Comments - Ok so I sort of get the idea of research but I am research illiterate! - massage and bodywork professionals2024-03-28T13:23:01Zhttps://massageprofessionals.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=2887274%3ABlogPost%3A81897&xn_auth=noSufficient proof* - it depend…tag:massageprofessionals.com,2010-05-22:2887274:Comment:820672010-05-22T12:32:52.659ZChristopher A. Moyerhttps://massageprofessionals.com/profile/ChristopherAMoyer
Sufficient proof* - it depends what outcome we are talking about. There is a fair amount of research showing that massage therapy reduces anxiety, enough that I'd consider it proven. For other outcomes - say, improvement of immune system functioning - there is little if any proof.<br />
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The situation with massage therapy isn't really any different than for any other form of treatment. How do we know that aspirin reduces headache, that antibiotics can cure bacterial infections, or that cognitive…
Sufficient proof* - it depends what outcome we are talking about. There is a fair amount of research showing that massage therapy reduces anxiety, enough that I'd consider it proven. For other outcomes - say, improvement of immune system functioning - there is little if any proof.<br />
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The situation with massage therapy isn't really any different than for any other form of treatment. How do we know that aspirin reduces headache, that antibiotics can cure bacterial infections, or that cognitive behavioral therapy can reduce depression? Because a body of research has shown that they do these things. In some cases the amount of research is very large, but in some other cases you might be surprised by how small it is.<br />
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*If "proof" implies too much certainty for your taste, feel free to replace it with "evidence" in what is written above. Julie,
I had written a big lo…tag:massageprofessionals.com,2010-05-21:2887274:Comment:819482010-05-21T03:20:46.399ZVladhttps://massageprofessionals.com/profile/Vlad
Julie,<br />
I had written a big long snore-making reply on here, but deleted it!<br />
I'm glad to see you blogging about the need for research literacy!<br />
I'm going to post more at the weekend, I've just been up to my eyes this week (and I will link to your site from mine - honest). I'll be putting at least 2 more blogs on my <a href="http://www.mt-researchonline.com" target="_blank">wee site</a> about the conference.<br />
One will be on <i>how we do it</i> (research, that is, but you never know what else might…
Julie,<br />
I had written a big long snore-making reply on here, but deleted it!<br />
I'm glad to see you blogging about the need for research literacy!<br />
I'm going to post more at the weekend, I've just been up to my eyes this week (and I will link to your site from mine - honest). I'll be putting at least 2 more blogs on my <a href="http://www.mt-researchonline.com" target="_blank">wee site</a> about the conference.<br />
One will be on <i>how we do it</i> (research, that is, but you never know what else might crop up) and the other one will be on case reports.<br />
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okey doke. I am not sure on that but tha…tag:massageprofessionals.com,2010-05-20:2887274:Comment:819112010-05-20T21:11:09.243ZJulie Onofriohttps://massageprofessionals.com/profile/JulieOnofrio
I am not sure on that but that would be good to know more about so other states could learn from it all. But I still don't think there is research that 'proves' that massage works does it. Does one or two studies make it so or just make it look promising???<br />
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Is there enough research to prove to ins. companies and ins. commissioners, and doctors that massage is a valid method? I don't really know the answer to that.<br />
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Thanks<br />
Julie
I am not sure on that but that would be good to know more about so other states could learn from it all. But I still don't think there is research that 'proves' that massage works does it. Does one or two studies make it so or just make it look promising???<br />
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Is there enough research to prove to ins. companies and ins. commissioners, and doctors that massage is a valid method? I don't really know the answer to that.<br />
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Thanks<br />
Julie One of the panels on the firs…tag:massageprofessionals.com,2010-05-20:2887274:Comment:819092010-05-20T21:00:36.643ZChristopher A. Moyerhttps://massageprofessionals.com/profile/ChristopherAMoyer
<i>One of the panels on the first morning included Debra Senn who was the past insurance commissioner that made it possible for MT and other CAM providers to become contracted providers with major medical like Blue Cross and be able to bill and get paid by them! The thing that confuses me still is that didn't come about by having research on massage. It really started because Debra Senn was a big believer in massage... Senn just created this law called the Every Category Law and it took 6…</i>
<i>One of the panels on the first morning included Debra Senn who was the past insurance commissioner that made it possible for MT and other CAM providers to become contracted providers with major medical like Blue Cross and be able to bill and get paid by them! The thing that confuses me still is that didn't come about by having research on massage. It really started because Debra Senn was a big believer in massage... Senn just created this law called the Every Category Law and it took 6 years, 11 law suits to get it accepted and then 5 different times of having it challenged...</i><br />
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A quick thought - possibly, it was able to withstand all those challenges because there is some research evidence for it.