Peer Reviewed Publications For Massage Therapists

As part of my commitment to elevating the profession, I have put together a short list of peer reviewed resources for massage therapists.


• American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• British Journal of Sports Medicine
• BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
• Chiropractic & Manual Therapies
• International Journal of Massage & Bodywork
• Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies 
• Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
• Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy 
• Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy
• Journal of Pain
• Musculoskeletal Science & Practice
• Pain
• Physical Therapy in Sport
• PM&R 
• Spine 
• Spine Journal 

General Health
• The Lancet
• New England Journal of Medicine
• British Medical Journal
• Journal of the American Medical Association

Links To Research Databases
• Cochrane Library
• NIH: Evidence-Based Medicine: Literature Reviews 
 NIH: Massage Therapy Resource
NIH: Acupuncture Resource 
NIH: Cupping Resource
NIH: Pain Information for Health Professionals
• PubMed
Common PubMed searches by keyword
• Musculoskeletal Pain
Sports Injuries
• Massage Therapy
• Manual Therapy
• Sports Massage
• Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue
• Dry needling
• Acupuncture
• Shockwave therapy

Common PubMed searches by researcher
• Amanda Baskwill
• Carla Stecco 
• Cesar Fernandez-de-las-Penas
• Geoffrey Bove
• Greg Wells and Gillian White
• Helene Langevin
• Jean Claude Guimberteau
• Lars Arendt-Nielsen
• Lorimer Moseley
• Robert Schleip 
• Tiffany Field
• Thomas Findley
• Thomas Best