Media Corner

What is Massage Therapy?

Consumer Protections

Types of Massage and Bodywork

Benefits of Massage

Who Performs Massage and Bodywork?

What Happens at a Massage Session?

Medical Conditions that Preclude Massage or Bodywork

How Are These Services Regulated?

Finding the Right Massage Therapist or Bodyworker

What Does Massage Cost?

Does Insurance Cover It?

A Brief History of Massage

Glossary of More Than 250 Entries on Massage Treatments

Searchable Archive of More Than 800 Articles, from Acupressure to Zen

The Massage Experience
Consumers who have tried massage report nearly universal positive experiences, a phenomena that has helped propel stunning growth of the profession over the last 20 years. Knowing exactly what to expect at a massage session has largely allayed anxieties of first-timers unfamiliar with professional ethics and guidelines protecting their comfort and privacy. The profession has expanded to as many as 250 types of massage, bodywork and somatic therapies that provide comfort, relaxation and therapeutic benefit to body and soul. (read more)

Glossary of More Than 250 Entries on Massage Treatments
Searchable Archive of More Than 800 Articles, from Acupressure to Zen