The Effectiveness of Massage Therapy on Pain Reduction in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Literature Review
Achlish Abdillah,
Syaifuddin Kurnianto,
Meylinda Rizky Wahyuni
Abstract:Rheumatoid Arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease that can cause bone damage and cause disability. The most common and dominant symptom is pain, especially swelling in the morning. There is a way to treat pain in rheumatoid arthritis patients with massage. Massage has the effect of reducing anxiety and muscle tension. This muscle massage stimulation is enriched to stimulate delta-A nerve fibers and C fibers and releases substance P in the afferent nerves, where there are mechanoreceptors (tactile apparatu… Show more
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