Hospital-Based Massage Therapy: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at How COVID-19 Has Altered Protocols--and What Has Stayed the Same.

HOSPITALS; MASSAGE therapy; MASSAGE therapists; PREVENTION of communicable diseases; HEALTH facility administration; PHYSIOLOGICAL adaptation; MEDICAL protocols; COVID-19 pandemic

The article discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the protocols in hospital-based massage therapy practices in the U.S. Also cited are the continuous move by some massage therapists to continue alleviating pain, anxiety and stress to improve health and well-being amidst the pandemic, the new protocols for massage services like wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), and some possible strategies to fund massage therapy services.