Showing posts with label Many doctors recomend massage therapy. Show all posts
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Monday, July 6, 2009

Many doctors recommend massage therapy

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
Medical professionals are becoming more knowledgeable about the benefits of massage therapy. Many doctors have integrated massage into the services they offer.

In 2004 a consumer survey by ORC 62% of doctors strongly recommended their patients receive a massage. Massage therapy is on the rise in hospitals as well.

In a survey by CAM ” complementary and alternative medicine” 82% of hospitals offering “CAM” offered massage therapy. 70% of them used massage for pain management and pain releif.