79 SCIENTIFIC STUDIES THAT VALIDATE HOW WELL MASSAGE TREATS 37 AILMENTS

Course overview

Despite centuries of empirical evidence, the efficacy of massage is still scoffed at by too many who know too little. Although it has been neglected by Western medicine until recently, massage in its various forms has been part and parcel of the healing arts from time immemorial, especially in China, and there is ample proof that it works well there for the treatment of many diseases. However, for some reason that perhaps reflects residual racism, Chinese studies are pretty much disregarded by Americans. During my first trip to China in 1990 I was surprised when I visited a college of traditional Chinese massage therapy. The massage therapists were treating patients exactly as would an acupuncturist with one difference. They would take a patient?s history, do a differential diagnosis, and arrive at a point formulary for treatment - but with fingers instead of needles! - and their success was remarkable. The purpose of this course is to counteract the ignorance which surrounds the efficacy of massage therapy. It also seeks to provide talking points from respected Western sources to encourage prospective massage patients/clients to seek massage therapy. This course presents summaries of research studies that have appeared in peer reviewed Western medical journals attesting to how well people with 37 different conditions responded to massage. The summaries include web-links for each study the journal in which it appears the title of the article the authors the conclusions