| Number of articles: 5 |
| 1. Abdominal massage therapy for chronic constipation: A systematic review of controlled clinical trials. |
| Author: Ernst E. |
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| Abdominal massage therapy was once an accepted treatment for constipation. |
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| 2. Abdominal wall massage: effect on colonic function in healthy volunteers and in patients with chronic constipation. |
| Authors: Klauser AG, Flaschentrager J, Gehrke A, Muller-Lissner SA. |
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| Colonic massage has been claimed to be an efficacious treatment for chronic constipation, though there are no studies to prove this. |
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| 3. Hepatic hematoma after deep tissue massage. |
| Author: Trotter JF. |
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| 4. Introducing abdominal massage in palliative care for the relief of constipation. |
| Author: Preece J. |
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| Constipation and its associated problems affect approximately 50% of patients admitted to hospices in the United Kingdom. |
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| 5. 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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