These articles help us understand the
far reaching benefits of massage and bodywork. If you have any
particular focus you would like to read more about please email me.
mary@CherokeeHealthMassage.com
Healing Hands By:
Grant
Jewell Rich
Summary: Focuses on health benefits of massage
therapy. Findings of a study by Pauline King of Ohio's James Cancer
Hospital and Richard Jost, LMT, on the effects of massage on cancer
patients; Activation of the immune system; Treatment for pain and
illness.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-19990301-000026.html
Psychology Today
A hands-on experience By:
Peter
Doskoch
Summary: Focuses on the benefits of in-house
massage programs offered by some companies to their employees. Reduction
of employee anxiety; Possible reduction in costs.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-19961201-000022.html
Psychology Today
Headaches & Migraines
Headaches.
CitaHealth Management.
"Massage
- Before, During and After a Migraine" by Sandra Koehler.
Associated Content.
Massage
for Headaches and Migraines by Ben Crabtree, RMT, CNMT.
Massage
for migraine. Bindependent.com.
"Massage
therapy: a natural aid to headache treatment." Excedrin
Headache Resource Center.
"Massaging
migraines away." From Migraines for Dummies, Wiley
Publishing Inc., 2003.
Fibromoyalgia
"Connective
tissue massage in the treatment of fibromyalgia" by G.
Brattberg. European Journal of Pain June 1999.
"Fibromyalgia:
Finding Treatments That Work for You" by Dr. Michael Vesely,
D.C.. ChronicFatiqueSupport.com.
Massage
Improves Sleep, Decreases Pain and Substance P in Fibromyalgia Patients.
Massage Magazine.
Patient
ratings of therapeutic massage for fibromyalgia syndrome.
RemedyFind.com.
Treatments
for fibromyalgia: massage therapy. Fibromyalgia-Symptoms.org.
Corporate Health
A
brief history of chair massage. Positive Health.
"Chair
massage keeps illnesses down, productivity up" by Leah Carlson.
Employee Benefit News May 2004.
"Institutional
memory: Benefits hold MITRE employees for the long haul" by Jill
Elswick. Employee Benefit News September 1, 2002.
Massage
research. Touch Research Institute, University of Miami School of
Medicine.
"Massage
therapy reduces anxiety and enhances EEG pattern of alertness and math
computations" by T. Field et al. International Journal of
Neuroscience September 1996.
Replacing
Excedrin with corporate massage. MetroActive.
"Satisfied
with pay, employees crave recognition, incentives." BenefitNews
Connect March 27, 2003.
The
benefits of chair massage. Infinite Massage.
Chronic Pain
"Massage
therapy and pain management" by Brenda L. Griffith. Practical
Pain Management, January/February 2003.
The
power of touch for pain relief: basic facts.
Survey
shows many hospitals using massage therapy used mostly for stress relief
and pain management.
Massage
for low-back pain by A.D. Furlan, L. Brosseau, M. Imamura, and E.
Irvin. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2005, Issue 3.
"Shiatsu,
Swedish Muscle Massage, and Trigger Point Suppression in Spinal Pain
Syndrome" by Michael I. Weintraub, MD, FACP. American
Journal of Pain Management 1992.
Cancer
About
herbs, botanicals & other products: massage therapy. Memorial
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
Aromatherapy
and massage for symptom relief in patients with cancer by D.
Fellowes, K. Barnes, and S. Wilkinson.
Complementary
and alternative therapies for cancer patients. University of
California, San Diego Medical Center, Moores Cancer Center.
"Massage
benefits for cancer" by Sara Altshul. Prevention.com.
"Massage
for supportive cancer care" by Kathleen Dzubur, MS; Francine
Manuel, RPT; Gary Abrams, MD; Lee Erman, NCTMB; and Ernest H. Rosenbaum,
MD. Cancer Supportive Care Programs.
Massage
reduces cancer symptoms. Massage Magazine.
"Massage
therapy for symptom control: outcome study at a major cancer center"
by B.R. Cassileth and A.J. Vickers. Journal of Pain and Symptom
Management September 2004.
Massage
therapy. Stanford Cancer Center.
General Information
Frequently
asked questions about massage therapy. Massage.ca.
Introduction
to massage. Massagetherapy.com.
Massage
by National Standard and the faculty of Harvard Medical School. Aetna
InteliHealth.
Massage
Therapy 101 - online guide to massage therapy.
Massage
therapy: a step-by-step guide. 101lifestyle.com.
MT: Quick
user guide for massage therapy by Bruria Ginton, LicMT. MTWC.com.
What
is massage therapy? Massage Network.
For More Information
AMTA
Massage Information Center—Information, research, and links
regarding massage, methods and techniques, alternative and holistic care
and general information related to massage therapy.
Massage
Therapy Foundation—Information on massage therapy, including a
database of current research.
National
Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork—Information
about the National Certification Board, including a consumers' guide and
a directory of NCBTMB-certified massage therapists.
