American Massage Therapy Association

• Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Why massage works
  • http://www.amtamassage.org/infocenter/adhd.html
• Easing the Constant Pain
  • http://www.amtamassage.org/articles/3/MTJ/detail/1839
• Nurturing Touch
  • http://www.amtamassage.org/articles/3/MTJ/detail/1846
• Nothing to sneeze at…
  • http://www.amtamassage.org/articles/3/MTJ/detail/1615

Massage Today: An MPA Media Publication

• Working with Clients Who Have Cerebral Palsy
  • http://www.massagetoday.com/archives/2002/08/21.html
• Working with Clients who Have Spinal Cord Injuries
  • http://www.massagetoday.com/archives/2002/05/13.html

¹Franki, Inge, et al. "The Evidence-Base for Basic Physical Therapy Techniques Targeting Lower Limb Function in Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Review Using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health as a Conceptual Framework." Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 44.5 (2012): 385-395.

²Manella, Christine, and Deborah Backus. "Gait Characteristics, Range of Motion, and Spasticity Changes in Response to Massage in a Person with Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury: Case Report." International Journal of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork 4.1 (2011): 28.

The following video is courtesy of the Exceptional Family TV.  Zachary is a child with cerebral palsy who is receiving massage therapy from his mother, Renee, a certified massage therapist.  The massage therapy helps to relax Zachary’s hypertonic muscle tone due to his cerebral palsy.