Understanding Research for the Massage Therapist

In his foreword to both Glenn M. Hymel’s book, ‘Research Methods for Massage and Holistic Therapies’ and Tiffany Field’s text, ‘Massage Therapy Research’, Leon Chaitow gives high praise to both books and outlines the two different imperatives  that are the driving forces behind both; the need for ever -improving competencies in the application of massage and bodywork and the need for evidence that validates and supports the methods and techniques used in therapeutic massage.