One way for Touch Therapy practitioners to stay up-to-date in their field is to read current articles and research papers on their profession. This is where journals, magazines and newsletters come in to play by providing articles with information valuable to their professional readership.
Massage Therapy Magazines
The primary focus of Massage magazines is on the Massage Therapist with training in classical Swedish massage techniques. Other forms of touch therapy may be mentioned but practitioners of those modalities are not always subscribers as articles focused on their profession are few and far between. These magazines represent a primary readership of massage therapists:
Massage & Bodywork Magazine – 1271 Sugarbush Drive, Evergreen, Colorado, 80439-9766, 800-458-2267. Published by Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals. Subscriptions are available internationally and online.
MASSAGE Magazine – 5150 Palm Valley Road, Suite 103, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, 32082, 800-533-4263. This magazine has been in publication since 1985. Subscriptions are available internationally.
Massage Therapy Journal – 500 Davis Street, Suite 900, Evanston, Illinois, 60201-4695, 877-905-2700. Published by the American Massage Therapy Association subscriptions are available internationally.
Massage Today – PO Box 4139, Huntington Beach, California, 92605-4139, 714-230-3150. Published by MPA Media who offers multiple magazines for various complementary medicine professions including Chiropractic and Acupuncture. Subscriptions are available internationally.
Massage World – PO Box 54879, London, SW1P 9FW, 020-7387-9111. In print for eight years Massage World is available internationally by subscription.
Bodywork and Complementary Therapy Magazines
Bodywork magazines may cover massage therapy as well as many other forms of touch therapy such as Shiatsu, Cranial therapy, Lymph therapy, Reflexology and more. Some magazines focus on one specific form of touch therapy and are commonly subscribed to by practitioners of that style. Complementary Therapy magazines will combine topics such as chiropractic, acupuncture and touch therapies.
Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies – 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, Florida, 32887-4800, 877-839-7126. Published by Elsevier this publication is the official journal of the Association of Neuromuscular Therapists, the Australian Pilates Method Association and the National Association of Myofascial Tripper Point Therapists, USA. Subscriptions are available internationally.
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine; Alternative and Complementary Therapies – 140 Huguenot Street, 3rd Floor, New Rochelle, New York, 10801-5215, 914-740-2100. Both titles are published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. publishers and are research driven. Subscriptions are available internationally except for the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine which is available electronically for international readers.
Reflexology World – PO Box 1032, Bondi Junction, NSW 2022, Australia. Privately published and offering subscriptions internationally.
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