I am a massage therapy student and am hoping to glean some information regarding addictions and aiding recovering addicts with Massage. This research is for a pathology presentation that I will be giving my class and any reaponses would be appreciated.
My questions are:
Can Massage make a craving worse?
Can the human touch help soothe withdrawl?
What precautions would I need to take in my own practice to help facilitate the best recovery for my client.
I would suggest contacting the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) - their web site is http://www.amtamassage.org and the Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami. Dr. Tiffany Fields is world renown for her research on massage and many health conditions. Their web site is http://www.miami.edu/touch-research/index.html.
The AMTA should be able to help you with practice guidelines and the Touch Research Institute should be able to direct you to any research that may exist on massage and addictions.
Hope this is helpful to you.
The AMTA should be able to help you with practice guidelines and the Touch Research Institute should be able to direct you to any research that may exist on massage and addictions.
Hope this is helpful to you.
