| Number of articles: 11 |
| 1. A randomized clinical trial of the treatment effects of massage compared to relaxation tape recordings on diffuse long-term pain. |
| Authors: Hasson D, Arnetz B, Jelveus L, Edelstam B. |
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| BACKGROUND: Long-term musculoskeletal pain is a common problem in primary health care settings that is difficult to treat. |
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| 2. Efficacy of massage therapy in chronic pain: a pragmatic randomized trial |
| Authors: Walach H, Guthlin C, Konig M. |
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| BACKGROUND: Although classic massage is used widely in Germany and elsewhere for treating chronic pain conditions, there are no randomized controlled trials (RCT). |
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| 3. Expanding the nursing repertoire: the effect of massage on post-operative pain. |
| Authors: Nixon M, Teschendorff J, Finney J, Karnilowicz W. |
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| An equivalent groups design with a treatment group of 19 patients and a control group of 20 patients was used to investigate the impact of massage therapy on patients' perceptions of post-operative pain. |
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| 4. Increase of plasma beta-endorphins in connective tissue massage. |
| Authors: Kaada B, Torsteinbo O. |
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| 5. Manual therapies for pain control: chiropractic and massage. |
| Author: Ernst E. |
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| OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effectiveness of chiropractic and massage therapy for the reduction of any type of pain. |
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| 6. Pain and tension are reduced among hospital nurses after on-site massage treatments: a pilot study. |
| Authors: Katz J, Wowk A, Culp D, Wakeling H. |
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| Tension and pain are common occupational hazards of modern-day nursing, especially given recent changes to the health care system. |
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| 7. Relieving pain through touch. |
| Author: Doehring KM. |
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| This article explains the gate control theory and its application for nursing in the relief of pain, physiologically and psychologically. |
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| 8. The effect of massage on pain in cancer patients. |
| Authors: Weinrich SP, Weinrich MC. |
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| Evaluating the effectiveness of nursing interventions in decreasing pain is a top priority for clinical research. |
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| 9. The use of therapeutic massage as a nursing intervention to modify anxiety and the perception of cancer pain. |
| Authors: Ferrell-Torry AT, Glick OJ. |
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| The purpose of this exploratory study was to examine the effects of therapeutic massage (consisting of effleurage, petrissage, and myofascial trigger point therapy) on pain perception, anxiety, and relaxation levels in hospitalized patients experiencing significant cancer pain. |
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| 10. Treatment of myofascial trigger-points with ultrasound combined with massage and exercise--a randomised controlled trial. |
| Authors: Gam AN, Warming S, Larsen LH, Jensen B, Hoydalsmo O, Allon I, Andersen B, Gotzsche NE, Petersen M, Mathiesen B. |
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| The effect of treatment with ultrasound, massage and exercises on myofascial trigger-points (MTrP) in the neck and shoulder was assessed in a randomised controlled trial. |
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