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supports research in several ways, reporting about current research
studies (Research Reports) and promoting
research efforts. Two entities in the massage field, The Touch
Research Institute and the Massage Therapy Foundation
can use your help.
Your contribution to either of
these entities will help support the future of massage research.
Simply send a check
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The
Touch Research Institutes (TRIs) are dedicated to
studying the effects of touch therapy. The TRIs have researched
the effects of massage therapy at all stages of life, from newborns
to senior citizens. In these studies the TRIs have shown that touch
therapy has many positive effects.
 The
first Touch Research Institute was formally established in 1992
by Director Tiffany Field, Ph.D., at the University of Miami School
of Medicine via a start-up grant from Johnson & Johnson. The
TRI was the first center in the world devoted solely to the study
of touch and its application in science and medicine.
The TRI's distinguished team
of researchers, representing Duke, Harvard, Maryland, and other
universities, strive to better define touch as it promotes health
and contributes to the treatment of disease. Research efforts that
began in 1982 and continue today have shown that touch therapy has
numerous beneficial effects on health and well-being.
The second TRI is located in
the Philippines. A group of neonatologists there have replicated
earlier studies showing that preterm infants' weight gain can be
facilitated by massage therapy.
A third TRI is located at the
University of Paris and studies the role of touch in psychopathology.
A fourth TRI is located at the
UCLA Medical School Pediatric Pain Center and is focused on the
use of touch therapies with children's pain syndromes.
 Massage
Therapy Foundation advances the knowledge and practice
of massage therapy by supporting scientific research, education
and community service. Since the inception of the Foundation's granting
programs in 1993, over $302,000 has been awarded to fund research,
and almost $172,000 has been awarded to fund Community Service projects.
By underwriting scientific research,
partnering with community organizations, and through education and
information sharing, the Foundation encourages excellence and innovation
in the field of therapeutic massage. For more information
on the Foundation, please visit www.massagetherapyfoundation.org.
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