Massage therapy for cancer pain

Calenda, Elaine

doi:10.1007/s11916-006-0031-1

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“…Accumulating evidence suggests that manipulation or massage in cancer patient may help to relax the painful symptoms caused by tumor expansion and to ease the stress during therapy[19], [20], [21], [22]. There is also increasing trend that complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) became popular worldwide[23], [24].…”

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“…Our results did not exclude the possibility of lymphatic spreading or/and increased MMPs expression in MT-induced metastasis. Manipulation or massage therapies are usefully to support and release the tense for clinical care of cancer patients[20], [21], [22], [36]. However, in OS patients, because of the young age that many cases are mis-diagnosed as “growing pain” or “myofacial pain” and search for MT before diagnosed as OS that may influence the prognosis or survival rate.…”

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Manipulation Therapy Prior to Diagnosis Induced Primary Osteosarcoma Metastasis—From Clinical to Basic Research

Wang

Chen

et al. 2014

PLoS ONE

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Osteosarcoma (OS) patients who suffer manipulation therapy (MT) prior to diagnosis resulted in poor prognosis with increasing metastasis or recurrence rate. The aim of the study is to establish an in vivo model to identify the effects of MT on OS. The enrolled 235 OS patients were followed up in this study. In vivo nude mice model with tibia injection of GFP-labeled human OS cells were randomly allocated into MT(+) that with repeated massage on tumor site twice a week and no treatment as MT(−) group. The five-year survival, metastasis and recurrence rates were recorded in clinical subjects. X-ray plainfilm, micro-PET/CT scan, histopathology, serum metalloproteinase 2 (MMP2), metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9) level and human kinase domain insert receptor (KDR) pattern were assayed in mice model. The results showed that patient with MT decreased 5-year survival and higher recurrence or metastasis rate. Compatible with clinical findings, the decreased body weight (30.5±0.65 g) and an increased tumor volume (8.3±1.18 mm3) in MT(+) mice were observed. The increasing signal intensity over lymph node region of hind limb by micro-PET/CT and the tumor cells were detected in lung and bilateral lymph nodes only in MT(+) group. MMP2 (214±9.8 ng/ml) and MMP9 (25.5±1.81 ng/ml) were higher in MT(+) group than in MT(−) group (165±7.8 ng/ml and 16.9±1.40 ng/ml, individually) as well as KDR expression. Taking clinical observations and in vivo evidence together, MT treatment leads to poor prognosis of primary osteosarcoma; physicians should pay more attention on patients who seek MT before diagnosis.

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Manipulation Therapy Prior to Diagnosis Induced Primary Osteosarcoma Metastasis—From Clinical to Basic Research

Wang

Chen

et al. 2014

PLoS ONE

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“…Its use has steadily risen over the last decade, and is often used as an adjunct treatment for a number of conditions, including those involving chronic pain and distress (Sherman et al 2009; Field 2002), as well as enhancing growth and cognitive functioning in preterm infants (Field et al 2010; Field et al 2008; Procianoy et al 2010) and preschoolers (Hart et al 1998). Emerging evidence has also indicated that massage might have beneficial effects in cancer patients by modulating immunity, and lessening pain and sleep disturbances (Russell et al 2008; Hughes et al 2008; Calenda 2006). In fact, 45 min of Swedish massage was reported to increase the number of circulating T lymphocytes, while reducing mitogen induced inflammatory cytokine responses and limiting hormonal variations (Rapaport et al 2010).…”

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Neural correlates of a single-session massage treatment

Sliz

Smith

Wiebking

et al. 2012

Brain Imaging and Behavior

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The current study investigated the immediate neurophysiological effects of different types of massage in healthy adults using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Much attention has been given to the default mode network, a set of brain regions showing greater activity in the resting state. These regions (i.e. insula, posterior and anterior cingulate, inferior parietal and medial prefrontal cortices) have been postulated to be involved in the neural correlates of consciousness, specifically in arousal and awareness. We posit that massage would modulate these same regions given the benefits and pleasant affective properties of touch. To this end, healthy participants were randomly assigned to one of four conditions: 1. Swedish massage, 2. reflexology, 3. massage with an object or 4. a resting control condition. The right foot was massaged while each participant performed a cognitive association task in the scanner. We found that the Swedish massage treatment activated the subgenual anterior and retrosplenial/posterior cingulate cortices. This increased blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) signal was maintained only in the former brain region during performance of the cognitive task. Interestingly, the reflexology massage condition selectively affected the retrosplenial/posterior cingulate in the resting state, whereas massage with the object augmented the BOLD response in this region during the cognitive task performance. These findings should have implications for better understanding how alternative treatments might affect resting state neural activity and could ultimately be important for devising new targets in the management of mood disorders.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s11682-011-9146-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…69,70 Acupuncture, therapeutic massage and exercise can also be efective in managing all types of cancer-related pain. 71,72 Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, topical heat, and ice therapy are other topical therapies that can provide pain relief with few adverse efects. Mind-body interventions such as biofeedback, diversion of attention, relaxation breathing, meditation, and music and art therapy can all be useful in managing cancer pain.…”

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Cancer-related pain management in clinical oncology

Cipta¹,

Pietras²,

Weiss³

et al. 2015

J Community Support Oncol

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Uncontrolled pain is one of the most feared and debilitating symptoms among cancer patients, and many suffer unnecessarily from suboptimal pain control. Cancer-related pain is often multidimensional and can affect all aspects of a patient's life. Hence, achieving adequate pain relief among cancer patients involves a proper assessment of psychosocial, spiritual, and physical pain issues, matched with an individualized treatment plan involving pharmacologic, nonpharmacologic, and procedural therapies when appropriate. Providing effective pain relief can help ease the overall burden of disease among oncology patients while helping them tolerate cancer-directed therapies and achieve the most optimal quality of life throughout all phases of the disease continuum. In this review, the authors will discuss the syndromes, assessment of, and treatment for cancer-related pain in the outpatient setting.

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Massage therapy for cancer pain

Cited by 22 publications

References 16 publications

Manipulation Therapy Prior to Diagnosis Induced Primary Osteosarcoma Metastasis—From Clinical to Basic Research

Manipulation Therapy Prior to Diagnosis Induced Primary Osteosarcoma Metastasis—From Clinical to Basic Research

Neural correlates of a single-session massage treatment

Cancer-related pain management in clinical oncology

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