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Study: Massages help body after exercise

New research at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada revealed definite details of how massage therapy works to relieve pain, demonstrating that kneading tissues after exercise activates cellular and molecular muscle-healing mechanisms.

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'Massage therapy student' arrested for sexual assault in Hamilton

Police think there are more possible victims after a man claiming to be massage therapy student approached women offering a massage to complete his school volunteer hours. In one instance, he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman who believed him.

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How massage aids muscle healing

Massage helps relieve pain in damaged muscles by sending anti-inflammation messages to muscle cells, Canadian researchers have found.

Military to test PTSD video therapy

The Canadian military has decided to try a virtual reality therapy that could help soldiers diagnosed with PTSD.

$30M donated to McMaster for stem cell therapies

A family's $30 million donation to McMaster University aims to speed up development of stem cell therapies.

Travolta abuse claim 'baseless'

A spokesman for John Travolta says claims by an unidentified masseur that the actor assaulted him sexually during a massage in January are "a complete fiction".

Can autistic kids be helped by a play-based program?

Canadian researchers have carried out the first study of a play-based therapy program that has had some remarkable success in drawing some autistic children out of their solitary worlds. The CBC's Ioanna Roumeliotis offers a moving look inside floortime therapy.