Category: Massage
Research challenges idea that upper cross syndrome causes pain
Posted by Halley Moore, LMT | Dec 1, 2025 | Massage | 0
What science says about forward head posture and neck pain
Posted by Nick Ng, BA | Nov 29, 2025 | Massage, Pain | 1
Slouching isn’t the villain: What research reveals about posture and back pain
Posted by Nick Ng, BA | Nov 28, 2025 | Massage | 0
Despite mixed results, pain education evidence should be taken into context, researchers say
Posted by Nick Ng, BA | Nov 28, 2025 | Massage, Pain | 0
Health equity in pain science: Rebuilding how research measures human experience
Posted by Dezare Lozano | Nov 25, 2025 | Massage, Research | 0
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PopularWhy Massage Therapy Education Needs Critical Thinking
by Monica Noy, RMT | Nov 8, 2019 | Massage | 4
“Critical thinking is a desire to seek, patience to doubt, fondness to meditate, slowness to...
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Does Narrative Medicine Have a Place in Massage Therapy?
by Nick Ng, BA | Nov 1, 2019 | Massage | 2
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Why Massage Therapy Needs to Be Trauma-Informed
by Mark Olson, PhD, LMT | Jan 10, 2020 | Massage | 0
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Can Your Massage Therapist Stretch Your Fascia?
by Alice Sanvito, LMT | Dec 10, 2019 | Massage | 0
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Top RatedCan Your Massage Therapist Stretch Your Fascia?
by Alice Sanvito, LMT | Dec 10, 2019 | Massage | 0
Many massage therapists and personal trainers believe that they can stretch fascia or break...
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Why Massage Therapists Should Understand How Pain Works
by Nick Ng, BA | Aug 4, 2019 | Massage | 0
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Why cancer patients should not be denied of massage therapy
by Nick Ng, BA | Feb 20, 2024 | Massage | 0
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How the Internet Challenged What We Know About Massage Therapy
by Tania Velásquez, LMT | Feb 28, 2020 | Massage | 0
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Understanding pain with the neuromatrix theory: How the brain shapes your experience
by Nick Ng, BA | Nov 16, 2025 | Massage | 0
When Lt. Col. Henry Beecher tended wounded soldiers not long after World War II, he noticed that...
Read MoreHow gate control theory explains why massage can alleviate pain
by Nick Ng, BA | Oct 22, 2025 | Massage, Pain | 0
If you have bumped your elbow against a table, you probably have instinctively massaged...
Read MoreWhat is pain: A comprehensive guide for patients
by Penny Goldberg, DPT, ATC and Nick Ng, BA | Oct 11, 2025 | Massage, Pain | 0
Pain is an unpleasant sensation, but it isn’t always an indication that there’s tissue damage,...
Read MoreWeight discrimination linked to chronic pain, but researchers say it’s more complex than that
by Nick Ng, BA | Oct 8, 2025 | Massage, Pain | 0
Could being overweight increase the risk of having chronic pain? Some researchers think so. A 2025...
Read MorePain descriptors offer insight but fall short in guiding treatment, researchers say
by Nick Ng, BA | Sep 13, 2025 | Massage, Pain, Research | 0
The International Association of Pain Society (IASP) have introduced the term “nociplastic pain”...
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