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Massage is one of the most universally used methods of healing the body. It feels good after a stressful day at work or as part of a spa outing, after a 26-mile marathon or digging in the garden. Infants thrive from massage, as do elders. Touch is an essential part of life that should be received at every part of a person’s life, no matter what, including cancer treatment or recovery from it.

Naturally, the person in chemotherapy isn’t going to be given the same massage as the person who has just completed a triathalon. Adjustments will be needed. But with the right adjustments by the massage therapist, everyone with cancer or a history of it can receive massage.

Many of us, when we think of massage, relate it to sore muscles or a chance to unwind. For the person in treatment for cancer or recovering from it, massage takes on other meanings. As well as massage being used to work out knots, detoxify the body, or increase range of motion, massage becomes a strategy to lower anxiety and pain, improve energy, or decrease nausea.

A powerful tool, creating an environment of peace and recovering a sense of wellbeing in the face of cancer