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In America, 192 people overdose every day on opioids, and this problem is only increasing. With addictions and death tolls rising, physicians are now turning to massage therapy to help aid in the healing process.

According to the National Institute of Health, massage therapy is a great way to manage everyday pain. While massage therapy can help ease the aches and pains of Fibromyalgia, low back pain, tension headaches, and arthritis, it can also be used as an alternative measure to substitute for opioids.

This non-addictive alternative is applied by trained professionals. Their skilled and practiced application of time- tested procedures directly apply the phrase “first, do no harm” sworn to by today’s doctors. By using massage therapy to replace opioids, it can help decrease the number of potentially addicted individuals and work to reduce the opioid epidemic plaguing America today.

Can Massage Therapy Heal America?