09/20/2025
This is great news. A massage study granted funds for research on the effectiveness of manual therapy on Pediatric IBS. sounds interesting! to me! read all about it...
Massage Therapy Foundation is excited to announce the award of a $299,465 Research Grant to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for their three-year study, “Myofascial Release Therapy in Irritable Bowel Syndrome.”
This randomized controlled study aims to evaluate the impact of abdominal myofascial release—a gentle, manual therapy—on symptom relief, quality of life, and bowel function in adolescents with constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome.
Funds for this groundbreaking research project were provided by American Massage Therapy Association - AMTA, in alignment with their shared mission with MTF to advance the art, science, and practice of massage therapy.
Read the Press Release: http://bit.ly/41XHBtC
