| Vincent Monforte, LMT and creator of the | | | | reporting statistically significant lower anxiety |
| VTouch Method ( noted that, “Neck and | | | | levels and maintained these benefits for one week |
| shoulder pain is often symptomatic of other | | | | or more following the intervention. |
| situations, and this technology allows certified | | | | The control group in this pilot study of men |
| VTouch Massage Therapist to deconstruct the | | | | received a standard 60 minute massage without |
| specific origins of stress. We are gratified to | | | | any VTouch technique utilized. They reported |
| learn these data substantiate the distinctions and | | | | some relief, however there was little sustaining |
| principles of the VTouch Method." | | | | value 24 hours following the standard treatment. |
| A new massage therapy technique, the VTouch | | | | The VTouch Method specifically addresses the |
| Method has been shown to reduce muscle | | | | sources of physical stress and anxiety. The |
| stiffness as well as anxiety levels. Developed by | | | | South Florida-based firm contracts with |
| Vincent Monforte two years ago, researchers at | | | | manufacturers and other industrial organizations |
| the marketing research division of TR Cutler, Inc., | | | | by scheduling massage appointments to |
| set out to clarify the physical and psychological | | | | accommodate the shift schedules. Monforte |
| effects of this unique therapy modality. | | | | noted, “The benefits of a therapeutic |
| Three dozen healthy male massage clients, | | | | massage in the workplace are dramatic. This |
| between the ages of thirty five and sixty years | | | | systematic approach relieves physical problems |
| of age, reported chronic muscle stiffness in the | | | | associated with repetitive tasks, while balancing |
| neck and shoulder, received eight weekly 90 | | | | the effects of stress and reducing tension |
| minute interventions. | | | | headaches as well as anxiety levels, and allows |
| The results demonstrated that those who | | | | the employee to avoid stress related diseases |
| received the VTouch Method therapy reported | | | | and dysfunction often seen in clients riddled with |
| experiencing a dramatic reduction in muscle | | | | high anxiety levels. |
| stiffness in the neck and shoulder as well as | | | | |