| Number of articles: 20 |
| 1. Aromatherapy massage for joint pain and constipation in a patient with Guillian Barre. |
| Author: Shirreffs CM. |
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| The following case study will look at the efficacy of aromatherapy massage in a patient diagnosed with Guillian Barre Syndrome admitted to an IntensiveTherapy Unit. |
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| 2. Comparison of effects of spinal manipulation and massage on motoneuron excitability. |
| Authors: Dishman JD, Bulbulian R. |
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| The purpose of this study was to compare the magnitude and duration of motoneuron inhibition occurring as a sequel to spinal manipulation or paraspinal and limb massage. |
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| 3. Do cutaneous receptors contribute to the changes in the amplitude of the H-reflex during massage? |
| Authors: Morelli M, Chapman CE, Sullivan SJ. |
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| Massage is known to produce a reduction in spinal reflex excitability. |
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| 4. Does massage decrease laryngeal tension in a subject with complete tetraplegia. |
| Authors: Sullivan SJ, Blumberger J, Lachowicz C, Raymond D. |
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| 5. Does psychological testing help to predict the response to acupuncture or massage/relaxation therapy in patients presenting to a general neurology clinic with headache? |
| Authors: Wylie KR, Jackson C, Crawford PM. |
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| Patients with chronic headache were offered treatment by acupuncture or massage with relaxation instead of a change in their prescribed medication. |
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| 6. Effects of massage on alpha motoneuron excitability. |
| Authors: Sullivan SJ, Williams LR, Seaborne DE, Morelli M. |
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| The purpose of this study was to investigate the specificity of the effects of massage (petrissage) on spinal motoneuron excitability as measured by changes in the peak-to-peak amplitude of H-reflex recordings. |
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| 7. H-reflex modulation during manual muscle massage of human triceps surae. |
| Authors: Morelli M, Seaborne DE, Sullivan SJ. |
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| An investigation of the effect of a six-minute manual muscle massage on the excitability of the spinal reflex pathway in 20 able-bodied subjects was undertaken. |
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| 8. Massage for children with cerebral palsy. |
| Author: Stewart K. |
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| 9. Massage therapy and frequency of chronic tension headaches |
| Authors: Quinn C, Chandler C, Moraska A. |
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| OBJECTIVES: The effect of massage therapy on chronic nonmigraine headache was investigated. |
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| 10. Massage therapy of moderate and light pressure and vibrator effects on EEG and heart rate. |
| Authors: Diego MA, Field T, Sanders C, Hernandez-Reif M. |
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| Three types of commonly used massage therapy techniques were assessed in a sample of 36 healthy adults, randomly assigned to: (1) moderate massage, (2) light massage, or (3) vibratory stimulation group (n = 12 per group). |
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