{"id":202,"date":"2017-09-15T15:02:13","date_gmt":"2017-09-15T15:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksofdiscovery.com\/?post_type=program&#038;p=202"},"modified":"2025-07-15T11:01:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T17:01:52","slug":"massage-therapy","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/booksofdiscovery.com\/program\/massage-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Massage Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Adopting textbooks is easy with Books of Discovery.<\/h1>\n<p>We have everything you need for a massage therapy curriculum, all in one place &#8211; from anatomy for massage therapists to pathology and more.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"element-button-white\" href=\"https:\/\/booksofdiscovery.formstack.com\/forms\/formstackrcr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Request your review now.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-202","program","type-program","status-publish","hentry"],"fields":{"banner_image":"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ArcherPageD450x330.jpg","modules":"{\"currentVariation\":\"centered_text_with_background\",\"fieldName\":\"modules\",\"subposts\":[],\"removedSubpostIds\":[],\"searchResultPosts\":[],\"searchButtonText\":\"Show all\",\"isGloballyMinimized\":false,\"messages\":\"\"}","program_intro":"<h5><\/h5>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Engaging textbooks, eTextbooks and digital resources.<\/h3>\r\nEnsure your students are prepared for a successful massage therapy career. Our practice-focused textbooks, eTextbooks, and digital massage therapy resources align with the MBLEx and ELAP, helping students boost their performance and demonstrate the knowledge and skill needed for becoming a licensed massage therapist.","grid_items":"{\"currentVariation\":\"default_variation\",\"fieldName\":\"grid_items\",\"subposts\":[{\"postId\":1592,\"fieldsConfig\":{\"content\":{\"value\":\"<h3>Explore our latest textbook editions (print and digital).<\/h3>\\r\\n<ul>\\r\\n \\t<li><a href=\\\"https:\/\/booksofdiscovery.com\/for-instructors\/trail-guide-to-the-body\/\\\"><em>Trail Guide to the Body<\/em><\/a><\/li>\\r\\n \\t<li><a href=\\\"https:\/\/booksofdiscovery.com\/for-instructors\/teach-trail-guide-movement\/\\\"><em>Trail Guide to Movement<\/em><\/a><\/li>\\r\\n \\t<li><a href=\\\"https:\/\/booksofdiscovery.com\/for-instructors\/why-teach-with-teach-massage-therapists-guide-pathology\/#MTGPNew\\\"><em>A Massage Therapist\u2019s Guide to Pathology<\/em><\/a><\/li>\\r\\n \\t<li><a href=\\\"https:\/\/booksofdiscovery.com\/for-instructors\/applied-anatomy-physiology-manual-therapists\/\\\"><em>Applied Anatomy &amp; Physiology for Manual Therapists<\/em><\/a><\/li>\\r\\n \\t<li><strong>New!<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\\\"https:\/\/booksofdiscovery.com\/for-instructors\/business-mastery\\\"><em>Business Mastery<\/em><\/a><\/li>\\r\\n \\t<li><strong>New!<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\\\"https:\/\/booksofdiscovery.com\/for-instructors\/the-ethics-of-touch\\\"><em>The Ethics of Touch<\/em><\/a><\/li>\\r\\n<\/ul>\",\"attribs\":{\"type\":\"textarea\",\"class\":\"wysiwyg\"}},\"image\":{\"value\":\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/MT-A2.jpg\",\"attribs\":{\"type\":\"image\"}},\"orientation\":{\"value\":\"0\",\"attribs\":{\"type\":\"select\",\"options\":[\"Text Left, Image Right\",\"Image Left, Text Right\"]}},\"uses_steps\":{\"value\":null,\"attribs\":{\"type\":\"checkbox\"}},\"step_text\":{\"value\":\"\",\"attribs\":{\"type\":\"text\"}}},\"isAddBySearch\":false,\"postReferenceInfo\":null}],\"removedSubpostIds\":[],\"searchResultPosts\":[],\"searchButtonText\":\"Show all\",\"isGloballyMinimized\":false,\"messages\":\"\"}","stats_text":"","stats":"{\"currentVariation\":\"default_variation\",\"fieldName\":\"stats\",\"subposts\":[],\"removedSubpostIds\":[],\"searchResultPosts\":[],\"searchButtonText\":\"Show all\",\"isGloballyMinimized\":false,\"messages\":\"\"}","hide_the_blue_block_module":"0","blue_block_intro_text":"<h3>Textbooks to consider.<\/h3>\r\n&nbsp;","blue_block_left_column_text":"<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><img class=\"wp-image-89861 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/booksofdiscovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/MTGP7e-Cover-230x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"182\" \/><strong><em>A Massage Therapist's Guide to Pathology<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Written exclusively for massage therapy students, <em>A Massage Therapist\u2019s Guide to Pathology<\/em> is a cornerstone educational resource for the massage profession. 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