| Number of articles: 13 |
| 1. Effects of a 1-minute back rub on mixed venous oxygen saturation and heart rate in critically ill patients. |
| Authors: Tyler DO, Winslow EH, Clark AP, White KM. |
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| In this study we evaluated mixed venous oxygen saturation (SvO2) and heart rate responses after a 1-minute back rub in 173 critically ill patients. |
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| 2. Effects of a 10-minute back rub on cardiovascular responses in healthy subjects. |
| Authors: Boone T, Tanner M, Radosevich A. |
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| This study determined the cardiovascular responses to a 10-minute back rub. |
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| 3. Effects of hand massage on anxiety in cataract surgery using local anesthesia. |
| Authors: Kim MS, Cho KS, Woo H, Kim JH. |
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| PURPOSE: To evaluate the effects of hand massage on patient anxiety during cataract surgery. |
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| 4. High blood pressure and associated symptoms were reduced by massage therapy |
| Authors: Hernandez-Reif M, Field T, Krasnegor J, Hossain Z, Theakston H, Burman I |
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| High blood pressure is associated with elevated anxiety, stress and stress hormones, hostility, depression and catecholamines. |
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| 5. Massage therapy as a workplace intervention for reduction of stress. |
| Authors: Cady SH, Jones GE. |
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| This study evaluated the effectiveness of a 15-min. |
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| 6. Massage-like stroking of the abdomen lowers blood pressure in anesthetized rats: influence of oxytocin. |
| Authors: Kurosawa M, Lundeberg T, Agren G, Lund I, Uvnas-Moberg K. |
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| The aim of this study was to determine how massage-like stroking of the abdomen in rats influences arterial blood pressure. |
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| 7. Physiologic effects of back massage in patients with acute myocardial infarction. |
| Authors: Bauer WC, Dracup KA. |
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| 8. Sensory stimulation (massage) reduces blood pressure in unanaesthetized rats. |
| Authors: Lund I, Lundeberg T, Kurosawa M, Uvnas-Moberg K. |
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| The objective of this study was to investigate how sensory stimulation by massage-like stroking influences blood pressure and heart rate in conscious rats. |
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| 9. The effect of massage on oxygen consumption at rest. |
| Authors: Boone T, Cooper R. |
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| This study determined the effect of massage on oxygen consumption at rest. |
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| 10. The effects of back massage before diagnostic cardiac catheterization. |
| Authors: McNamara ME, Burnham DC, Smith C, Carroll DL. |
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| CONTEXT: Admission to the hospital for a diagnostic cardiac catheterization can be perceived as a threat to one's health status. |
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