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Archive for the 'Massage' Category

Prevalence of CAM use in England

Friday, August 13th, 2010

The English commonly combine CAM with prescription drugs.

Let’s compare these findings by Prof. Ernst and colleagues to CAM use in other countries. (more…)

CAM for spinal cord injury pain

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

Researchers at the University Medical Centre Utrecht and De Hoogstraat, in The Netherlands surveyed the use of CAM in a large group of Dutch patients with spinal cord injury. (more…)

Massage patients with HIV/AIDs

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

Researchers from the University of South Australia (City East), in Adelaide, Australia reviewed the research. (more…)

Measuring the physiologic response to massage

Sunday, July 25th, 2010

Researchers at Umea University, Sweden get clinical. (more…)

Massage reduces distress in cancer patients

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

Swedish massage in hospitalized oncology patients enhances their course of treatment, according to researchers at the Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia. (more…)

CAM for children undergoing stem cell transplants

Saturday, July 17th, 2010

Researchers in the US and Canada evaluated massage, humor therapy, and relaxation/imagery for reducing distress associated with pediatric stem cell transplantation. (more…)

Benefits of massage during chronic tension headache

Friday, July 9th, 2010

Researchers in the US and Spain observed benefits after a single session. (more…)

CAM use among US adolescents

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

Prof. Ernst sees encouraging evidence for some treatments.

But does it matter? (more…)

Complementary therapies for patients with leukemia

Monday, July 5th, 2010

little guyThe Integrative Medicine Service, at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, in New York City offers their perspective. (more…)

Might massage reduce the use of sedative-hypnotic drugs at bedtime?

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

insomniaResearchers from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania tell us, “Despite known adverse effects, sedative-hypnotic drugs are widely used in institutional settings serving the elderly.”

They studied the potential of massage at bedtime to reduce their use. (more…)

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