A Massage Therapist's Perspective on the Fascia Research Congresses
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A Massage Therapist’s Perspective on the Fascia Research Congresses
Massage therapists have unfortunately endured the position of the lower rungs on the cultural and educational ladder of the medical field despite our clinical experience successfully treating many physical conditions. A hierarchy of respect, credibility, and income has historically separated all the fields within the healing arts, not just our own. Physicians, surgeons, naturopaths, osteopaths,...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork: Research, Education, & Practice
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1916-257X
DOI: 10.3822/ijtmb.v4i4.155