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Rubbed the Right Way As it turns out, that romantic, stress-relieving backrub could cure what ails you 
Most would agree that massages feel good, but are they beneficial to health? Scientific studies affirm that they are. But one of the best indicators that massage therapy is moving into the mainstream is the increasing number of traditional health care professionals who recommend it to patients. In a survey last year, 19 percent of respondents said they had discussed massage therapy with their physicians, and of those 19 percent, more than half said their doctors strongly recommended or encouraged it. Among massage therapists, 63 percent said they receive referrals from health care professionals, according to the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA), Evanston, Ill., which commissioned the survey. Perhaps what’s surprising is that the percentages aren’t even higher. Studies have shown that massage therapy decreases anxiety and respiratory rates; raises white blood cell counts, which might boost immunity; reduces pain in cancer patients and migraine sufferers; improves weight gain in premature and HIV-exposed infants; decreases blood pressure in people with hypertension; alleviates depression; and improves alertness and performance in office workers. “Massage doesn’t just feel good. It actually brings about physiological changes,” says Dr. Ronald Glick, medical director, Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pennsylvania. Those changes benefit healthy individuals as well as those who are ill. “Many of the proven health benefits of massage come from its effect on the circulatory system,” says Dr. Drew Riffe, program coordinator for the Parker School of Massage Therapy, Dallas. Massage lowers blood pressure and heart rate, which correlates to how relaxed or tense a person is. Stress is a known contributor to cardiovascular problems, so with regard to such ailments as heart disease, massage might be preventative as well as therapeutic. The public apparently needs no persuading when it comes to the health benefits of massage. According to the AMTA’s 2007 survey, 30 percent of Americans who received massages in the past five years did so specifically for medical reasons. By comparison, 22 percent had massages for simple relaxation and 13 percent for a “special indulgence.” Health insurance companies have been slower to catch on. Although a growing number offer coverage for massage therapy, they are more likely to cover chiropractic treatments. Chiropractors manipulate the spine to realign vertebrae and relieve pressure on nerves. “In general, chiropractors deal more with the nervous and skeletal systems, whereas massage therapists deal mainly with the muscular and skeletal systems,” Riffe says, adding that the two therapies work well in conjunction with each other. “Massage alone does tend to be the recommended course of action for general relaxation, certain soft tissue disorders and if the patient simply prefers a massage over an adjustment.” |
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