According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services – National Center for Complimentary and Integrative Health – There are several Clinical Trial Studies and Medical Opinions on massage as it applies to specific topics.
Here are just a few:
In 2011, the NCCIH funded a clinical trial that concluded massage was beneficial for chronic neck and back pain.
The NCCIH and National Cancer Society both report that massage is beneficial to cancer patients at any stage.
In 2010 the government analyzed 17 clinical trials and concluded that massage was beneficial for depression.
In 2010 a government reviewed concluded that massage can help fibromyalgia patients by reducing pain, fatigue and other symptoms.
Massage should be considered only as an addition to your physician and routine medical care, never in place of it!