Scar Tissue
Meet two burn survivors turned massage therapist who shares their journey and discusses the benefits of massage as part of burn scar treatment as well as answering some common questions.
http://www.massageandbodywork.com/Articles/AugSep2005/BurnScarMassage.html
http://www.amtamassage.org/articles/3/MTJ/detail/1659
Abstracts of research done with massage for burn scars
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9622469
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10850898
How massage can help burn scars, including references and two case studies
http://www.massagetherapycanada.com/content/view/1411/38/
Cesarean scar massage – description of scar formation and some of the treatment options
http://www.massagetoday.com/mpacms/mt/article.php?id=14234
Listen to an interview with Marjorie Brook, a leading scar tissue practitioner and educator
http://www.arianayoga.com/marjoriebrook/
Article on effective of massage on post-surgical scars
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4051807/
Orthopedic Massage
Research trial – massage for chronic neck pain
http://annfammed.org/content/12/2/112.full.pdf+html
Research regarding treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22347369
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome case study
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4240700/
Manual lymph drainage following knee surgery
http://www.massagemag.com/manual-lymph-drainage-may-promote-flexion-following-knee-surgery-22572/
Massage technique benefiting range of motion
http://www.massagemag.com/trigger-point-therapy-improves-ankle-range-of-motion-18954/
Sports Massage
Research regarding massage reducing inflammation after exercise-induced muscle damage
http://stm.sciencemag.org/content/4/119/119ra13
Medical Massage
Research on massage assisting with pain relief
https://www.amtamassage.org/statement6.html
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23561068
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21982138