Tag Archives: massage therapy

The Genetic Roots of Massage

Posted on February 28, 2016 by David

What are the evolutionary roots of massage. Is there a genetic basis? Continue reading →

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MTBOK: Missed Opportunity?

Posted on May 15, 2012 by David

Reading the impressive 58-page paper entitled Massage Therapy Body of Knowledge (MTBOK) was both exhilarating and disappointing. Developed by a coalition of six national massage organizations, Version 1 of this effort was published in 2010 and is a landmark document … Continue reading →

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The Realms of Massage

Posted on February 27, 2012 by David

The first professional massage I ever received was around 1970 in an old Russian Banya on the near-North Side of Chicago called the Luxor Baths. The clientele was a mix of the old Jewish expats who had moved to the … Continue reading →

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Moving Massage from Acceptability to Accessibility

Posted on January 9, 2012 by David

For as long as people have been paying for therapeutic massage services, practitioners have feared being mistaken for prostitutes. That fear was the primary driving force that, in 1983, led the American Massage Therapy Association to re-brand “massage” into “massage … Continue reading →

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How Massage Became Therapy

Posted on November 28, 2011 by David

The year was 1983 and the oldest national association of massage practitioners was about to change the face of an industry by turning “massage” into “massage therapy.” This is the story of what led up to that moment. The association … Continue reading →

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Is it time for massage to embrace touch?

Posted on November 11, 2011 by David

Which profession should hold the keys to the storehouse that contains all of  the world’s  knowledge about human touch? Besides bodyworkers, is there any other (legal) occupation with more practical and theoretical knowledge about touch? I don’t think so and … Continue reading →

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