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By: Luisa Thompson
Luisa Thompson, an Atlanta School of Massage student, shares why she chose ASM and how it all began with wanting to provide comfort to her mother who was experiencing increased pain due to diabetes.
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We know that reception of clinical massage as an alternative treatment has come with an increase in research. Whether the research is driving the acceptance, or the acceptance is driving the research is unimportant – we know that we are seeing a steady increase in the amount of massage therapy research.
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Atlanta School of Massage (ASM) and Emory University’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences have partnered to study the biological effects of massage therapy on General Anxiety Disorder. Jim Nettles, a graduate of ASM and assistant professor at Emory, helped establish the research relationship with Emory’s Psychiatry Department. Mark Hyman Rapaport, MD, chair of […]
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trends indicate that healthcare-employed therapists will become commonplace as more and more people realize the confirmed health benefits of massage therapy. Baby boomers have begun to demand alternative and holistic approaches to healthcare that complement their clinical treatments. Many hospitals and nursing homes nationwide have already seen the benefits of contracting with massage therapists, and others have created full-time positions for the same.
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With Scientific studies affirming the many health benefits of massage we will see more people adopt this non-invasive healing art for wellness. According to the SpaFinder 2012 Spa Trend Report more hospitals will incorporate and more doctors will prescribe spa and wellness approaches.With an increase of demand for massage therapy there will be an increase in demand for massage therapists.
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