In response to MT & Personal Trainer

I am currently researching a short paper on how massage therapy fits into allopathic medicine. The difficulty will be keeping it short! There is still so much ignorance about this among my peers who will soon be in practice with physicians, as well as some of the medical school faculty. I want to commend your efforts. You produced an immaculate model of research, and I know how much work that was. Massage therapists are still having to go prove themselves, despite the results and good research. I think people just can't get beyond connotations of "massage" and innate fear of touch. At any rate, good job! You might think about using the work and expanding with larger group of patients.... orthopedics can be very practical, they might help you! Good luck in the future! Sunny McWhinney PA 2011