Touching the Future
The Beneficial Effects of
Pregnancy Massage

Pregnancy massage is becoming increasingly popular in the United States, and massage therapists have a significant opportunity to provide skilled therapeutic touch, reassurance and education to her pregnant clients. Here, find out why many women rank pregnancy massage as the number-one addition they would like to see in their physicians’ practices.
by Kate Jordan

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Ayurvedic Massage
Ayurveda, which means “knowledge of life,” is a complete system of healing that utilizes diet, herbs, aromatherapy, color and sound therapies, lifestyle adjustment and massage. Within this system, touch therapies are as important to the healing process as food and herbs.

by Marc Halpern, D.C.

ONLINE Exclusives

• Massage Program Assists Breast-Cancer Patients
• New Members Appointed to NCCAM Council

NEWS

• MASSAGE Magazine and Cortiva Offer Student Scholarships
• Survey Provides View Into Fibromyalgia
• Chinese-Americans' use of CAM for Mental Health
• New Exam Seeks Takers
• Stressed-Out Women Want Massage
• Legislative Changes in CT, SD and TX

The Forearm Dance Technique
This joyful, creative massage technique incorporates the forearm and olecranon for both deep and superficial work. The result? Relaxed clients and energized therapists.

by Chelan David

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The Long Unwinding Road:
Unravel Trauma’s Effects With SomatoEmotional Release
Physical forces drawn into a person’s body at the time of an accident or injury may be retained or stored in the tissues for a lifetime. SomatoEmotional Release occurs ­naturally with the release of long-held ­traumas from the body’s tissues. 
by Lisa Upledger, D.C., CST-D
Online Exclusive: The Veterans Administration on Massage, PTSD and Chronic Pain.

Don't Let the Common Thread be the Missing Link
Cranial/Structural Soft Tissue Releases address core distortion by focusing on the relationship between the musculoskeletal system and the cranium.
by Don McCann

Pharmacology for Massage Therapy: Psychiatric Drugs
With a growing number of Americans consuming pharmaceutical medications for depression, anxiety and sleep disorders, it is important for massage therapists to understand how those drugs might interact with massage therapy.
by Jean M. Wible, R.N.

EXPERT ADVICE
I have heard that whether or not an injured area should be rested is a con­tro­versial topic—and that movement may be more important for recovery. What can you tell me about that?

RESEARCH REPORTS

• Massage Therapy Reduces Lower-Back Pain and Sleep Disturbance
• Abdominal Massage Beneficial for Bowel Function in Spinal Cord Injury Patients

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• Spa Massage Pampers Pets
• Conference Offers Massage Education
• Global Spa Summit Highlights Industry Issues
• What qualities do you look for when hiring massage therapists?

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• Can You Exercise Too Much?
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Ayurvedic Massage
by Marc Halpern, D.C.