Massage clients often report relief from a wide range of symptoms. Research is now available which supports benefits clients have been reporting for many years. We provide here a few links to massage research, and various articles on massage. If you are interested in more information in regard to a specific condition, doing a search on Google should help you find what you are looking for.

Please note that these links are provided for informational purposes only. If you are under a physician's care, please discuss your individual situation with him or her, and ask them for recommendations in regard to massage. Ask your physician if you are eligible for massage services at this time. We are more than happy to communicate with your physician in regard to your needs.

** General Links:

• Massage Therapy Research
• Massage Therapy Studies

** Links regarding specific situations:

Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome

• Massage Therapy Improves the Management of Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome

Anxiety and depression

• Moderate-Pressure Massage Increases Relaxation
• Massage Improves Mood, Reduces Stress in Spouses of Cancer Patients
• Massaging Kids Lowers Parents' Anxiety

Anorexia Nervosa

• Anorexia Nervosa Symptoms Reduced by Massage

Arthritis

• New Touch Research Institute Study Indicates Massage Therapy Reduces Hand Arthritis Pain and Increases Grip Strength.
• Massage Eases Pain of Knee Arthritis
• Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis: Benefits from Massage Therapy

Back Pain

• Massage Improves Function, Reduces Pain and Anxiety Associated with Subacute Low-Back Pain
• Chronic Low Back Pain Eased by Massage
• Massage Eases Lower Back Pain, Increases Range of Motion

Cancer

• Massage Reduces Cancer Symptoms
• Healing Touch Augments Radiation Therapy
• Aromatherapy and Massage Improve Sleep in Advanced Cancer Patients
• Massage Boosts Mood and Benefits Immune Function in Children with Leukemia
• Massage Reduces Cancer Patients' Pain, Anxiety
• Massage and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Massage for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Chronic and acute pain

• Soft-tissue Massage for Shoulder Pain

Circulatory problems

Digestive disorders

Fibromyalgia

• Massage Improves Sleep, Decreases Pain and Substance P in Fibromyalgia Patients

Headaches

• Tension Headaches
• Massage Reduces Headache Frequency

High Blood Pressure

• High Blood Pressure Reduced by Massage Therapy

Infant Care

• Massage Improves Cognitive Performance In Infants
• Infants Are Calmer When Massaged With Oil

Musculo-Skeletal Disorders

Pain

• Foot-and-Hand Massage Eases Postoperative Pain
• Massage for Postoperative Pain and Distress
• Touch Therapies Reduce Complications, Increase Comfort after Bone Marrow Transplant
• Massage for Long-Term Pain

Sleep Disorders

• Insomnia and Chinese Foot Massage (personal experience)
• Insomnia, Serotonin and Massage

Sports injuries

Stress

• Stress Relief

Stroke 

• Massage Benefits Stroke Patients

Tendonitis

• Tendonitis and Massage Treatments

Whiplash

• Whiplash - Neck Injuries

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