Objectives: The study objectives were to determine the feasibility and effects of 350 providing therapeutic massage at home for patients with metastatic cancer. Design: This was a 351 randomized controlled trial. Settings/location: Patients were enrolled at Oncology Clinics at a 352 large urban academic medical center; massage therapy was provided in patients' homes. Subjects: 353 Subjects were...

Many chiropractors either perform some type of massage on their patients or have a massage therapist in their office. The term therapeutic massage (TM) is a general, nonspecific term referring to any type of massage, from superficial to deep, that may have a healing effect. Most massage therapists1 "train in multiple programs and therapies and there is high variability in the training programs ...

Massage has been a therapeutic modality in all cultures since early civilization and has had a long tradition of use in the sporting context. However, there has been a paucity of scientific evidence of the physiological, psychological and therapeutic effects of commonly used massage techniques. This paper reviews the early and more recent studies on the effects of massage and also the more rece...

The physiological and therapeutic effects of massage are frequently questioned. This article reviews previous research into the effects of massage on blood flow and composition, oedema, connective tissue, muscle and the nervous system. Although further investigations are clearly required in certain areas, the discussion demonstrates that the use of massage in sports medicine can be justified ac...

This editorial tracks progress from informal conversations in 2001 to the fifth anniversary publication of the International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork: Research Education and Practice, the only open-source, peer-reviewed journal specifically dedicated to the scientific exploration of therapeutic massage practice and education.

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE The evaluation of adrenocortical function with the use of therapeutic massage has been little studied in Brazil. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the salivary cortisol levels before and after Shantala massage therapy on healthy infants. DESIGN AND SETTING Prospective case series, in a public nursery, in São Paulo. METHODS Saliva was obtained from 11 infants at...

BACKGROUND Because the value of popular forms of alternative care for chronic back pain remains uncertain, we compared the effectiveness of acupuncture, therapeutic massage, and self-care education for persistent back pain. METHODS We randomized 262 patients aged 20 to 70 years who had persistent back pain to receive Traditional Chinese Medical acupuncture (n = 94), therapeutic massage (n = 7...

BACKGROUND Neck pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal ailments. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and impact of therapeutic massage on the range of motion in patients with neck pain. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study involved 60 patients aged 37-82 years (mean age: 62.8 ± 9.86 years) treated for neck pain at the Rehabilitation Department of Zamość University of Man...

OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to determine whether giving a massage had an impact of the mental state of the massage therapist. DESIGN The design of this study was a randomized, controlled, blinded study with two parallel groups. SETTINGS/LOCATION This study was conducted at an accredited school of therapeutic massage in Dallas, Texas. SUBJECTS The study comprised healthy fem...