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Research Indicates Efficacy of Massage Therapy for Variety of Health Issues

September 18, 2018

Years of research evidence support the efficacy of massage therapy for many important health treatments, especially for pain relief and pain management, according to recently published findings of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA). These include massage therapy for:

• Chronic pain management (such as back pain, headache, carpal tunnel syndrome, osteoarthritis, neck and shoulder pain, and fibromyalgia);
  
  
• Behavioral health treatment (anxiety and stress, depression, PTSD, and substance use disorder recovery).
  
  
• Rehabilitation/physical training (athletic training/injury treatment, ergonomics and job-related injuries, cardiac rehab, joint replacement surgery, and scar management); and
  
  
• Acute medical conditions (cancer management, post-operative pain, lymphatic drainage, and maternity and newborn care).

Numerous studies demonstrate that massage therapy can provide relief for patients with chronic back pain. One study of women with chronic low back pain indicated that participants who received massage therapy had a greater decrease in pain intensity and disability than the participants who received physical therapy.1  (Norwell Thai Spa is a member of The American Massage Therapy Association.)        

(Note:  If you are pregnant, or may be pregnant, please let us know prior to arranging your visit, as all pre-natal visits are with Pie, one of the owners.  You must be past the first trimester, and your doctor must not have advised you against massage.)

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