Massage Therapy: Integrating Research and Practice presents the latest research examining the evidence for the use of various massage therapy techniques in treating pathological conditions and special populations. In this resource readers will find a synthesis of information from the diverse fields of kinesiology, medicine, nursing, physical therapy, and psychology.
Part I. Background
Chapter 1. Historical Overview
Chapter 2. Evidence-Based and Outcome-Based Approaches in Massage
Part II. Research Methods
Chapter 3. Quantitative Research Methods
Chapter 4. Qualitative Research Methods
Chapter 5. Mixed Methods Research
Part III. Populations and Conditions
Chapter 6. Pediatrics
Chapter 7. Pregnancy and Labor
Chapter 8. Athletes
Chapter 9. Massage and Older Adults
Chapter 10. Headaches
Chapter 11. Neck and Shoulder Pain
Chapter 12. Low Back Pain
Chapter 13. Anxiety and Depression
Chapter 14. Massage for Adults With a History of Sexual Trauma
Chapter 15. Scars
Chapter 16. Fibromyalgia
Chapter 17. Cancer
Part IV. Connecting Research and Practice
Chapter 18. Integrating Massage Therapy Research and Education
Chapter 19. Integrating Research in Clinical Practice
Chapter 20. Clinical Case Reports
Chapter 21. Writing Journal Articles
Chapter 22. Attitudes, Beliefs, and Expectations in Massage Therapy
Chapter 23: Directions and Dilemmas in Massage Therapy Research: A Workshop Report from the 2009 North American Research Conference on Complementary and Integrative Medicine
Trish Dryden, MEd, RMT, is a clinician, researcher, and educator specializing in massage education and integrative health care. She has over 30 years of experience as an educator, researcher, and clinician in massage therapy, and complementary and integrated health care. She is currently Associate Vice President of Research and Corporate Planning for Centennial College in Toronto, and Past Chair of Heads of Applied Research, encompassing all 24 colleges in Ontario, Canada. Dryden is also former chair of the College of Massage Therapists of Ontario (provincial government regulatory body for massage therapy) and was dean of the Sutherland-Chan School and Teaching Clinic from 1990 to 1999. Dryden is a trailblazer and a catalyst for change.
Christopher A. Moyer, PhD, is a behavioral scientist who focuses on the study of massage therapy, including its effects on anxiety, depression, and physiological activity. He is currently assistant professor of psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, a research section editor of the International Journal of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork, and on the editorial board for the Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies.