Training for Oncology Massage

Massage for people living with cancer - Perrysburg, OH

Oncology Massage Intensive – Scherer Institute, Santa Fe, NM

Medical Massage for the Cancer Patient – Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, NY, NY

Massage in the Oncology Setting – Hospital Intensive Oregon Health Sciences University Hospital, Portland, Oregon

Cancer Massage, Post Mastectomy and Hospice, Grafton, Wisconsin

Mindful Touch Therapy for patients with cancer, critical illness, pain or extreme stress, Aviana Body Work, Perrysburg, OH

Bruno Chikley’s Lymph Drainage Therapy with Upledger Institute , Levels I, II, III

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• Reduce stress

• Provide relaxation and comfort

• Relieve pain

• Minimize the side effects of
	chemotherapy and radiation

• Restore vital energy

• Boost the immune system

• Enhance circulation and oxygen

• Remove toxins from your body

• Decrease fatigue

• Provide a feeling of peace and
	well-being

• Direct your energies toward healing

• Increase body-awareness

• Reconnect the body, mind and spirit

and most of all....it just feels good!

The following are quotes from the Massage Therapy Journal Fall 2000 issue.
Cancer Care: How Massage Therapists Can Make a Difference. (American Massage Therapy Association)

" While great care still must be taken when working on cancer patients, massage therapists, if properly trained, now have the opportunity to enhance the quality of life of their patients through massage."

American Cancer Society, now views massage therapy as an important complementary therapy for cancer patients. (Terri Ades, RN, The Society's Director of Health Content.

Is Massage Therapy Safe fpr People Living with Cancer?
Yes, massage is a wonderful complementary therapy when practiced by a skilled therapist.
A therapist should be trained in medical massage for cancer patients.

Massage needs to be modified to work around side-effects or complications of chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, medications if lymph nodes were removed or treated with radiation, or if bone metastases are present.

Can Massage Spread Cancer?
No, cancer will not spread in the circulatory or lymphatic systems due to massage. Many Doctors encourage their patients to have physical exercise which affects the circulatory and lymphatic systems and massage is less demanding on the body than physical exercise.

Can Massage Benefit People who are Living with Cancer?
Yes, massage cannot cure cancer, but it can definitely help! It can ease tension and stress, as well as improve the quality of life.

The following are quotes from the Massage and Bodywork Association Dec/Jan 2000 issue.

Cancer & Massage a world of possibilities. (Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals)
" Gentler modalities are commended (i.e. Reiki, Polarity therapy, etc)" "There are more people surviving cancer than ever before. I see the complementary therapies an as important component of helping the person improve their quality of life. Oncologists are becoming much more aware of the importance of complementary therapies."