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Finally. New research led by a pair of McMaster University researchers proves that getting a massage is actually "therapeutic." PROBLEM: Even though getting a massage is an increasingly popular way to alleviate pain and stress, very little work has been done to understand the molecular underpinnings of this healing process. Cold Can Help Runners Recover From Exercise...

July 4, 2011, 5:00 pmStubborn Back Pain? Try Massage By NICHOLAS BAKALAR Can massage help back pain? Massage is a common alternative treatment for chronic low back pain, but most recent studies have found little evidence that it works. A group of researchers designed a study to see if they could find a difference between back pain sufferers who got massage and those who did...

December 3, 2009COLLETTE GLASS, a massage therapist in Atlanta, offers her top three moves for leg relief. CALVES Standing, place one leg on a low chair or bench. Reach down and place thumb and forefinger of one hand on opposite sides of the top of the heel. Squeeze your fingers and slowly raise your toes, flexing your foot. Lower the foot. Repeat two more times, then move...

Massage Therapy Styles and Health Benefits Massage has been practiced for thousands of years. Today, if you need or want a massage, you can choose from among 80 massage therapy styles with a wide variety of pressures, movements, and techniques. These all involve pressing, rubbing, or manipulating muscles and other soft tissues with hands and fingers. Sometimes even forearms,...

Massage may be serious medicine, at least when it comes to treating persistent low back pain, a new study shows.Low back pain is one of the top reasons people seek medical attention in the U.S., and it is notoriously tough to treat. Studies show very few medical therapies, from medications to injections to surgeries, reliably relieve it, and some can aggravate the problem....

Devotees of massage therapy know it's relaxing and feels good. But massage may also be an effective tool for maintaining good health. Researchers from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center reported this week that a single massage produced measurable changes in the immune system and endocrine system of healthy adults. The researchers, led by Dr. Mark Rapaport, studied 29 healthy adults...

Celebrate Massage Therapy: Oct. 24 - 30, 2010 Share why everyone should make massage therapy a part of their health and wellness routine with National Massage Therapy Awareness Week® (NMTAW)!  NMTAW is designed to raise public understanding about the benefits of massage, attract media attention to nationwide activities being carried out by AMTA chapters, members,...

Massages are a great way to release tension and stress and promote relaxation. But a new study published in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine has revealed for the first time that massages also provide a measurable, therapeutic benefit to the immune system as well. Dr. Mark Rapaport and his team of researchers from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles,...

By RONI CARYN RABIN Does a good massage do more than just relax your muscles? To find out, researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles recruited 53 healthy adults and randomly assigned 29 of them to a 45-minute session of deep-tissue Swedish massage and the other 24 to a session of light massage. All of the subjects were fitted with intravenous catheters...