OBJECTIVE Menopause is a significant event in most women's lives because it marks the end of a woman's natural reproductive life. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of aromatherapy massage on menopausal symptoms. METHODS A randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial was conducted at a menopausal clinic at a gynecology hospital in Tehran. The study population comprised 90 w...

Approximately 20.6 million preterm infants with LBW (less than 2,500 g) are born every year worldwide [1]. Preterm infant birth accounted for 7.6% of the total number of births in Hong Kong in 2004 [2]. The survival rate of preterm infants with LBW has been increasing since the 1980s because of the advancement in high-technology neonatal care [3]. Studies have reported that preterm infants are ...

E D I T O R I A L I want to open the Research section of this premier issue of the International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork: Research, Education, and Practice (IJTMB) with a provocative question. Does the massage therapy profession actually need re-search? To many, it may seem that it does not. Consider the following positions I have encountered that are sometimes held by propo...

Research investigating the efficacy of infant massage has largely focused on premature and low birth weight infants. The majority of investigations have neglected highly acute patients in academic neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). The current study was developed with two aims: (Phase 1) to develop, implement and demonstrate the feasibility and safety of a parent-trained compassionate touch...

Background—Despite massage being widely used by athletes, little scientific evidence exists to confirm the eYcacy of massage for promoting both physiological and psychological recovery after exercise and massage eVects on performance. Aim—To investigate the eVect of massage on perceived recovery and blood lactate removal, and also to examine massage eVects on repeated boxing performance. Method...

BACKGROUND Despite massage being widely used by athletes, little scientific evidence exists to confirm the efficacy of massage for promoting both physiological and psychological recovery after exercise and massage effects on performance. AIM To investigate the effect of massage on perceived recovery and blood lactate removal, and also to examine massage effects on repeated boxing performance....

During the third trimester of pregnancy, pregnant women often experience a sense discomfort with physiological changes in themselves, so it is only natural for to difficulties during activities. The problem that encountered swelling legs caused by fluid accumulation or what referred as edema women. Considering trimester, extra program strategies and activities are more innovative needed, one wh...

BACKGROUND Integrative therapies such as massage have gained support as interventions that improve the overall patient experience during hospitalization. Thoracic surgery patients undergo long procedures and commonly have postoperative back, neck, and shoulder pain. PURPOSE Given the promising effects of massage therapy for alleviation of pain, we studied the effectiveness and feasibility of ...