Animal specific studies regarding the benefits of massage are slowly beginning to document what many of you already know and have seen with your own animal family members, and perhaps even in your own body.

The science seems to align with the significant body of research on how human bodies work and react to massage.

This picture outlines canine therapeutic massage benefits published in ‘Effect of massage therapy on pain and quality of life in dogs: A cross sectional study’ featured by the British Veterinary Association

You can read the full study here https://bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/vetr.586