Today's Therapist - Change of Name

Today's Therapist magazine, which is on several Spa and Salon Business Management reading lists, (and could be of interest to Sports Therapy students), has just been given a new title- Choice- Health and Wellbeing. So if you are looking for the Oct/Nov issue remember it's Choice-Health and Wellbeing

New Beauty Books Available
There are loan copies of two new books at both Richmond House and Summer Row Library.
Click on the title for more details.
The Art and Science of Beauty Therapy : a complete guide for beauty specialists(3rd ed.)
Anatomy and Physiology for Beauty and Complementary Therapies

New Sports Therapy Books Available
There are loan copies of the following new books at Richmond House Library. Click on the title for details.
Professional Ethics in Athletic Training
Stability, Sport and Performance Movement: great technique without injury
Advances in Strength and Conditioning Research

Human Kinetics Online Journals for Sports Therapy
There's good news for any Sports Therapy student trying to access the Human Kinetic online journal database, as it is now available again via the Non-Athens resources.
Please contact me if you have any queries about the Human Kinetic journals or refer to my earlier blog post.

Clothes Show Live 2009
Tickets are now on sale for Clothes Show Live 2009, taking place at the NEC, Friday 4th-Wednesday 9th December. The show is celebrating it's 21st birthday, and joining the celebrations is Gok Wan, who will be presenting in the Fashion Theatre and styling on the Hair & Beauty Stage on Sunday 6th December. Several members of the Hollyoaks cast will also be paying a visit to the show. Plus, Clothes Show Live is launching the third annual competition to find the Young Hairdresser of the Year, presented by Hairdressers Journal Interactive and supported by Your Hair. To see more details and to book tickets see the event website.

Student Therapist E-Magazine
Student Therapist is a publication written for new therapy students working towards NVQ Level 3 or higher in the field of complementary therapy, sports & fitness and holistic beauty. You can download the electronic version from the Student Therapist website

New Ebooks Available
You can now access three new Ebooks via Athens and the Dawson Books database.
Strength and Conditioning for Team Sports, Gamble, Paul
The Science of Beauty Therapy, Bennett, Ruth
The Principles and Practice of Electrical Epilation, Godfrey, Sheila

New Books in Stock
Copies of these books are now available at Richmond House Library, and are on order for Summer Row Library. Click on the title for catalogue info.
Strength and Conditioning for Team Sports
Massage and Manual Therapy for Orthopedic Conditions
Save Your hands: The Complete Guide to Injury Prevention and Ergonomics for Manual Therapists (new edition)
Spa Business Strategies (new edition)

American Massage Therapy Association Journal
If you're interested in reading American massage therapy articles, you can access the 'Fall 2009' issue and also archived issues of Massage Therapy Today via the American Massage Therapy Association website Just click on the 'Massage Therapy Journal' link at the top of the homepage, then select 'current issue' or 'archived issues'.

The Alternative Hair Show
The Alternative Hair Show 2009, will be held at The Royal Albert Hall, London, on Sunday 18 October. See the event website to book tickets and for further information.

Salon International 2009
The 2009 Salon International event, will be taking place Sat 17th- Monday 19th October at ExCeL, London. This is the UK's largest hairdressing event, and includes more than 250 exhibitors and top hairdressers demonstrating styles from their latest collections. Tickets cost £23.00 for one day, but on MONDAY ONLY, students pay just £11.00. See the event website for more details.

New Books in Stock
Copies of the following new books are now in stock at Richmond House Library. Click on the title to see further info.
Introduction to Massage Therapy
Modern Hydrotherapy for the Massage Therapist
Sports and Exercise Nutrition (new ed.)
Massage Therapist's Guide to Client Safety and Wellness

Spa and Beauty Articles of Interest
Click on the Professional Beauty website to read articles about salon owners neglecting business demands and Harrods new day spa.

Online Beauty Magazines
If you like to read journals online, you can download online pdf versions of the current issue of three beauty magazines from the Beautyserve.com website. To access these, click on the Beautyserve link and select the title from the 'magazine downloads' option on the page. The titles available are: Guild News - trade journal for the beauty industry,Tanning World- professional indoor tanning industry magazine, and The Nail File- newspaper for nail technicians. We also have FREE print copies of the latest issue of The Nail File at Richmond House, available at the Library counter.