The Massage Therapy Foundation announced funding for Program for Torture Victims, Clear Path for Veterans Wellness, Maryville Children's Healthcare, and HandReach.
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Following the Global Wellness Summit, the Global Wellness Institute released a report titled “8 Wellness Trends for 2017—And Beyond.”
Mindfulness practice has been shown to increase empathy, improve health-care provider attention, enhance the capacity for listening to patients, and actually decrease medical errors.
The results offer evidence that reiki therapy may be a useful addition to traditional medical management of symptoms in children receiving palliative care.
Massage Therapy Foundation (MTF) President Jerrilyn Cambron announced Jean Shea from Biotone as the 2016 Massage Therapy Foundation John Balletto Distinguished Service Award recipient.
The results of the study indicate that tai chi exercises and conventional neck exercises are equally effective in improving pain and quality of life, and both approaches appear to be safe and well tolerated.
In the single-blinded, randomized, double-controlled study, a reduction in pain was determined in the reiki group patients, who were also observed to use fewer analgesics throughout the study.
ABMP’s president, Les Sweeney, BCTMB, was featured on a recent episode of the Massage Business Blueprint podcast. Sweeney joined hosts Allissa Haines and Michael Reynolds on episode 68, “Common Questions About Massage Liability Insurance.”
The Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona Health Sciences received a $1 million gift from a philanthropist and longtime advocate for integrative medicine.
A review conducted by the US National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) found that complementary therapies such as yoga, massage therapy, and acupuncture have high potential for managing chronic pain.