Save Your Hands!

The Complete Guide to Injury Prevention and

Ergonomics for Manual Therapists,

Third Edition (Coming Soon!)

By Lauriann Greene & Richard W. Goggins, MS, CPE, LMT

with contributions by Janet M. Peterson, DPT, PT

Protect Your Most Valuable Assets:

Your Hands, Your Health and Your Career!

The #1 Best-Selling Resource

for Massage Therapists, Physical Therapists, and

All Manual Therapy Professionals

"A classic in our field!"
-- Mirra G., LMT

Save Your Hands! The Complete Guide to Injury Prevention and Ergonomics for Manual Therapists, Third Edition

Why Every Manual Therapist
Needs This Book

Manual therapy is physically and emotionally demanding work that puts practitioners at risk for pain, burnout, and career-threatening injuries.

But injury is not inevitable. Save Your Hands! provides proven strategies to protect your health, enhance your practice, and extend your career. It helps save your hands, back, neck, shoulders and wellbeing throughout a long career. That's why it has become the gold standard for injury prevention in massage therapy and manual therapy training and professional practice.

Manual Therapy Schools:

Elevate Your Curriculum

Prepare your students for long, sustainable careers by incorporating Save Your Hands! into your required reading. This comprehensive guide and essential resource has been included in curricula at hundreds of schools worldwide for many years. We offer a teachers' guide and curriculum guides to assist you in using Save Your Hands! to keep students healthy.

Many schools also carry the book in their bookstore (with bulk discount).

Evidence-based injury prevention strategies and advice

Detailed ergonomic principles specific to manual therapy settings

Career longevity planning that begins in training

Practical self-care methods students can implement immediately

For Students & Practicing Professionals

Institutional Packages Available

* Bulk discounts for classroom adoption

* Instructor resources and
teaching aids

* Curriculum integration support

* Spa Consultations and Therapist Training

Safeguard Your Career!

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) can become chronic if therapists don't incorporate injury prevention and ergonomics tactics early on. No manual therapist wants to leave the profession they love due to a chronic injury after they have invested so much into their manual therapy career.

Modify manual techniques to reduce stress on vulnerable body parts

Understand the many factors in your work that can contribute to musculoskeletal injury

Design an ergonomic treatment space that supports your wellbeing

Develop a personalized self-care and conditioning regimen designed specifically for manual therapists

Learn about early intervention if injury does happen, to get you back to work as quickly as possible.

Continuing Education Courses Available

Transform your practice while earning required CEUs. Our companion injury prevention and ergonomics courses will be approved for continuing education credits by:

  • National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB)

  • Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards

  • Multiple state licensing boards

  • Various physical therapy continuing education programs

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What's Inside Save Your Hands! 3rd Edition

This richly illustrated, accessible and easy to read book provides:

Ergonomic Treatment Space Design: Create an efficient, therapist-friendly workspace

Alternative Techniques: Protect your vulnerable body parts while maintaining effectiveness

Body Mechanics: Work with less physical stress and greater overall comfort

Conditioning Program: Tailored exercises and stretches for the unique demands of manual therapy

Early Intervention: Address symptoms before they become injuries, and learn to treat your musculoskeletal disorder if it happens, to return quickly to work

Career Sustainability: Strategies for practice longevity and professional fulfillment

"This inexpensive softcover book is a good investment. Any professional who does

hands-on treatment should have it on the shelf."

-- Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

For Libraries

An Essential Addition to

Your Health Sciences Collection

Save Your Hands! is a vital resource for:

  • Allied health programs

  • Vocational training collections

  • Professional development sections

  • Health sciences references

  • Career guidance resources

This evidence-based text supports multiple disciplines, including massage therapy, physical therapy, physical therapy assistants, occupational therapy, hand therapy, athletic training, chiropractic, osteopathic medicine and other healthcare and allied health practitioners.

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Order Save Your Hands! 3rd Edition

For Educational Institutions:

  • Request a review copy

  • Inquire about bulk discounts

  • Consider recommending and/or requiring the Save Your Hands! textbook for students

  • Schedule a curriculum integration consultation

For Practitioners:

  • Purchase Save Your Hands! for the latest career-saving information and as a reference throughout your career

  • Register for CEU courses to

    protect your health and career

  • Join our online community of hands-on practitioners

For Libraries:

  • Add a valuable, multidisciplinary reference to your collection

  • Request a library preview copy

Purchasing Save Your Hands! is an investment in your most

valuable professional assets: your body, wellness and career.


Don't wait until pain or injury interrupt your career.

Take control of your professional longevity and wellbeing today!

CEU Courses

Transform your practice while earning required CEUs. 

Our companion courses will be approved for continuing education credits by NCBTMB.

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