A survey of training and practice patterns of massage therapists in two US states

Karen J Sherman^1,2 , Daniel C Cherkin^1,3 , Janet Kahn⁴ , Janet Erro¹ , Andrea Hrbek⁵ , Richard A Deyo⁶ and David M Eisenberg⁵

¹  Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101, USA

²  Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA

³  Departments of Family Medicine and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA

⁴  Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, 05405, USA

⁵  Harvard Medical School Osher Institute and Division for Research and Education in Complementary and Integrative Medical Therapies, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA

⁶  Departments of Medicine and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA