Industry Research
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 to the Massage Therapy Foundation and
Touch Research Institute to aid in the development and facilitation
of research programs.
Research Organizations:
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SpaEvidence is the world's first portal designed to help
people explore the medical evidence that exists for spa and
wellness therapies. The SpaEvidence portal contains
thousands of studies that evaluate approaches to wellness therapies
like massage.
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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.
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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.
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