RubRub

Sources

RubRub's content draws on these sources.

Massage techniques

  1. Sandy Fritz. Sports & Exercise Massage, chapter 11, "Review of Massage Methods" (Elsevier). https://musculoskeletalkey.com/review-of-massage-methods/
  2. Karen J. Sherman et al. "Development of a taxonomy to describe massage treatments for musculoskeletal pain." BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2006. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1544351/
  3. Giovanni De Domenico. Beard's Massage, chapter 4, "Classification, Definitions, and Descriptions of the Basic Massage Strokes and Relaxed Passive Movements" (Elsevier). https://musculoskeletalkey.com/classification-definitions-and-descriptions-of-the-basic-massage-strokes-and-relaxed-passive-movements/
  4. Sarah Pritchard. Tui Na: A Manual of Chinese Massage Therapy, chapter 3, "Basic techniques" (Elsevier). https://musculoskeletalkey.com/basic-techniques/
  5. Harvey. "The Mother Hand." Massage & Bodywork (ABMP), January/February 2019. https://www.abmp.com/massage-and-bodywork-magazine/issues/januaryfebruary-2019/mother-hand-touch-kindness
  6. Swiss Shiatsu Federation. "Description of methods." https://go.clubdiensten.nl/clubsdata/0063/files/1524553890_Swiss-Federation-Shiatsu-Description-of-methods.pdf
  7. "The Richness of Thai Massage." Positive Health Online. https://www.positivehealth.com/article/thai-yoga-massage-and-bodywork/the-richness-of-thai-massage
  8. TMC Chiang Mai. Thai Massage Workbook. https://www.thaiyogamassage.school/workbooks/thai-massage-workbook.pdf
  9. WSBHT. Indian Head Massage training manual. https://www.wsbht.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/IHM-manual-guild-PDF.pdf

Safety: where not to press, and who should wait

  1. Ruth Werner. "Take the Danger out of Endangerment Sites." Massage & Bodywork (ABMP), May/June 2020. https://www.abmp.com/massage-and-bodywork-magazine/issues/mayjune-2020/take-the-danger-out-of-endangerment-sites
  2. NHS. "Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)." https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/deep-vein-thrombosis-dvt/
  3. NHS. "Varicose veins." https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/varicose-veins/
  4. Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Patient leaflet, "Massage." https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/media/ltadesu0/pil202511-06-ma-massage.pdf
  5. Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. "Preventing blood clots in pregnancy." https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/patients/resources/preventing-blood-clots-in-pregnancy/
  6. National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NIH). "Massage Therapy: What You Need To Know." https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/massage-therapy-what-you-need-to-know
  7. American Massage Therapy Association. "Massage Therapy and Pregnancy." Massage Therapy Journal. https://www.amtamassage.org/publications/massage-therapy-journal/massage-and-pregnancy-a-powerful-combination/
  8. American Massage Therapy Association. "Massage Clients with Cancer." Massage Therapy Journal. https://www.amtamassage.org/publications/massage-therapy-journal/massage-clients-with-cancer/
  9. American Massage Therapy Association. "Better Client Communication." Massage Therapy Journal. https://www.amtamassage.org/publications/massage-therapy-journal/better-client-communication/
  10. Parks Therapy Centre. "Pregnancy massage safety." https://www.parkstherapycentre.co.uk/post/pregnancy-massage-safety

Session format: length, pressure and learning at home

  1. William Collinge et al. "Touch, Caring, and Cancer: randomized controlled trial of a multimedia caregiver education program." Supportive Care in Cancer, 2013. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23262808/
  2. Collinge & Associates. Touch, Caring and Cancer: Guide for Professionals, 2023. https://collinge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Guide-for-Professionals-2023-1.pdf
  3. Sayuri M. Naruse and Mark Moss. "Effects of couples positive massage programme on wellbeing, perceived stress and coping, and relation satisfaction." Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 2019. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8114367/
  4. Tiffany Field, Miguel Diego and Maria Hernandez-Reif. "Moderate pressure is essential for massage therapy effects." International Journal of Neuroscience, 2010. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20402578/