Category: Massage Research

  • Does Reiki Work? Maybe, Maybe Not

    “Reiki” (ray-key) is Japanese for ‘universal life energy’, a term used to describe a system of natural healing. This healing tradition was founded by Dr Mikao Usui in the early 20th century and evolved as a result of his research, experience and dedication.  Massage Therapists are often found taking classes in Reiki and it is…

  • The Truth about the Effects of Massage

    This effects of massage or what most massage therapists also refer to as the benefits of massage have been passed on by many massage schools as the way it is.  Unfortunately, most of the benefits of massage have not been widely researched and many of the things that are taught in basic massage school are…

  • The problems with researching massage

    There are many problems that arise when doing research on massage therapy.  You will find many of these are objections from the massage therapists themselves as to why we should have or even use research in massage.  The biggest problem is how do you really measure what happens in a session and recreate a real…

  • Why do we need Massage Therapy Research?

    Why do we need massage therapy research especially since we as massage therapists already see so much of the proof on a daily basis in the practice of massage? Research is an important part of the next steps for the massage profession.  The biggest reason is that it can help the massage profession and your…

  • To the Massage Researchers

    One of the problems I see from attending the research conference (2010 Seattle) and thinking about research is that there seems to be more than just a vocabulary problem in understanding research and using it to create evidence based practices and to use research to get and keep clients. Whitney Lowe touched on it in…