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Research about Benefits of Massage Therapy
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The RMT Education Project
Richard Lebert of Canada founded the RMT (registered massage therapist) education project and keeps the site updated with the latest in massage and manual therapy research.
Read More HereInt'l Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork
Journal that publishes primary research in bodywork. Articles are free.
Read More HereEvidence of Massage's Benefits on Health Conditions
Summary of hundreds of massage research studies. Highlighted are studies that demonstrate the role for massage as an "essential health benefit" for conditions such as mental health issues, athletic injury, post-exercise, post-operative recovery, headache, neck and shoulder pain, low back pain, fibromyalgia, cancer, and lymphedema.
Read More HereResearch Perch
A podcast from the Massage Therapy Research Foundation Research. This podcast provides an excellent walk-through of selected journal articles for both researchers and non-researchers alike.
Read More HereBiochemical markers of Active Trigger Points
In this article, Shah et al. find that trapezius had greater markers of inflammation and pain in people with active trigger points than in people with latent or no trigger points. Concentrations of biochemicals were significantly higher in the trapezius muscle in the active trigger point group.
Read More Here5 Research Studies on Massage Effectiveness for Pain Relief
The Massage Therapy Research Foundation has compiled a few important research articles for massage therapists.
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