neWs nOtes
Massage
Therapy
Foundation
Announces
New Editorin-Chief
Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Beneļ¬ t from Massage Therapy
A study by the Touch Research Institute (TRI) at the University of
Miami School of Medicine has found that moderate-pressure massage
therapy decreases pain in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Study
subjects also showed greater grip strength and range of motion, plus
reduced anxiety and depression, after one month of weekly massage
therapy sessions. "As patients with RA work with their doctors to
determine the best treatment option, we recommend discussing
routine massage therapy," says Tiffany Field, PhD, of TRI. The results
of the study were presented in conjunction with Massage Envy and
can be accessed at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2012.12.001.
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massage & bodywork
july/august 2013
Karen Boulanger,
PhD, CMT, has been
named editor-in-chief
of The International
Journal of Therapeutic
Massage & Bodywork (IJTMB), the
open-access, peer-reviewed publication
of the Massage Therapy Foundation.
Boulanger, a nationally certified massage
therapist since 1999, conducts research
at Stanford University on the benefits of
massage for children. She was formerly
the practice section editor of the IJTMB,
and will be replaced in that capacity
by Niki Munk, PhD, LMT. Sign up
for free access at www.ijtmb.org.
