Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis: benefits from massage therapy

Studied children with mild to moderate juvenile rheumatoid arthritis who were massaged by their parents 15 minutes a day for 30 days (and a control group engaged in relaxation therapy). The children's anxiety and stress hormone (cortisol) levels were immediately decreased by the massage, and ov...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of pediatric psychology 1997-10, Vol.22 (5), p.607-617
Hauptverfasser: Field, T, Hernandez-Reif, M, Seligman, S, Krasnegor, J, Sunshine, W, Rivas-Chacon, R, Schanberg, S, Kuhn, C
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Zusammenfassung:Studied children with mild to moderate juvenile rheumatoid arthritis who were massaged by their parents 15 minutes a day for 30 days (and a control group engaged in relaxation therapy). The children's anxiety and stress hormone (cortisol) levels were immediately decreased by the massage, and over the 30-day period their pain decreased on self-reports, parent reports, and their physician's assessment of pain (both the incidence and severity) and pain-limiting activities.
ISSN:0146-8693
DOI:10.1093/jpepsy/22.5.607