Massage Therapy & Health Care

More Americans discussing massage with their doctors or health care providers.

• In July 2016, more than fifty-one million American adults (17 percent) had discussed massage therapy with their doctors or health care providers in the previous year, consistent with past years’ data.⁴
  Of those 17 percent who discussed massage with their doctor or health care provider, 63 percent of their doctors or health care providers referred them to a therapist/strongly recommended massage therapy/encouraged them to get a massage. While physicians led the way in recommending massage (56 percent vs. 54 percent in 2015), chiropractors (46 percent, unchanged from 2015) and physical therapists (52 percent vs. 37 percent in 2015) also recommended massage therapy when their patients discussed it with them.⁴
  More referrals come from chiropractic offices than other sources, with 10 percent of respondents reporting receiving referrals at least once per week, and another 23% receiving referrals several times per month. Fifty-six percent of massage therapists received at least one referral every 6 months or less from a hospital or medical office in 2016.⁶

Massage Therapy Research

The therapeutic benefits of massage continue to be researched and studied. Recent research has shown the effectiveness of massage for the following conditions:

• Cancer-related fatigue⁸
• Low back pain⁹
• Osteoarthritis of the knee¹⁰
• Reducing post-operative pain¹¹
• Boosting the body’s immune system functioning¹²
• Decreasing the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome¹³
• Lowering blood pressure¹⁴
• Reducing headache frequency¹⁵
• Easing alcohol withdrawal symptoms¹⁷
• Decreasing pain in cancer patients¹⁷
• Fibromyalgia¹⁸

About AMTA

The American Massage Therapy Association, the most trusted name in massage therapy, is the largest non-profit, professional association serving massage therapists, massage students and massage schools. The association is directed by volunteer leadership and fosters ongoing, direct member-involvement through its 51 chapters. AMTA works to advance the profession through ethics and standards, the promotion of fair and consistent licensing of massage therapists in all states, and public education on the benefits of massage.

Helen Nichols, Editor in Chief of well-beingsecrets.com,  did a research about the health benefits of massage. She found 31 Science-Backed Health Benefits of Massage. In her summary, “Massage can provide you with a wide range of health benefits. It helps to decrease stress and to relax, alleviates pain and provides general health improvement. Undergoing massage regularly boosts your immune system and helps fitness performance.”

The following are major benefits listed at her research paper:

• Helps Relieve Low-back Pain
• Reduces Anxiety
• Alleviates Symptoms of Depression
• Relieves Stress
• Improves Sleep
• Reduces Inflammation
• Relieves Muscle Tension
• Enhances Exercise Performance
• Boosts Immune System
• Relieves Headaches
• Helps Cancer Treatments
• Reduces the Effects of Dementia
• Relieves Postoperative Pain
• Helps Reduce Fibromyalgia Pain
• Improves Cardiovascular Health
• Reduces Pain of Osteoarthritis
• Alleviates Joint Replacement Pain
• Relieves Neck Pain
• Decreases Arthritis Pain
• Improves Quality of Life in Older Adults
• Promotes Relaxation
• Lowers Blood Pressure
• Alleviates Symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Increases Range of Motion
• Improves Quality of Life in Palliative and Hospice Care
• Relieves Nausea
• Regulates Hormone Levels
• Helps Treat Digestive Disorders
• Improves Brainpower
• Eases Symptoms of Asthma
• Improves Pregnancy
• Conclusion

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1. We are professionals, we have been working in the industry for 7 years, very experienced to service different customers, include helping them get better sleep, relieve chronic pain, or just relax their body.
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