Posted on August 28, 2009 by Massage Therapists' Association of British Columbia
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 [...]
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Posted on July 8, 2009 by Massage Therapists' Association of British Columbia
Ekici G; Bakar Y; Akbayrak T; Yuksel I
OBJECTIVE: This study analyzed and compared the effects of manual lymph drainage therapy (MLDT) and connective tissue massage (CTM) in women with primary fibromyalgia (PFM).
METHODS: The study design was a randomized controlled trial. Fifty women with PFM completed the study. The patients were divided randomly into 2 groups. Whereas 25 of [...]
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