The many benefits of massage therapy

From the Spectrum:

"Humans thrive on touch. It is part of who we are. Knowing that, the fact that massage therapy has been around for centuries is hardly surprising. References to massage appear in writings from around the world: China, India, the Middle East, Greece. It has been used in Europe since Renaissance times. Early in its history in the United States, massage therapy was used for a number of health-related issues, and then fell out of favor in the 1930s. But, in the 1970s, it regained popularity."