Last week I wrote specifically about two studies that demonstrated massage therapy’s marked ability to improve the symptoms of autism and asthma. These bring up the perspective of massage therapy as a holistic therapy in the overall conclusions that they make. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘anxiety’
Autism, Asthma, Children, and Massage (Part II)
Monday, March 22nd, 2010Autism, Asthma, Children and Massage (Part I)
Thursday, March 18th, 2010Over the next two weeks I want to take a specific, then more holistic, look at how massage therapy helps improve health conditions by using specific studies that explored the benefits of massage therapy for children with autism and asthma. (more…)
Massage Therapy is an Unequivocal Stress Buster
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010Continuing on with our blog’s often-explored theme of the benefits of massage therapy for mankind, today’s blog focuses on an element that affects nearly all humans and that massage therapy has a great track record of treating effectively. That element is: stress.
To start off, check out this article from The Massage Advancer, which obviously is a little biased in favor of massage therapy. (more…)
Adolescents, Aggression, and Massage
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010Last week I wrote about a study posted on the Touch Research Institute’s Web site about the effect massage therapy and touch can have on infants (massage therapy, according to the study, was shown to improve responsiveness among infants. Click to see my post).
This week I want to focus on a different study, also posted on the Touch Research Institute’s Web site, but available, for free, online as well (click here). This study focuses on massage therapy’s effectiveness in decreasing rates of aggression among adolescents.
Massage Means Less Stress, More Math
Monday, August 10th, 2009I do not think there is anyone who would be reading this blog and would not agree that stress is a major problem in modern society, and that massage is a great way to get rid of it. (more…)
Aromatherapy and Massage Work Together to Improve Physical and Emotional Health
Friday, November 7th, 2008Massage combined with aromatherapy can have a significant impact on stress, anxiety and the immune system. Several recent studies have explored whether combining aromatherapy with therapeutic massage can increase the benefits that each have been shown to provide on their own. (more…)