The massage break is catching on - in-office massage therapy

Nation's Business, August, 1987 by Carol Dilks

And you should never feel any pain during treatment. Although an area can feel slightly sore afterward, there should be no bruising or swelling.

Finding the right therapist may take time.

To complicate your search, the phonebook listings do not separate the trained practitioners from the untrained. So most people find their therapists by word-of-mouth.

If none of the people you know can offer any leads, call a local school of massage therapy or a health club. Or contact the American Massage Therapy Association (808 Bukolt Ave., Stevens Point, Wis. 54481; 715-341-6358) for the names of registered therapists in your area.

Photo: Steven Herfield, president of Manhattan Temporaries, Inc., receives a weekly massage in his New York City office from International Health Systems' Russell Borner.