Contents tagged with benefits of massage therapy

  • Meet Barbara

    Barbara had polio as a child and breast cancer as an adult, but she doesn’t let that stop her.

    As a child in 1954, Barbara contracted polio. Massage therapy helps her deal with the many … more

  • Meet Tracy

    Tracy learned that massage was more than a frivolous treat when it helped her with her fibromyalgia and double mastectomy.

    When Tracy, 61, first started getting massages over 30 years ago, she … more

  • Meet Garth

    Garth won’t be hanging up his dancing shoes anytime soon.

    Garth, 75, is able to remain active as a ballroom dancing instructor thanks in part to massage therapy.

    Garth considers dancing his sport, … more

  • Meet Laura

    Laura finally experienced positive touch again after childhood abuse.

    Laura first began seeing a massage therapist over 20 years ago to address physical symptoms she was still experiencing from … more

  • Meet Margaret

    Margaret, wheelchair bound for years with Multiple Sclerosis, has been able to gain more mobility and independence.

    Margaret, who was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in 1994, was able to … more

  • Meet Alex

    Alex went from not being able to walk, to running 10k.

    Alex's roller coaster of health issues began with a seizure in 2017, just before his 23rd birthday. His brain was inflamed, and after a myriad … more

  • Infographic: Massage Therapy and Back Pain

    This infographic outlines the benefits of massage therapy for low back pain. It goes over how massage therapy can help and excersises you can do as well as other steps you can take to alleviate … more

  • Infographic: Massage Therapy for Arthritis

    This infographic outlines the benefits of massage therapy for arthritis. This includes types of arthritis, symptoms that can be improved by massage therapy and what a massage therapy treatment for … more

  • Infographic: Massage Therapy and Pregnancy

    Infographic outlining the benefits of massage therapy during pregnancy. This infographic outlines the ways massage therapy can safely and effectively treat common symptoms associated with pregnancy. … more