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Team Work: Transactional versus Relational Massage in Sport

It is a truth universally acknowledged that, while massage therapy in clinical settings is deeply relational, sports massage is often transactional.

In this blog post, Clare Carey unpacks the secret sauce behind massage therapy in the elite sporting arena.

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admin 10/07/2025

Clare Carey / Elite Athletes / Elite Sport / Rapport / sports massage / Therapeutic relationship / Working with elite athletes /

Focus on Research – May Edition

In this massage research update, AMT CEO Rebecca Barnett discusses pig massage, sports massage and should we be massaging hospitalised COVID-19 patients. Plus more!

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admin 19/05/2021

COVID-19 / hospitalised COVID-19 patients / massage / massage therapist / massage therapy / massage therapy research / Rebecca Barnett / research / sport / sports massage / sports therapy / telehealth /