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1984, Diana Thompson has created a varied and interesting career out of massage: from specializing in pre- and postsurgical lymph drainage to teaching, writing, consulting, and volunteering. Her consulting includes assisting insurance carriers on integrating massage into insurance plans and educating researchers on massage therapy theory and practice to ensure research projects and protocols are designed to match how we practice. Contact her at soapsage@comcast.net. A licensed massage practitioner since NOTES 1. "Massage After Exercise Myth Busted," accessed January 2011, www.sciencedaily.com/ releases/2009/05/090507164405.htm. 2. E. Victoria Wiltshire et al., "Massage Impairs Postexercise Muscle Blood Flow and 'Lactic Acid' Removal," Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 42, no. 6 (June 2010): 1062–71. 3. Respondents included John Balletto, Bruce Gladden, Keith Eric Grant, and Albert Moraska. 4. "The Strange Tale of Muscle Lactate: When the Villain Becomes Your Friend," accessed January 2011, www. sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/05/070531191121.htm. 5. Ibid. 6. L.B. Gladden, "Lactate Metabolism: A New Paradigm for the Third Millennium," Journal of Physiology 558 (July 1, 2004): 5–30. 7. "Lactic Acid Not Athlete's Poison, But An Energy Source—If You Know How to Use It," accessed January 2011, www.sciencedaily.com/ releases/2006/04/060420235214.htm. 8. Ibid. 9. P. Bakowski et al., "Effects of Massage on Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness," Ortop Pol 73, no. 4 (July–August): 261–5. 10. Ibid.; Z. Zainuddin et al., "Effects of Massage on Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness, Swelling, and Recovery of Muscle Function," Journal of Athletic Training 40, no. 3 (July–September 2005): 174–80; L.A. Frey et al., "Massage Reduces Pain Perception and Hyperalgesia in Experimental Muscle Pain: A Randomized, Controlled Trial," Journal of Pain 9, no. 8 (August 2008): 714–21; P. Weerapong, P.A. Hume, and G.S. Kolt, "The Mechanisms of Massage and Effects on Performance, Muscle Recovery, and Injury Prevention," Sports Medicine 35, no. 3: 235–56. 11. A. Moraska, "Sports Massage. A Comprehensive Review," Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness 45, no. 3 (September 2005): 370–80. earn CE hours at your convenience: abmp's online education center, www.abmp.com 121