Welcome to the Erickson Library's Massage Therapy subject guide. You'll find tabs at the top that will lead you to additional information with print and online resources.
The Erickson Library is here to help you find credible and reliable information. Please feel free to call or email with any of your research questions!
The Erickson Library is here to help you find credible and reliable information. Please feel free to call or email with any of your research questions!
Finding background information on your subject is helpful before you dive into subject specific databases. Credo Reference (link below) is a great place to start to gather ideas for keywords.
A few keywords to try: massage therapy, swedish massage, sports massage, back pain, deep tissue, trigger point, refloxology, accupuncture or shiatsu
Visit the Articles tab to get more tips on using keywords in databases.
A few keywords to try: massage therapy, swedish massage, sports massage, back pain, deep tissue, trigger point, refloxology, accupuncture or shiatsu
Visit the Articles tab to get more tips on using keywords in databases.
- Credo Reference
Search over 3 million full text entries in 1,200 electronic reference books! Watch How to Run a Basic Search on Credo.
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- Alt HealthWatch
This database focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. It has full text articles for more than 180 international, and often peer-reviewed journals and reports. In addition, there are hundreds of pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research and book excerpts. - CINAHL Complete
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This database provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition also features the AHFS Consumer Medication Information which includes drug information in lay language for consumers. - PubMed
PubMed is the National Library of Medicine's free search service which indexes over 5,000 medical, dental, nursing and allied health journals. - ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Premium
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1. Break down your topic into smaller concepts and identify synonyms
2. Use and to combine keywords
3. Use or to expand your results
4. Use "quotation marks" to search keywords as a phrase, i.e. "massage therapy"
5. Use an asterisk* to search multiple endings, i.e. ther* will search therapy, therapies, therapeutic.
2. Use and to combine keywords
3. Use or to expand your results
4. Use "quotation marks" to search keywords as a phrase, i.e. "massage therapy"
5. Use an asterisk* to search multiple endings, i.e. ther* will search therapy, therapies, therapeutic.
Clinical Assessment for Massage Therapy: A Practical Guide
Call Number: available online
Essential Oils: A Handbook for Aromatic Therapy
Call Number: available online
Theory & practice of therapeutic massage
Call Number: RM 721 .B42 2011
Trail guide to the body : a hands-on guide to locating muscles, bones and more
Call Number: QM23.2 .B53 2019
Communication & ethics for bodywork practitioners
Call Number: RM722 .H65 2012
Case for Pain Relief: 5 Research Studies for Massage Therapists
Call Number: available online
5 Myths and Truths About Massage Therapy: Letting Go Without Losing Heart (Tracy Walton)
Call Number: available online
Working with Physicians: A Massage Therapist's Guide (Laura Allen)
Call Number: available online
Call Number: available online
Essential Oils: A Handbook for Aromatic Therapy
Call Number: available online
Call Number: RM 721 .B42 2011
Trail guide to the body : a hands-on guide to locating muscles, bones and moreCall Number: QM23.2 .B53 2019
Communication & ethics for bodywork practitionersCall Number: RM722 .H65 2012
Case for Pain Relief: 5 Research Studies for Massage Therapists
Call Number: available online
5 Myths and Truths About Massage Therapy: Letting Go Without Losing Heart (Tracy Walton)
Call Number: available online
Working with Physicians: A Massage Therapist's Guide (Laura Allen)
Call Number: available online
Pediatric Massage: A Massage Therapist's Guide to Getting Started (Tina Allen)
Call Number: available online
Indian head massage for special needs: easy-to-learn,
adaptable techniques to reduce anxiety and promote wellbeing
Call Number: available online
Thai massage manual: natural therapy for flexibility, relaxation, and energy balance
Call Number: RM723 .T45 M48 2005
Tui na: a manual of Chinese massage therapy
Call Number: available online
Call Number: available online
Indian head massage for special needs: easy-to-learn,
adaptable techniques to reduce anxiety and promote wellbeingCall Number: available online
Thai massage manual: natural therapy for flexibility, relaxation, and energy balanceCall Number: RM723 .T45 M48 2005
Tui na: a manual of Chinese massage therapyCall Number: available online
American Massage Therapy Association
Massage Therapy Foundation
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
CareerOneStop
Career Wise
O*NET
Evidence-Based Massage Therapy by Richard LebertTable of Contents:
I. Setting the Groundwork for Evidence-Based Massage
II. Theories and Treatment Strategies
III. Clinical Examination
IV. Best Practice Recommendations for Musculoskeletal Pain
Professional Communications by Olds College OER Development Team, JR Dingwall, Chuck Labrie, TK McLennon, Laura Underwood, 2015
Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching, learning, and research materials that are either a) in the public domain or b) licensed in a manner that provides everyone with free and perpetual permission to engage in the 5R activities (retain, reuse, revise, remix, redistribute). creativecommons.org
Managing a Massage Practice (syllabus)
Massage Therapy by Amy Locke
Massage Therapy by Amy Locke
- Learners will be able to describe to a patient the basics of a massage therapy session, what benefits they might receive, and how to find a trained therapist.
- Learners will be able to identify conditions that might benefit from massage therapy.
- Learners will feel comfortable communicating with a massage therapist to relay health information and optimize patient care.
- Learners will understand the contraindications for massage therapy.
The Significance of Touch in Psychiatry edited by Bruno Muller-Oerlinghausen and Michael Eggart
What are Myofascial Triggerpoints by Richard Lebert
What are Myofascial Triggerpoints by Richard Lebert