Changes in Blood Pressure After Various Forms of Therapeutic Massage: A Preliminary Study

JA CAMBRON,  J DEXHEIMER,  P COE,
ABSTRACT
Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine the change in blood pressure (BP) in normotensive
and prehypertensive adults resulting from a therapeutic massage, and the factors associated with such
changes, including demographic and massage characteristics.
Design: settings/location: National University of Health Sciences Massage Therapy Clinic, Lombard, IL.
Subjects: The subjects were 150 [...]