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Supporting fathering through infant massage
… relationships with their infants. Infant massage appears to be a viable option for teaching fathers care-giving sensitivity. To build on the notion of teaching fathers attachment system behaviour in early infancy, a quasi-experimental, mixed methods study was employed. Twenty-four …
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A Study of Postpartum Uterine Massage
… bleeding between two methods of uterine massage and no uterine massage. The experimental method with parallel groups technique and a single variable was used. The criterion used in determining the amount of bleeding was the volume of red cells lost.</p> <p>The study was conducted at St. …
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NICU Nurses’ Attitudes Regarding Preterm Infant Massage
… and infants through the provision of touch and massage to provide positive experiences for the mother and infant. Because no studies were found that systematically investigated NICU nurses’ attitudes regarding preterm infant massage (IM), this study was designed to explore nurses’ positive and …
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The effect of massage on premature infants.
… environment after experiencing a gentle back massage. Specifically, the research question for this study was: what patterns of pulse rate, respiratory rate and behavior, are associated with massage? Preterm infants between 33 and 36 weeks gestational age were observed for a baseline period of …
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The effects of massage therapy on delayed onset muscle soreness
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How infant massage enhances pedagogical attachment in families facing challenging circumstances
… in-depth understanding of the effects of infant massage for families around the times they faced stressful life events. It was developed in response to Bennett, Underdown and Barlow’s 2013 meta-analysis and critique of studies examining the influence of infant massage on young babies’ health …
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Maternal Sensitivity to Infant Cues: The Effects of Learning Infant Massage
… to determine if the participation in an infant massage class would improve a first mother’s ability to recognize her infant’s communication cues. A quasi-experimental research design was utilized. A convenience sample of first time mothers aged 20 to 45 years with infants aged 2 to 6 months was …
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Child Massage Integrated Therapy: A Preliminary Intervention Manual for Psychological Trauma Treatment
… interested in adding a research-informed massage therapy component to traditional child trauma psychotherapy.Child Massage Integrated Therapy (CMIT) offers a standardized protocol to support the implementation of a replicable treatment modality that fosters critical somatic resources for …
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On-Site Massage Therapy: Advantages For Anxiety Reduction At the Work Place
… at the workplace, and a fifteen-minute on-site massage therapy, a fifteen minute progressive muscle relaxation, and a normal fifteen-minute office break. Blood pressure and heart rate were measured pre and post treatment and for the baseline reading for physiological measures. The Profile of …
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EXPLORING PATIENT SAFETY ISSUES IN MASSAGE THERAPY AND UNDERSTANDING PATIENT SAFETY INCIDENTS (ADVERSE EVENTS)
Background Despite the presence of over 17,000 massage therapists (MTs) within regulated provincial healthcare systems in Canada, a dearth of information on patient safety persists. The views of massage therapy (MT) experts about patient safety is unknown while classification of adverse events …
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The Effects of Heat and Sports Massage on Resting Muscle and Connective Tissue Stiffness
… Major Exercise Science The Effects of Sports Massage and superficial Heat on Resting Muscle and Connective Tissue Stiffness. Chairperson: Dr. Valerie Rich Introduction: Massage is promoted to enhance sports performance by increasing tissue extensibility, increasing circulation and decreasing …
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The Effects of Heat and Sports Massage on Resting Muscle and Connective Tissue Stiffness
… Major Exercise Science The Effects of Sports Massage and superficial Heat on Resting Muscle and Connective Tissue Stiffness. Chairperson: Dr. Valerie Rich Introduction: Massage is promoted to enhance sports performance by increasing tissue extensibility, increasing circulation and decreasing …
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Exploring the psychological processes underlying touch : lessons from infant massage and the Alexander technique
… looking at the relationship between infant massage and subsequent parent-infant interactions. The review brings together literature that looks at dyads with and without health problems, and explores whether outcomes differ between dyad types. The review attempts to use the findings to …
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Effects of Aroma hand massage on stress and fatigue in nurses with shift work
… study was to evaluate the effects of Aroma hand massage on stress and fatigue in nurses with shiftwork. A nonequivalent control group, pre-test and post-test quasi experimental design was used. 45 ward nurses with shiftwork were assigned into the intervention group (n=24) and control group (n=21) …
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Improving workplace productivity and corporate culture : perceptions and experiences of the effects of workplace massage
… have increasingly been providing workplace massage programs to their staff as one initiative to redress this trend. Masseurs have promoted the effectiveness of this intervention for improving musculoskeletal disorders and reducing stress, and claim massage therapy contributes toward …
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The Effects of Massage on Mood State, Range of Motion, Sports Performance, and Perceived Performance
Introduction: Sports massage is commonly used to treat pain, soreness, and stiffness related to sports injury and training, as well as for injury prevention. Believed to increase blood flow, decrease swelling, reduce muscle tension, and increase a sense of well-being, massage is a widely used …
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