Massage therapy research review

Field, Tiffany

doi:10.1016/j.ctcp.2014.07.002

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“…Some of the researchers have assessed physical, physiological and biochemical effects, although most have relied exclusively on self-report measures. Despite these methodological problems and the dearth of research from the U.S., the massage therapy profession has grown significantly and massage therapy is increasingly practiced in traditional medical settings, highlighting the need for more rigorous research (31).…”

Section: Effect Of Statin Therapy On Coronary Atherosclerosismentioning

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Manual therapy program induced alterations in autonomic nervous system modulation of students preparing to apply for the universities: One-group, pre- and post-test study

Aparecida¹,

Borghi²,

Costa³

et al. 2017

Curr Res Integr Med

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Section: Effect Of Statin Therapy On Coronary Atherosclerosismentioning

confidence: 99%

Manual therapy program induced alterations in autonomic nervous system modulation of students preparing to apply for the universities: One-group, pre- and post-test study

Aparecida¹,

Borghi²,

Costa³

et al. 2017

Curr Res Integr Med

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“…Based on our clinical experience, the majority of patients can get beneits from six to eight sessions of massage focusing on the pelvic loor muscles. The possible mechanism includes the relaxation of pelvic loor muscle induced by massage and regulation efect of massage on central nervous system [31].…”

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Complementary and Alternative Medicine Treatment for Urinary Incontinence

Pang¹,

Chang²,

Zhou³

et al. 2017

Synopsis in the Management of Urinary Incontinence

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Complementary and alternative medicine has been widely used for various diseases and gained acceptance throughout the industrialized world. Basically, complementary and alternative medicine is grouped into ive domains: biologically based therapies, mind-body interventions, manipulative and body-based approaches, energy therapies and whole medical systems. Each domain covers a number of therapies. In this chapter, we present the evidence about efectiveness of each complementary and alternative medicine therapy as well as the possible mechanism on the treatment of urinary incontinence. Besides reviewing existed evidence, our research and clinical experience are also presented.

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“…parents and newborns over the first month of life (Field, 2014). A research team from Israel studied the effects of mothers massaging their newborns on the newborns' circadian rhythms (Ferber, Laudon, Kuint, Weller, & Zisapel, 2002).Starting at 10 days of age 26 newborns were randomly assigned to a massage or control group.…”

Section: Full-term Newborn Massage Therapy Effects (See Table 2 For Ementioning

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Newborn Massage Therapy

Field¹

2017

IJPN

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Abstract:This review on newborn massage therapy research is based on literature searches of Pubmed, Medline and PsychInfo for studies published during the last six years to update a similar review published in 2010. In that review, massage therapy was noted to lead to greater weight gain and growth in preterm newborns who had received moderate pressure massage. The weight gain was thought to relate to increased vagal activity, gastric motility, insulin and IGF -1 levels resulting from the stimulation of pressure receptors during massage. The current review includes randomized controlled trial studies, systematic reviews and meta-analyses on the effects of massage therapy on both preterm and full -term newborns. Immediate effects have been noted for massage therapy during painful procedures such as the heelstick for preterm newborns and vaccinations for full-term newborns. Although most of the studies have focused on the effects of different oils used in massage therapy to enhance weight gain in preterm newborns, other conditions that have benefited from massage therapy include hyperbilirubinemia, feeding intolerance and brain injury. Mothers of preterm newborns have also experienced less depression, stress and anxiety after massaging their infants. Although very few studies have been conducted with full-term newborns, this review includes research on the effects of massage therapy on sleep patterns in full term newborns and their mothers, on hyperbilirubinemia, pain, colic, cortisol and HIV. Despite the methodological limitations noted for some of these studies including small sample sizes and the need for more randomized controlled trials on a standard moderate pressure massage protocol, the data converge to suggest that newborns benefit both physically and developmentally from being massaged by their mothers during the newborn period and their mothers also benefit when they are providing their newborns massage.

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Massage therapy research review

Cited by 229 publications

References 81 publications

Manual therapy program induced alterations in autonomic nervous system modulation of students preparing to apply for the universities: One-group, pre- and post-test study

Manual therapy program induced alterations in autonomic nervous system modulation of students preparing to apply for the universities: One-group, pre- and post-test study

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Treatment for Urinary Incontinence

Newborn Massage Therapy

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