Michele Preyde has provided an in-teresting addition to the literature on massage therapy. 1
One question that needs to be answered is whether perceived benefits from less expensive …

We write to highlight some issues regarding the methods and data interpretation in the
recently published systematic review by Lewis and Johnson [1]. We found the article useful …

I admit it! I love hands-on massage. I had my first massage when I was a teenager, and my
family and I were spending a long weekend in a resort in New York's Catskill Mountains …

We would like to thank Brown et al. for their comments about our systematic review of
therapeutic massage for musculoskeletal pain [1]. We agree with many of the points raised …

INTRODUCTION Given the widespread use of various massage therapies for pain, we
conducted an evidence mapping process to determine the distribution of evidence available …

The aim of this article is to evaluate trends in the development of the evidence-base for the
effectiveness of massage therapy. For this purpose, a comparison of two systematic reviews …

The research is being driven, in part, by massage therapy's popularity. About 8.3% of
American adults used massage in 2007, up from 5% in 2002, according to a National Health …

Although massage therapy is recommended and administered to various extents by
healthcare practitioners and patients alike, research evidence is required to advocate …

Massage and bodywork have evolved over thousands of years, from simple laying on of
hands to the current evidenceinformed practice. Throughout the years, massage has been …

Objectives. To assess the effects of massage therapy for nonspecific low back pain.
Summary of Background Data. Low back pain is one of the most common and costly …