Massage Therapy Facts

• Massage therapy is the most frequently used therapy for muscoskeletal problems, and is especially useful in controlling pain
• Massage therapy improves the immune systems of people with all sorts of conditions, including HIV
• 95 per cent of massage therapy patients surveyed said it improved their conditions
• Nearly 90 per cent of back patients who receive treatments say they feel dramatically better following treatments
• Premature babies who receive daily massage therapy treatments gain 47 per cent more weight and go home an average of six days sooner
• Cancer patients who receive massage therapy experience less pain, improved mobility and less swelling
• Massage therapy reduces the pain and stiffness of people with fibromyalgia
• People suffering from tension headaches who receive massage treatments experience significant long-term improvements

Information courtesy of the Massage Therapists' Association of BC