Erika Slocum LMT, Oncology Massage Therapist, Member of the Education Committee at the Society for Oncology Massage

Erika Slocum has been a massage therapist since 2005. She was trained in Cambridge, MA at the Muscular Therapy Institute.

She was trained in oncology massage therapy and has been working with this population since 2007. She is an oncology massage educator with Tracy Walton & Associates and has worked all over the country providing intensive workshops in this field.

From 2009-2020 Erika owned a private practice in Somerville, MA that employed 7 massage therapists and enjoyed a bustling practice until the COVID-19 pandemic forced her practice to close. She and her team served thousands of clients with a variety of health concerns and musculoskeletal issues.

Erika pursued her interests in integrating massage therapy into healthcare by learning and working at the Boston Medical Center. This became the springboard for new opportunities. Since 2018, she has been working for the Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies and Healthy Living at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. This outpatient clinic is doing groundbreaking work in providing an interdisciplinary approach to treating the whole patient while they are undergoing cancer treatment and during their recovery journey.

Erika has channeled her passion about massage therapy education by serving on the Education Committee at the Society for Oncology Massage. That work allows her to steer and hone oncology massage education. She is also on the Board of Directors for the fledgling organization, the Association for Massage Therapists in Healthcare and looks forward to affecting change and progress for massage therapy in the healthcare setting.

Oncology massage is appropriate for anyone with cancer or a history of cancer, even if decades ago. Practitioners are trained to ask the right questions and take appropriate measures to ensure your safety, no matter where you are in the cancer journey.

Massage during treatment for cancer can be extremely beneficial in helping to deal with the side effects of cancer and/or cancer treatments. If you are in treatment for cancer or just out of treatment and you are interested in receiving massage or have questions, please email Erika.

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https://www.dana-farber.org/for-patients-and-families/care-and-treatment/support-services-and-amenities/zakim-center-for-integrative-therapies/