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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"massage therapy"”.
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The effects of massage therapy on delayed onset muscle soreness
1 PDF file (vii, 76 pages)
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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 Massage Therapy on Immune Functioning of Inner-City Adults Living with HIV/AIDS
Background/Objective: Massage therapy has moderate empirical support for enhancing immunological functioning. This study examined the effects of massage on 144 inner-city HIV/AIDS-positive men/women. It was hypothesized that adults electing massage would have greater improvement in immune …
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A home-based physical activity programme in combination with massage therapy to improve motor and cognitive development in HIV positive children on antiretroviral therapy: A randomised controlled trial
… physical activity programme in combination with massage therapy, on motor and cognitive development in children infected with HIV. This study used a randomized controlled trial design. One hundred and twenty-eight infants and toddlers (children) were recruited between March 2010 and September …
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Exploring the Professional Role of Massage Therapists in Patient Care in Canadian Urban Hospitals – A Mixed Methods Study
Background: Massage therapy (MT) is becoming established as a recognized health care profession. MT services are being incorporated into various types of health care settings, including hospitals. However, little is known about the delivery of MT services and the role of massage therapists in …
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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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Nurse Practitioners' Knowledge and Use of Complementary and Integrative Medicine
… with the most recommended therapies being massage therapy, chiropractic and nutritional therapy. The level of knowledge as "know a lot" was 38.2 %, 30.9 %, and 26.5% for these three therapies respectively. Overall, the survey responders reported the usefulness of complementary/integrative …
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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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Reconnecting the Mind and Body: Using Bodywork to Help Improve Mental Health
… four different types of bodywork, which include massage therapy, CranioSacral therapy, acupuncture and Reiki, that can be used to help in the treatment of mental illnesses. Research shows that using these types of bodywork in combination with psychotherapy can be beneficial to patients who …
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A Literature Review Examining the Effects of Complementary and Alternative Therapies on Cancer Pain Management
… interventions, pain, pain management, therapy, cancer, and oncology. Articles published between 2010-2022 that focus on cancer pain for both children and adults using nonpharmacological therapies for symptom management were included. Eighteen articles were included in the analysis. The …
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A systematic review of treatments for atopic dermatitis
… on clinically uninfected AD, Chinese herbs, hypnotherapy and biofeedback, massage therapy, dietary manipulation, house dust mite reduction, patient education, emollients, allergen antibody complexes of house dust mite and thymic extracts. Treatments that show no evidence of benefit include …
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Does combining physiotherapy with Botulinum toxin type A injections improve the management of children with spastic cerebral palsy?
… from drugs to Botulinum toxin type A injections, massage therapy to surgery. The aim of this study is to look at two of these treatments, namely Botulinum toxin type A injections and physiotherapy to treat spastic CP. Botulinum toxin is widely used to reduce muscle tone in the treatment of …
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Lymphatic Dysfunction and Associated Systemic Inflammation In Lymphedema, Assessed By Nirf-Li Imaging and Plasma Cytokine/Chemokine Analysis
… of lymphatic fluid buildup due to radiation therapy (RT), surgical lymph node removal, or chemotherapy. As there is currently no cure, BCRL treatment aims to improve quality of life (QOL). First-line treatment involves specialized massage therapy and the use of compression garments. …
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The Effect of Back Massage on Anxiety Level Among Elderly Residents in a Long-term Care Facility
<p>The study was done to determine if back massage was related to the level of anxiety among residents in a long-term care facility. It attempted to determine if differences in selected demographic characteristics were related to level of anxiety after back massage and attempted to determine if …
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An Assessment of Heart Rate as a Tool for the Monitoring of Physiological Status in Soccer Players Following Competitive Match-play
… match play. The findings of this study show that massage therapy accounted for the longest amount of time on matchday +1 (MD+1) (43min) and pitch based active recovery on matchday +2 (MD+2) (44min). Pool based active recovery was the most consistently completed method on MD+1 (64%) and pitch based …