Reference

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Books

Reference Book Searches

Use the advanced search mode in the Morrisville State College Library catalog. In one search box enter "encyclopedia or dictionary or handbook" and enter one of the following terms in the second search box to find reference books on and related to massage therapy:

• alternative medicine
• massage
• massage therapy
• sports massage

Short List of Massage Therapy Reference Books

Encyclopedia of complementary health practice
Carolyn Chambers Clark, editor in chief; Rena J. Gordon, contributing editor ; Barbara Harris, Carl O. Helvie, advisory contributing editors.
Call No: Ref R733 .E525 1999 Does not circ - Norwich campus Encyclopedias

Quick reference dictionary for massage therapy and bodywork
Ed Denning.
Call No: Ref RM721 .D386 2005

The directory of complementary & alternative medicine
edited by Hugh P. Greeley and Anne M. Banas.
Call No: Ref R733 .D57 2000 Does not circ

The encyclopedia of the muscle and skeletal systems and disorders
Mary Harwell Sayler, forward by Lori Siegel.
Cal No.: Ref RC925.5 .S29 2005 Does not circ

Encyclopedia of natural healing
Anne Woodham and David Peters. 2nd American ed.
Call No: Ref R733 .W664 2000 Does not circ

Online Resources

The alternative medicine sourcebook: a realistic evaluation of alternative healing methods
by Steven Bratman. 2nd ed
electronic resource available through the library catalog

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Click on Medicine to reveal links to the following titles:
* Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol and Addictive Behavior , 2nd ed., 4v, 2001
* Encyclopedia of Public Health , 4v, 2002
* Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine , 2nd ed., 4v, 2005
* Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer , 2nd ed., 2v, 2006
* Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders , 2nd ed., 2v, 2006
* Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine , 3rd ed., 5v, 2006
* Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health , 2nd ed., 5v, 2007

MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/encyclopedia.html

Merck Manual's Online Medical Library
http://merck.com/mmhe/index.html