Research

Crafting a definition for this profession can help unify massage therapy and massage therapists in their roles as valid health-care providers.

A growing body of research on the craniosacral rhythm (CSR) is working to validate what has been palpated for decades—the CSR is a distinct and measurable physiological rhythm that has given way to its own distinct therapeutic discipline.

I often pose this question: "If you could have one thing different when you walk out that door, what do you want it to be?"

Whenever two surfaces need to glide—like tendon sheaths, the pericardium and the heart, or two muscles along each other—hyaluronic acid ensures everything goes smoothly.

In order to closer examine how massage therapy is attuned to the needs of the client, research protocols must be flexible.

The 6th International Fascia Research Congress (FRC) was held in Montreal, Quebec. Read some highlights from our Massage & Bodywork authors, educators, and friends.

Tensegrity. It's not just a useful model; it may prove to be the tensional blueprint of all living matter.

In an excerpt from a new book from David Lauterstein and Jeff Rockwell, the authors explore the connection between the bones, the massage therapist, and the client's whole being.