BACKGROUND There is not enough evidence to support the efficacy of massage for muscle fatigue despite wide utilization of the modality in various clinical settings. This study investigated the influence of massage application on localized back muscle fatigue. METHODS Twenty-nine healthy subjects participated in two experimental sessions (massage and rest conditions). On each test day, subject...

OBJECTIVE To assess the diagnostic value of supine and upright carotid sinus massage in elderly patients. DESIGN Prospective controlled cohort study. SETTING Three inner city accident and emergency departments and a dedicated syncope facility. PATIENTS 1375 consecutive patients aged > 55 years presenting with unexplained syncope and drop attacks; 25 healthy controls. INTERVENTIONS Bilat...

The systematic review aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of massage in fibromyalgia. An electronic search was conducted at MEDLINE, SCiELO, EMBASE, ISI, PEDro, SPORTDiscus, CINAHL, Cochrane CENTRAL and LILACS (Jan 1990-May 2013). Ten randomized and non-randomized controlled trials investigating the effects of massage alone on symptoms and health-related quality of life of adult patients with f...

BACKGROUND The outcomes of hospitalization anxiety are mental health disorders. One of the methods of anxiety reduction is massage, which can cause reduction of pain and changes in physiological parameters. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to investigate the effects of slow-stroke back massage (SSBM) on hospitalization anxiety and physiological parameters in school-age children. METHODS This cli...

We read with much interest the case report titled 'Cardiopulmonary Arrest Following Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection' by Stauber et al (1) in the March/April 2012 issue. The case report highlighted a cardiopulmonary arrest which occurred within 5 seconds after the injection of epidural steroid in 1% lidocaine. The quoted amount of betamethasone was 12 mg in a total volume of 4 mL. Assuming a...

Despite the promise and universal use of the Kouwenhoven technique for closed chest cardiac massage, this method has been shown repeatedly to suffer from lack of clinical efficacy. Although the Kouwenhoven technique can clearly save lives, the inherent inefficiency of this approach and the challenges related to teaching and retaining the skills needed to perform the technique correctly have lim...

[Purpose] This research aimed to examine the effects of back massage and foot bath with blended essential oil on psychophysiological response in stroke patients. [Subjects and Methods] The subjects were 14 adult stroke patients randomly divided into the experimental group (7 patients) and the control group (7 patients). Physical and psychological stress, mood state and sleep satisfaction was me...

Outcomes and complications following internal massage in cardiac surgery are unknown due to the lack of cumulative effort to capture those events and subsequently developing a registry. Therefore, under the circumstances there are no algorithms defined in the literature. This case report outlines the importance of sound decision-making under pressure in order to achieve a favourable outcome. A ...

Two cases of fatal lightning injury are described. Fixed dilated pupils should not be taken as an indicator of death after a lightning strike. Persons who fail to breath spontaneously within one minute of lightning shock should receive external cardiac massage and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Paralysis may persist as result of cerebral oedema or prolonged hypoxia-it is therefore suggested that...

background pain related to burn injuries is one of the most troublesome pain intensity. this study aimed to investigate the effect of massage on anticipatory anxiety, procedural pain intensity, vital signs and relaxation level of patients with burn injury. methods in this quasi-experimental study, through convenience sampling, 60 hospitalized adult burn patients were selected from a specialized...