Massage Therapy Journal Summer 2024

Massage Therapy Journal Vol. 63 No. 2 Contents

FEATURES

14 MASSAGE FOR THE PEDIATRIC AND INFANT POPULATION Recent research continues to build on what we know about how massage can benefit both infants and pediatric clients. By David Malone

22 INJURIES OF MIDDLE AGE: THE SHOULDERS An aging cohort of affluent baby boomers is extending “middle age” indefinitely, and this population is showing up in clinical settings with a set of problems very well suited to massage therapy. By George Russell

30 MASSAGE THERAPY AND STRETCHING TECHNIQUES FOR TECH NECK SYNDROME new CE Learn how massage therapy and stretching protocols can help clients and massage therapists manage symptoms of “tech neck” syndrome. By Jessica Crow

62 THE ROLE OF

MASSAGE THERAPY IN PALLIATIVE CARE What research is telling us about the benefits massage therapy may offer to clients who are facing serious, chronic illness.

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