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Massage for Pain Relief
Ninety-one percent of respondentsagreed that massage can be effective in reducing pain.
Nearly half (47 percent of those polled)have had a massage at some time to relieve pain; 58 percent of those in the 18-24 age range have ever had a massage for pain relief as have 58 percent of those ages 35-44.
Massage follows medication as the most sought-after form of pain relief: 33 percent for medication followed by 14 percent for massage therapy.
Among seniors who had a massage within the last five years, 18 percent did so specifically for pain relief.
Jump in Use of Massage
More than one in five adults surveyed (21 percent) received a massage within the past 12 months a three-point jump
from last year and a 13-point jump since 1997. Twenty-two (22) percent of those ages 55-64 have had a massage within the
last 12 months compared with 13 percent last year.
Thirty-two percent of respondents received a massage within the past five years. More than one third (39 percent) of respondents in the 45-54 age range had a massage within the same time period a twelve-point jump since 2002.
Twenty-eight percent of adults expect to get a massage within the next year, compared with 25 percent who said so a year ago.
Following are findings of a telephone survey conducted by Opinion Research Corporation International, Princeton, NJ, andcommissioned by the American Massage Therapy Association ฎ (AMTA ฎ ). The survey was conducted August 14-17, 2003 among a national probability sample of 1,015 adults (513 men and 502 women) ages 18 and older, living in private householdsin the continental United States.The survey has a confidence level of plus or minus 3 percent. This is the seventh annual survey of American consumers commissioned by AMTA. Opinion Research Corporation conducted its first telephone survey of consumers on massage in June 1997. Were with you all the way.
Seniors Use of Massage is on the Rise
Half (51 percent) of those 65 and older who got a massage within the past five years did so to reduce pain, for injury or muscle soreness, or as part of a physical therapy regimen.
Eighty-four percent of seniors believe massage can be effective in reducing pain.
Eighty-three percent of seniors believe massage can be beneficial to health.
Reasons for Getting Massage
Ninety percent of respondents agree that massage can be beneficial to ones health; 99 percent of 18-24 year olds and 95 percent of 25-34 year olds agreed with this statement.
Sixty-nine percent of those polled view massage as more than just a luxury 73 percent of women believe this to be true.
Nearly one third of adults polled (29 percent) say they would seek massage for stress relief.
Among those who had a massage in the past five years, more than one out of five (22 percent) got a massage for relaxationor stress relief.
Among those who had a massage in the past five years, one quarter (25 percent) received massage for injury-related reasons, muscle soreness or pain management.
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