Are massage or touch therapies beneficial to individuals with Alzheimer’s disease? Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo once said, “To touch is to give life.” Scientists and studies have long found ...

No treatment plan is perfect for those with Alzheimer’s disease, but massage/touch therapies can provide viable interventions and increase quality of life, curb and calm disruptive behaviors, improve ...

Oncology massage can help alleviate many symptoms of cancer and its treatments, as long as practitioners have the right qualifications. In past encounters, a massage table and a set of laboring hands, ...

A client once told me, right after her session, “That’s the first time I’ve felt safe in days.” It wasn’t the technique that made the biggest difference. It was the quiet. The breath. The feeling of ...

For more information about Judi Calvert and her classes, go to historyofmassage.com or handsontrade.com or call (800) 872-1282. Judi Calvert is the living embodiment of the history of massage, one of ...

This week the Herald speaks with Karen Knutson, a massage therapist who runs Keep In Touch Massage. She has two locations, one in Larimore at 511 Booth Ave., and the other in Grand Forks at 2303 S.

From red clay, and black mud, to wine and milk body rubs, the business of touch therapy in Kenya is growing. A few years ago, spas were mostly in high-end hotels but now there are hundreds of ...