A results-oriented therapy, medical massage works toward resolving specific conditions that a physician has diagnosed in a patient. More a style than a set of techniques, medical massage therapy employs a variety of modalities and procedures to treat the particular areas of a patient’s body suffering from injury or pain. Working hand-in-hand with physicians, medical massage therapists aim to achieve the best possible health outcomes for the patient.

Massage Therapy is a natural approach to pain management. A survey by the American Massage Therapy Association in 2003 reveals that an increasing number of consumers are seeking massage specifically to manage and relieve pain. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has suggested massage as an effective drugless therapy for pain management. Therapeutic massage relieves pain from a variety of causes, and may reduce the need for pain medication.