BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The effect of therapeutic massage on the H-reflex amplitude in persons without neurological impairment has been established. To investigate its effects in a sample of persons with a spinal cord injury (SCI), two independent but interrelated studies were undertaken. Study 1 investigated whether the recorded response (H-reflex amplitude) to massage with the subjects in the ...

Abstract Introduction Pelvic massage is remarkable for being one of the oldest and most durable therapeutic medical practices, used treatment genital disease from Ancient world until present day. Although it commonly associated with diseases women, especially historical diagnosis hysteria, in our modern era pelvic to treat all human beings regardless sex. Through progress specialization technol...

BACKGROUND Low-back pain is one of the most common human morbidities worldwide, which is damaging individually, socially and economically. Recent studies have shown that its prevalence is rising. Most of the low-back pains are non-specific though specific ones need more complicated and more expensive treatments. Sciatica or lumbar radiculopathy is one of these specific low-back pains and is exp...