Osteoarthritis:

In the first clinical trial looking at the effectiveness of Swedish massage for knee osteoarthritis, participants who received a one-hour massage either one or two times a week had improvements in pain, stiffness, and function. The control group had no such change.

From WebMD

Experienced massage therapists know the value of expanding and deepening their knowledge in massage therapy as well as those areas related to health and well being. Education adds value, quality and integrity to the massages clients receive. I love to learn and have always embraced new knowledge, and then have woven it into my practice to benefit each client as needed. Here is a listing of my education background.

Higher Education (in Chronological order:)

Columbia Junior College, AA degree

Lane Community College

University of Oregon

Linfield College

Portland State University

East West College of the Healing Arts, Graduate Certificate

Oregon School of Massage, continuing education

University of the Public Library - offline starting in 1969

University of the Public Library - online research starting in 1986



Continuing Education

Russian Massage with Zhenya Kurashova Wine

Reiki I & II with Frank Coppieters PhD., LMT

Reiki III with Sandra E. Keeton B.S. & Joy Ellis B.S. M.A.

Chair Massage

Side Lying massage for Pregnancy massage

Structured Integrated Work for Fibromyalgia

Wolf Method



Self study in:

Acupressure

Polarity