Cher Hunter, MA, CMT, RYT
People are increasingly turning to massage therapy for
relief from injuries and many chronic and acute conditions.
Therapeutic massage helps with managing stresses of
daily life, and maintaining good health.

Health reasons for seeking massage therapy include
injury recovery and rehab, reduction of pain, muscle
soreness/stiffness/spasm, greater joint flexibility and range
of motion. Many seek therapeutic massage for relaxation
or stress reduction, and promoting wellness through
enhanced immune function.
Therapeutic massage lifts your spirits
and simply makes you feel better!
A number of institutions are doing research
Into the physiological and psychological
benefits of therapeutic massage.  Among
them, the
University of Miami School of
Medicine,
Touch Research Institutes  
continues to investigate the power of touch
therapies, including massage therapy,
acupuncture and yoga.  Prominent findings
include the effects of these therapies in
promoting healing, reducing pain, modulating
aggressive behavior, and serving as a
positive, immune enhancing adjunct to
conventional medicine in the treatment of a
wide variety of illness and disease.
Therapeutic Massage is performed by a licensed, State and Nationally Certified Massage
Therapist
.  Massage Therapists are licensed health care workers, whose goal is to help
you meet your personal goals of enhanced health, stress relief, and pain management.  In
addition to meeting training requirements for certification from an accredited institution,
many therapists have extensive training in a variety of massage techniques.
Articles of Interest

Massage Therapy Has a Role in Pain Management, by Brenda L.
Griffith, President, American Massage Therapy Association,
published in the January/February 2003 issue of Practical Pain
Management magazine.

The Power of Touch for Pain Relief: Basic Facts, American Massage
Therapy Association.
Therapeutic Massage
Member, AMTA
American Massage Therapy
Association
Nationally Certified
in Therapeutic Massage
and Bodywork
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Therapeutic Massage and Pain Management

Therapeutic Massage can be a powerful tool in reducing
or eliminating many types of pain.