How Does Massage Therapy Affect The Cause Of Pain

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People get hurt this is a fact of life. These injuries can take years to fully recover and become 100% functional again. It doesn’t matter if an injury is a result of work, auto accident, or play, the time it take to heal cost everyone. Massage therapy can help decrease the number of sick days needed to recover from an injury. The American Massage Therapy Association web page states that 77% of people receive massage therapy treatments for Medical (54%) and Stress/Relaxation (23%) needs. These statistics can be viewed in the chart that follows, taken from the AMTA web page. Getting people moving and keeping them going helps everyone be

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