| Number of articles: 24 |
| 1. A case study of infant massage outcomes. |
| Authors: Lindrea KB, Stainton MC. |
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| This article describes a case study of infant massage for a neonate in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). |
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| 2. Brief report: improvements in the behavior of children with autism following massage therapy. |
| Authors: Escalona A, Field T, Singer-Strunck R, Cullen C, Hartshorn K. |
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| Twenty children with autism, ages 3 to 6 years, were randomly assigned to massage therapy and reading attention control groups. |
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| 3. Changes in plasma cortisol and catecholamine concentrations in response to massage in preterm infants. |
| Authors: Acolet D, Modi N, Giannakoulopoulos X, Bond C, Weg W, Clow A, Glover V. |
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| The biochemical and clinical response to massage in preterm infants was assessed. |
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| 4. Childrens' distress during burn treatment is reduced by massage therapy. |
| Authors: Hernandez-Reif M, Field T, Largie S, Hart S, Redzepi M, Nierenberg B, Peck TM. |
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| Before dressing changes, 24 young children (mean age = 2. |
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| 5. Effects of massage & use of oil on growth, blood flow & sleep pattern in infants. |
| Authors: Agarwal KN, Gupta A, Pushkarna R, Bhargava SK, Faridi MM, Prabhu MK. |
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| BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: The present study was undertaken to investigate if massage with oils commonly used in the community for massage in infancy is beneficial. |
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| 6. Factors that predict which preterm infants benefit most from massage therapy. |
| Authors: Scafidi FA, Field T, Schanberg SM. |
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| Ninety-three preterm infants (M gestational age = 30 wks; M birth weight = 1204 g; M ICU duration = 15 days) were randomly assigned to a massage therapy group or a control group once they were considered medically stable. |
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| 7. Infant massage as a component of developmental care: past, present, and future. |
| Author: Mainous RO. |
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| Infant massage has been practiced for centuries by segments on the continents of Africa and South America and in the Far East. |
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| 8. Infant massage compared with crib vibrator in the treatment of colicky infants. |
| Authors: Huhtala V, Lehtonen L, Heinonen R, Korvenranta H. |
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| OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of infant massage compared with that of a crib vibrator in the treatment of infantile colic. |
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| 9. Infant massage improves mother-infant interaction for mothers with postnatal depression. |
| Authors: Onozawa K, Glover V, Adams D, Modi N, Kumar RC. |
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| BACKGROUND: Postnatal depression can have long term adverse consequences for the mother-infant relationship and the infant's development. |
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| 10. Massage effects on cocaine-exposed preterm neonates. |
| Authors: Wheeden A, Scafidi FA, Field T, Ironson G, Valdeon C, Bandstra E. |
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| Thirty preterm cocaine-exposed preterm neonates (mean gestational age 30 wks, mean birth weight = 1212 g, mean intensive care unit duration = 18 days) were randomly assigned to a massage therapy or a control group as soon as they were considered medically stable. |
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