Massage Envy believes that scientific, viable research on the benefits of massage therapy and bodywork is vital to the future growth and acceptance of the massage therapy profession. To date, Massage Envy has donated a total of $50,000 to the Massage Therapy Foundation and Touch Research Institute to aid in the development and facilitation of research programs.

MASSAGE THERAPY FOUNDATION

History

The Massage Therapy Foundation was founded by AMTA in 1990 with the mission of bringing the benefits of massage therapy to the broadest spectrum of society through the generation, dissemination, and application of knowledge in this field. We do this by receiving donations and granting funds for research, community service, educational initiatives and conferences. We also do this by providing direct consultation to the medical and research communities and by educating massage therapists about the world of research.

For more information about the Massage Therapy Foundation click the link below. 

THE TOUCH RESEARCH INSTITUTE

The Touch Research Institute was formally established in 1992 by Director Tiffany Field, Ph.D. at the University of Miami School of Medicine, via a start-up grant from Johnson & Johnson. The TRI was the first center in the world devoted solely to the study of touch and its application in science and medicine.

The TRI distinguished team of researchers, representing Duke, Harvard, Maryland and other universities, strive to better define touch as it promotes health and contributes to the treatment of disease. Research efforts that began in 1982 and continue today have shown that touch therapy has numerous beneficial effects on health and well-being.

For more information, visit www.miami.edu/touch-research