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Along with bringing the latest news and trends about alternative health, Bob will help you get the most of your Internet health research. Bob is the Living Well Columnist for the Seattle Post- Intelligencer. He covers health and quality of life for the Hearst-owned newspaper and writes regularly for national magazines. He is a former syndicated health columnist for the Chicago Tribune twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize and author of six books, including “The Good Mood Diet” and “Your Prostate Cancer Survivors’ Guide.” His articles have appeared in Life, Esquire, Parade, Self, Outside and Shape among national magazines. He lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and two 11-year-old kids. |
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| Thursday, August 21, 2008 |
| There's Scientific Proof that Massage Therapy Reduces Pain |
One in every four American adults had a massage at least once in the past year. Among those massage clients 50 and older—Boomers—the frequency average seven visits to the massage therapist per year, while 18- to 44-year-olds average five per 12 months.
Of those Americans who see a massage therapist, 87 percent agree massage can be effective for reducing pain and nearly as many see it as a contributor to health and wellenss. The whole “luxury item” or “pampering” notions? Uh, rubbed out. A recent independent survey commissioned by the American Massage Therapy Association showed only one in 10 Americans sought out a massage therapist last year primarily because of the desire to be pampered.
Hearing that an alternative health therapy works for others—loved ones, friends, co-workers, the driver of your commuter bus—is powerful information for all of us interested in self-care. But massage therapy also has a strong foundation of research studies to help determine its value.
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