Massage Therapy is a Healing Art system with a history that is more than 4,000 years. It comes from both Western and Eastern traditions. The therapeutic benefits of massage and bodywork has been widely recognized. It improves circulation, can help to heal sports injuries, alleviate stress and headache, treats arthritis, hypertension, asthma, and diabetes among other conditions.The demand for therapeutic massage and holistic care has been growing over the past few years. People are seeking the therapeutic benefits of massage and report getting massages mostly for relaxation, to relieve aches and pains, and to help reduce stress. Professional athletes rely on massages to help them recover from injuries and muscles soreness. Massage therapy has become an increasingly common component of hospice care and psychological treatment. In addition an increasing number of companies are offering massage therapy at work.

Health Care Articles Emerging evidence shows that massage therapy is effecitve in treating a  number of conditions.

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder  

• Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Why Massage Works

Autism

• mtj® (Massage Therapy Journal®) - Massage Therapy Helps Calm & Center Children on the Autism Spectrum

Burn Victims

• mtj® (Massage Therapy Journal®) - Youngest burn survivors help prove that massage heals

• MSN Health
• WebMD
• mtj® (Massage Therapy Journal®) - Easing the Constant Pain

HIV/AIDS

• Institute for Integrative Healthcare Studies – Massage Therapy for HIV/AIDS
• mtj® (Massage Therapy Journal®) - Cancer vs. HIV/AIDS: A Comparative Overview

Massage for Seniors

• mtj® (Massage Therapy Journal®) – A Touch of Compassion: Massage Therapy and Alzheimer's Disease
• mtj® (Massage Therapy Journal®) – The Aging Body
• mtj® (Massage Therapy Journal®) – Massage for Seniors: What the Research Says

Oncology Massage

• mtj® (Massage Therapy Journal®) - Cancer and Massage Therapy: Essential Contraindications, Part 1
• mtj® (Massage Therapy Journal®) - Cancer and Massage Therapy: Contraindications & Cancer Treatment, Part 2
• mtj® (Massage Therapy Journal®) - Massage Clients With Cancer

Pain Management

• mtj® (Massage Therapy Journal®) – Living Well: Helping Clients with Low Back Pain
• mtj® (Massage Therapy Journal®) – Massage & Lupus
• Annals of Internal Medicine - A Comparison of Massage Therapy and Usual Medical Care for Chronic Low Back Pain
• mtj® (Massage Therapy Journal®) –Methods for Correcting Upper Quarter Strain Patterns
• mtj® (Massage Therapy Journal®) –Sitting, Standing and Bending Are All Causes of Back Pain
• Massage Therapy Has a Role in Pain Management - Practical Pain Management magazine
• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) - Massage for Chronic Neck Pain

Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ)

• Institute for Integrative Healthcare Studies – Relieve TMJ Pain with Massage
• mtj® (Massage Therapy Journal®) – Jaws

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