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Tracy Walton, MS, LMT

Tracy Walton has worked in private massage therapy practice since 1990, seeing a wide range of clients with complex health issues — including countless people in cancer treatment. She combines this with work in massage education, consulting, writing, and research.

A seasoned teacher, Tracy taught Physiology and Pathology at the Muscular Therapy Institute in Cambridge, Mass., for thirteen years. She chaired the MTI Science Department for eight years and served as its Academic Dean for five years. She now consults to hospitals and massage schools, develops curricula, and writes and teaches nationally on the indications and contraindications to massage therapy.

Tracy is frequently sought as a presenter and teacher at local and national conferences, in medical school and hospital settings, and at other gatherings. She has given presentations on many issues, including cancer and massage therapy, massage for people with various health conditions, curriculum development and teaching in massage therapy schools, and integrating massage into medical settings. She has written several articles on massage therapy and is currently at work on a textbook on clinical thinking for massage therapists. In addition, she has worked with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School’s Osher Institute to research the role of massage therapy at end of life in patients with metastatic cancer.

Tracy holds a master’s degree in Biology, with concentrations in Biochemistry and Cellular Biology. Highlights of her classroom include a wealth of usable information, fun, interactive learning, and a warm respect for massage therapists of all disciplines and levels. She holds an abiding reverence for the heart and soul of bodywork. In 2003 the AMTA Council of Schools named her Teacher of the Year.