Massage therapy research. (2006)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Tiffany Field ; foreword by Leon Chaitow.
• Other Names: Field, Tiffany
• Contents: 1. Massage Therapy Research Methods -- 2. Reducing Prematurity -- Study 1 Pregnant women benefit from massage therapy -- Study 2 Massage therapy effects on depressed pregnant women -- -- Study 3 Fetal activity following stimulation of the mother₂s abdomen, feet and hands -- -- 3. Enhancing Growth and Development -- Study 1 Stable preterm infants gain more weight and sleep less after five days of massage therapy -- Study 2 Vagal activity, gastric motility and weight gain in massaged preterm neonates -- Study 3 Massage therapy by parents improves early growth and development -- Study 4 Sleep problems in infants decrease following massage therapy -- 4. Increasing Attentiveness -- Study 1 Massage enhances congnitive performance in normal infants -- Study 2 Preschooler's cognitive performance improves following massage -- Study 3 Autism symptoms decrease following massage therapy -- -- Study 4 Massage therapy improves mood and behaviour of students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder -- -- Study 5 Massage therapy of moderate and light pressure and vibrator effects on EEG and heart rate -- Study 6 Aromatherapy positively affects mood, EEG patterns of alertness and math computations -- 5. Decreasing Depression and Aggression -- Study 1 EEG during lavender and rosemary exposure in infants of depressed and non-depressed mothers -- Study 2 Massage and music therapies attenuate frontal EEG asymmetry in depressed adolescents -- Study 3 Aggressive adolescents benefit from massage therapy -- 6. Improving Neuromuscular Function -- Study 1 Massage therapy and relaxation effects on university dance students -- Study 2 Spinal cord patients benefit from massage therapy -- Study 3 Cerebral palsy in children decreased after massage therapy -- -- Study 4 Children with Down Syndrome improved in motor function and muscle tone following massage therapy -- Study 5 Parkinson's symptoms are reduced by massage therapy -- 7. Movement Studies -- Study 1 Creative movement therapy benefits children with autism -- Study 2 Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: benefits from Tai Chi -- Study 3 Movement and massage therapy reduce fibromyalgia pain -- Study 4 Senior citizens benefit from movement therapy -- 8. Pain Reduction -- Study 1 Children's distress during burn treatment is reduced by massage therapy -- Study 2 Lower back pain is reduced and range of motion increased after massage therapy -- -- Study 3 Fibromyalgia pain and substance P decrease and sleep improves after massage therapy -- Study 4 Carpal tunnel syndrome symptoms are lessened following massage therapy -- 9. Enhancing Immune Function -- Study 1 HIV adolescents show improved immune function following massage therapy -- Study 2 Leukaemia immune changes following massage therapy -- Study 3 Breast cancer patients have improved immune and neoroendocrine functions following massage therapy -- Study 4 Natural killer cells and lymphocytes are increased in women with breast cancer following massage therapy -- Appendix I: Sleep States and Brazelton Neonatal Behavior Assessment Scale -- Appendix II: Massage Therapy Abstracts -- Index.
• Publisher Details: Edinburgh New York : Elsevier Churchill Livingstone
• Publication Date: 2006
• Extent: 1 online resource (xi, 270 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 615.8/2; Massage therapy; Massage; Biomedical Research -- methods; Therapeutic Touch; MEDICAL -- Pharmacology; Massage therapy; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780702032509; 0702032506
• Related ISBNs: 9780443102011; 0443102015
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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