Milady Theory & Practice of Therapeutic Massage 5th Edition

Mark F. Beck

Errors and Omissions - Textbook

Well like any other book published today there are some mistakes that are not found until put into practical use. Below are the ones we have found so far. This page is not currently endorsed or supported by the author or publisher. The Publisher's website does not currently have a errors and omissions page for this publication so I am providing my own. Please let us know if there are additional issues not listed here and I will be glad to review them and post as needed.
Also, see the Milady Theory & Practice of Therapeutic Massage 5th Edition Workbook E&O page. And, for Instructors please contact me for corrected teaching materials, slides, answer keys.
The following corrections are in chapter and page number order when possible.

Ch 1
Note: Chapter one. The “Father of Massage” Peter Henry Ling is referred to as Per Henrick and Per Henrick Ling in the Textbook and Henrick Ling in the Teacher edition.

Ch 4
instructor slides covers Histology textbook does not Histology - is a form of microscopic anatomy. It is a branch of biology that studies microscopic structures of tissues and living organisms.

Ch 5
Pg 75
○ (centrosome) Not in text book as principal part of cell ○ Textbook page75 only list three parts add this as the fourth.

Pg76
Missing organelles Cilia and Flagella -
See Massage Glossary
Pg80
Four main categories of tissue – Add "Liquid Connective"

Pg97
A Test question says: The subcutaneous layer consists of…..
The subcutaneous tissue is a layer of fat and connective tissue that houses larger blood vessels and nerves (hypodermis). See additional information in the Massage Glossary

System 2
Skeletal System
Not in Text Book - Add the following:

The major purpose of the epiphyseal plate is lengthening long bones.

The part of the long bone that is soft and contains the “growth line” is referred to as the epiphysis

Pg108
The bones provide locomotion (information to consider adding in addition to the term movement.) on function No 3.

System 5
Nervous System
Pg218 The Brain
Cerebral cortex - No definition defined in book. See My Glossary
Pg 218 Part1 and 2 in The Brain section is the Cerebral cortex

System 7
Respiratory system
Pg248
The force responsible for breathing in is atmospheric pressure:

Primary force behind respiration is atmospheric pressure
The muscles create a void in the chest and the atmospheric pressure pushes air into the lungs.
The walls of the alveoli are composed of single epithelium cells, one cell thick.

Ref to Fig 5-72 (Line5 2nd paragraph) should be 5-71 if Fig number is corrected see below

Pg 249
Fig 5-72 should be labeled as Fig 5-71 Ref made on pg 250 to fig 5-71 with no fig5-71 currently in the book

Pg250
Natural rate of breathing - Book 10-20 times per minute Instructor slide (5) 14-20
The average rate is about 12 breaths per minute. Some people average higher at 15 - 20 breaths per minute. The absolute ideal at rest respiration would be 3 breaths per minute.

UNDER iNFLUENZA 6th line cnacan = can

System 9
Pg 259
Correct first sentence …substances that otherwise

System 10
Pg 263
Add:
The inner lining of the uterus is known as the endometrium. The free ends of the fallopian tubes are closed, finger-like processes

Ch10
Page344
the word "deep" is not all in same color.

Ch12
Pg 416 & 440
Image top right appears to be hyperextending the knee

Pg423-433
Incorrectly Labeled as Chapter 16 Lymph Massage instead of Chapter 12 Procedures for Complete Body Massages

Ch16
Pg609
Submaxillary lymph nodes are located under the mandible/tongue

Pg622
Last sentence Spelling error - This creates "what" is termed a

Ch17
Pg 659 Fig 17-17
Terms are not a subcategorized correctly
Example Classic Swedish Tech Includes Gliding and Cross fiber (listed under NMT) ○ Positional release is listed under Cross fiber

Massage Glossary

Glossary Errors
Pg 965 Middle column Smooth Muscle tissue definition spelling error "Many"

General
The dictionary does not cover a lot of the terms used in the book, workbook and neither does the index.

Index
Cisterna chyli - pg 607

Thank you to all the students that helped identify these errors.