Dr Thomas Hendrickson, DC, has published a revised, expanded edition of his excellent first book, Massage for Orthopedic Conditions. I must admit, that as a practicing physical therapist for thirty years, I was skeptical about his addition of "Manual Therapy" to the title. However, after perusing the book, I have to put petty turf-wars aside. Manual therapy is not the exclusive domain of the Physical Therapist, Osteopath etc. I do feel that an extensive course in anatomy (e.g., a year long course with cadaver lab) provides a far better base of knowledge than the brief education of the typical massage course. That being said, the material in the book is sound and logical, and provides the willing and astute student with an excellent adjunct to the 400 hours of training that the Hendrickson Institute offers. Dr Hendricksons mentor, Lauren Berry, RPT was a fellow Redding resident, and I have experimented with his unwinding techniques with very good results. This is a very well written text book, with the most up to date literature and sound reasoning. It is for these reasons that I highly recommend this book for the practicing medical professional or the well trained massage therapist. Kudos to Dr Hendrickson. Stewart Johnson, PT