Massage Therapy Journal Winter 2025

Winter 2025 • 9

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Updates in Research: Pain + Acupressure For years, people have been increasingly interested in finding nonpharmacological strategies to better manage pain. Integrative health care approaches like massage therapy have shown promise, which in some cases has led to more research that strengthens the foundation of the profession.

READ MORE! Learn more about integrative techniques like acupressure in this issue’s exploration on Japanese massage—“From Ashiatsu to Zen Shiatsu and Everything In-between: Exploring Japanese Massage Techniques.” Read now on page 16.

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