Web Sites

American Massage Therapy Association
http://www.amtamassage.org/
Includes an archive of Massage Therapy Journal dating back to 1999, search limited to browsing individual issues.

Massage Therapy Foundation
http://www.massagetherapyfoundation.org/index.html
Includes a searchable index of journal articles, but does not offer full-text.Also offers links to PubMed searches on relevant topics.

National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine
http://nccam.nih.gov/about/
National Institute of Health information center for complimentary and alternative health. Includes links to health information, research, clinical trials and alternative healing news items.

Touch Research Institute
http://www6.miami.edu/touch-research/index.htm
The University of Miami School of Medicine Touch Research Institute has conducted over 100 studies on the positive effects of massage therapy on many functions and medical conditions in many different age groups. Web site includes a bibliography of research reports.