

The quiz sections were for the most part accurate depictions of actual exam questions.

The book has a couple of minor deficiencies. One, as another reviewer noted, is that there isn't enough information on Chinese medicine, compared to what is actually on the test. Another problem I have with the book is that while it covers a lot of diseases, they are perfunctory descriptions at best. But not much more is needed for the massage exam.

I took the massage exam and passed with flying colors. I studied using this book, "Massage National Exam: Questions and Answers," and "Illustrated Essentials of Musculoskeletal Anatomy," along with a medical dictionary.

Perfect review packed with information
This book gets 5 stars due to the fact it gives you what it says-major review info for national certification. Loaded with information page after page including diagrams, defintions, text and review questions.

My instructors were a little surprised to find out the previous 'bible' of certification review "The Guide" is no longer published as it was. This book takes it's place, with all the information the Guide had, updated and condenesd in an easy to take format (compared to many others, including The Guide's large print text and spiral bound text book). This book is smaller, will fit in any bag you tote around so you can study any and all the time. It has earned all the praises of my instructors and has become a major core to our massgae cirriculum. If you want to study for the National exams, or if you are already liscensed and need a simple, highly informative reference book to add to your library this would be perfect...

Best on the market, but not perfect.
This book will not hand hold you, but it will give you what you need to KNOW to pass. Mostly. I did a 720-hour program that was equally divided between Western and Eastern modalities, and this book was fantastic for review; I passed on my first attempt. But it was weak in kinesiology and even in some anatomy, and it was wholly lacking in Traditional Chinese Medicine. You will need to supplement when it comes to TCM meridians and their related emotions, colors, seasons, elements, tastes and so on. A Google search for "traditional chinese medicine five element theory" should get you in the right direction. Chart it out and memorize it, because chances are good that a lot of it will be on your exam. It certainly was for mine!