History of massage therapy

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The best thing you can do after a long day at work is to receive massage therapy. However, it takes time and consideration to find the per...

Oh my what next? Everyone has heard about facial massages at one point or another. Some women will do them themselves everyday while others will enjoy them as part of a facial. If you google "facial massage" or enter the same search words on youtube, you will be inundated with information. Evidence of massages being performed has been found in many ancient civilizations. China, India, Japan, Korea, Egypt, Rome, Greece and Mesopotamia. Mainly medicinal and intuitive, it's simply based on our…

Learn how massage therapy evolved to help shape the thriving alternative medicine industry of today, and see how you can join the field.

By Massage Therapy Foundation President-Elect, Doug Nelson, LMT, BCTMB The funding and publishing of research studies is vitally important, but it [...]

"Massage's history is rooted in technique and body knowledge, but is also about heart, healing intention and connection between therapist and client." -Bob Benson

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