1 in 5 Americans is living with chronic pain on most days—a statistic from the National Health Interview Survey cited in an article in this Summer’s Issue of Massage Therapy Journal published by the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA). Massage can offer a solution to many different causes of pain. Massage is a tool to…
Massage. It’s sometimes thought of as just a way to splurge on yourself, or used only to try to address a pain that can’t be escaped. But the fact is that the right massage therapy can be a key part of your life – one that offers many benefits to body and mind. Regular massage…
Days at the office can be long, grueling, and tiresome. Workers sit in their cubicles, remain at desks, or even stand at counters for hours on end. From time to time people can take a few moments for themselves and stretch, which feels really good, but the action is often not enough to relax the…
Roughly 6.9 percent of US adults – more than 15.4 million – report that they use a massage to help them feel better in some way. There are plenty of reasons for getting a massage, and for most people, the primary reason that they seek out help in this way is because they have a pain of…
