Multiple sclerosis patients benefit from massage therapy

Hernandez‐Reif, Maria; Field, Tiffany; Field, Tory; Theakston, Hillary

doi:10.1016/s1360-8592(98)80009-0

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“…Once the inclusion criteria had been applied, 4,939 papers were excluded from the review. Thus 33 studies were considered appropriate for inclusion; nine RCTs [30,37,39,44,45,48,53,54,56], thirteen quasi-experimental designs [5,6,13,16,22,25,26,29,36,40,46,58,59], two cohort [10,31], one case control [52] and eight case series studies [17,18,20,23,28,32,33,47].…”

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“…The majority of studies (73%) included participants between 40 to 50 years of age, with females representing between 60 to 80% of the overall sample. A number of papers (n = 8) failed to report the years since diagnosis [13,16,22,23,26,29,37,54], however, when reported (n = 24), this ranged between 6 months [25,20] and 29 years [20]. The type of MS was not reported in 17 studies [5,6,10,13,16,17,22,25,26,28,29,37,45,46,52,58,59]; of those that did, all failed to analyse the efficacy of the interventions employed within different types of MS. Twenty studies provided information on the level of disability of their sample according to the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) [10,13,16,17,18,20,22,25,28,36,40,45,46,47,48,52,53,54,…”

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Psychosocial interventions in people with multiple sclerosis

Malcomson¹,

Dunwoody²,

Lowe-Strong³

2007

J Neurol

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Thirty-three studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria; however, interventions varied widely in content, delivery and duration. Furthermore, failure to report full methodological details, as well as weaknesses in study design, reduced the strength of inferences that could be drawn from these studies. These notwithstanding, there were three studies of sufficient quality to provide some evidence regarding the value of education/information, goal setting, homework assignments, exercise, discussion forums and multidisciplinary team support. Thus, this review has identified the potential benefit of the aforementioned activities in the psychosocial management of this population. However, further well designed clinical trials are warranted to determine, definitively, the effectiveness, or otherwise, of these components.

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Psychosocial interventions in people with multiple sclerosis

Malcomson¹,

Dunwoody²,

Lowe-Strong³

2007

J Neurol

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“…To support this Field T, Taylor S in their study where partners were given instructions on massaging the back and the legs during the first 15 minutes of every hour of labour of the pregnant women from a side-lying position reported significantly less back pain. 8 The third objective was to assess the post-test level of pain among pregnant women. The present study revealed that, (60%) women had moderate level of pain followed by mild pain (40%).…”

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“…The massaged women experienced less sleep disturbance and less pregnancy pain (lower back and leg pains) and fewer obstetric and postnatal complications including lower prematurity rates. 8 Women who participated in studies in Turkey, Taiwan, England and the United states in which they received massage or acupressure during labour described their experience of labour pain as significantly less than those who received none. Those who received touch daily for 2 weeks prior to labour and then during labour were found to have an increased pain threshold, so that the same level of stimulation felt less painful than it did prior to massage, even though cortisol, a hormone produce in stressful situations, remained the same for those who received the touch as for those who did not.…”

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A pre-experimental study to evaluate the effectiveness of back massage among pregnant women in first stage of labour pains admitted in labour room of a selected hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

Sethi

Barnabas

2016

Int J Reprod Contracept Obstet Gynecol

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Background: Labour is a health state that most women aspire to, at some point in their lives. The first thought that comes to the mind of an expecting woman regarding her delivery is the pain of labour. The major role and responsibility of the nurse is in identifying the problems of the woman in labour, providing appropriate information regarding the alternative modalities of pain relief during labour. A pre-experimental study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of back massage on pain among pregnant women in first stage of labour pains in a selected Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab. The objectives of the study were to assess the pre-test level of pain in first stage of labour pains among pregnant women, to administer the back massage in first stage of labour pains, to assess the post-test level of pain and to compare the pre-test and post-test level of pain in first stage of labour pains among pregnant women and to determine the relationship of pre-test and post-test level of pain with the selected variables.Methods: Conceptual framework was based on General system theory by Ludwig Von Bertanlanffy. Modified Labour Pain Relief Tool and Participants Opinionnarie were used to assess the effectiveness of back massage.Results: Findings of the study were in the pre-test mean score was 5.83 and post-test mean score was 3.75 which was found statistically highly significant at p<0.01 level. Gravida had significant impact on level of pain. Back massage had impact on level of pain among pregnant women.Conclusions: Present study revealed that in the pre-test mean score was 5.83 and post-test mean score was 3.75 which was found statistically highly significant at p<0.01 level. Age, education, mother’s occupation, period of gestation and any history of abortion had no significant relationship with pain, and gravida had statistically significant relationship with pain. Back massage had impact on pain level. Therefore it was concluded that back massage was effective to reduce the level of pain.

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“…(16) Approximately a third of surveyed individuals with MS report they use massage therapy (MT) as an adjunct to their medical treatment, often because conventional treatments are not effective in managing their symptoms. (20,21) While various lines of research demonstrate that MT can improve QOL in people with MS, (21)(22)(23)(24)(25) and decrease fatigue, pain, and spasticity in other patient populations, (26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33) there is little empirical Participants were recruited by word of mouth, RRC-approved fliers, and through the patient database at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, Georgia. We aimed to enroll 25 participants; thus, if a participant dropped out of the study, we recruited another in order to complete data collection on 25 people with MS. All participants received the intervention.…”

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Impact of Massage Therapy on Fatigue, Pain, and Spasticity in People with Multiple Sclerosis: a Pilot Study

Backus

Manella

Bender

et al. 2016

IJTMB

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Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, immune-mediated, inflammatory disease that leads to fatigue, pain, and spasticity, as well as other sensorimotor and cognitive changes. Often traditional medical approaches are ineffective in alleviating these disruptive symptoms. Although about one-third of surveyed individuals report they use massage therapy (MT) as an adjunct to medical treatment, there is little empirical evidence that MT is effective for symptom management in people with MS.Purpose: To measure the effects of MT on fatigue, pain, spasticity, perception of health, and quality of life in people with MS.Setting: Not-for-profit long-term care facility. Participants: Twenty-four of 28 enrolled individuals with MS (average age = 47.38, SD = 13.05; 22 female) completed all MT sessions and outcome assessments.Research Design: Nonrandomized, pre-post pilot study.Intervention: Standardized MT routine one time a week for six weeks. Main Outcome Measure(s): Modified Fatigue Index Scale (MFIS), MOS Pain Effects Scale (MOS Pain), and Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS). Secondary outcome measures: Mental Health Inventory (MHI) and Health Status Questionnaire (HSQ).Results: There was a significant improvement in MFIS (p < .01), MOS Pain (p < .01), MHI (p < .01), and HSQ (p < .01), all with a large effect size (ES) (Cohen's d = -0.76, 1.25, 0.93, -1.01, respectively). There was a significant correlation between change scores on the MFIS and the MOS Pain (r = 0.532, p < .01), MHI (r = -0.647, p < .01), and subscales of the HSQ (ranging from r = -0.519, to -0.619, p < .01).Conclusions: MT as delivered in this study is a safe and beneficial intervention for management of fatigue and pain in people with MS. Decreasing fatigue and pain appears to correlate with improvement in quality of life, which is meaningful for people with MS who have a chronic disease resulting in long-term health care needs.

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Multiple sclerosis patients benefit from massage therapy

Cited by 49 publications

References 22 publications

Psychosocial interventions in people with multiple sclerosis

Psychosocial interventions in people with multiple sclerosis

A pre-experimental study to evaluate the effectiveness of back massage among pregnant women in first stage of labour pains admitted in labour room of a selected hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

Impact of Massage Therapy on Fatigue, Pain, and Spasticity in People with Multiple Sclerosis: a Pilot Study

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