Description
Written by the Director of the world-renowned Touch Research Institutes, this book examines the practical applications of important massage therapy research findings. Each chapter of this comprehensive resource provides a clear and authoritative review of what is reliably known about the effects of touch for a variety of clinical conditions such as depression, pain management, movement problems, and functioning of the immune system. Coverage also includes the benefits of massage to specific populations such as pregnant women, neonates, infants, and adolescents. This book is suitable for massage therapists (including Shiatsu practitioners), aromatherapists, chiropractors, osteopaths, physical therapists, and nurses.
Product Details
Reference
33722
EAN13
9780443102011
ISBN
9780443102011
Data sheet
Publication date
2006
Issue number
1
Cover
paperback
Pages count
272
Dimensions (mm)
156 x 234
Weight (g)
490
1. Massage Therapy Research Methods 2. Reducing Prematurity Study 1 Pregnant women benefit from massage therapy Study 2 Massage therapy effects on depressed pregnant women Study 3 Fetal activity following stimulation of the mothers abdomen, feet and hands 3. Enhancing Growth and Development Study 1 Stable preterm infants gain more weight and sleep less after five days of massage therapy Study 2 Vagal activity, gastric motility and weight gain in massaged preterm neonates Study 3 Massage therapy by parents improves early growth and development Study 4 Sleep problems in infants decrease following massage therapy4. Increasing Attentiveness Study 1 Massage enhances congnitive performance in normal infants Study 2 Preschoolers cognitive performance improves following massage Study 3 Autism symptoms decrease following massage therapy Study 4 Massage therapy improves mood and behaviour of students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder Study 5 Massage therapy of moderate and light pressure and vibrator effects on EEG and heart rate Study 6 Aromatherapy positively affects mood, EEG patterns of alertness and math computations5. Decreasing Depression and Aggression Study 1 EEG during lavender and rosemary exposure in infants of depressed and non-depressed mothers Study 2 Massage and music therapies attenuate frontal EEG asymmetry in depressed adolescents Study 3 Aggressive adolescents benefit from massage therapy6. Improving Neuromuscular Function Study 1 Massage therapy and relaxation effects on university dance students Study 2 Spinal cord patients benefit from massage therapy Study 3 Cerebral palsy in children decreased after massage therapy Study 4 Children with Down Syndrome improved in motor function and muscle tone following massage therapy Study 5 Parkinsons symptoms are reduced by massage therapy7. Movement Studies Study 1 Creative movement therapy benefits children with autism Study 2 Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: benefits from Tai Chi Study 3 Movement and massage therapy reduce fibromyalgia pain Study 4 Senior citizens benefit from movement therapy8. Pain Reduction Study 1 Childrens distress during burn treatment is reduced by massage therapy Study 2 Lower back pain is reduced and range of motion increased after massage therapy Study 3 Fibromyalgia pain and substance P decrease and sleep improves after massage therapy Study 4 Carpal tunnel syndrome symptoms are lessened following massage therapy9. Enhancing Immune Function Study 1 HIV adolescents show improved immune function following massage therapy Study 2 Leukaemia immune changes following massage therapy Study 3 Breast cancer patients have improved immune and neoroendocrine functions following massage therapy Study 4 Natural killer cells and lymphocytes are increased in women with breast cancer following massage therapyAppendix I: Sleep States and Brazelton Neonatal Behavior Assessment Scale Appendix II: Massage Therapy Abstracts Index