Massage - Statistics & numerical data
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

The effect of cultural background on the usage of complementary and alternative medicine for chronic pain management.

29 Apr 2009 BACKGROUND: Chronic pain is a debilitating problem with significant impact on healthcare utilization in the US. Many chronic pain patients use complementary or alternative medicine (CAM) in addition to standard pharmacologic therapy. OBJECTIVE: The ... Read more...

Myofascial trigger points in children with tension-type headache: a new diagnostic and therapeutic option.

30 Mar 2009 The goal of this pilot study was to evaluate the effect of a trigger point-specific physiotherapy on headache frequency, intensity, and duration in children with episodic or chronic tension-type headache. Patients were recruited from the special ... Read more...

Complementary and alternative medicine use and cost in functional bowel disorders: a six month prospective study in a large HMO.

22 Jul 2008 BACKGROUND: Functional Bowel Disorders (FBD) are chronic disorders that are difficult to treat and manage. Many patients and doctors are dissatisfied with the level of improvement in symptoms that can be achieved with standard medical care which may ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Massage - Statistics & numerical data'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The effect of cultural background on the usage of complementary and alternative medicine for chronic pain management. 29 Apr 2009
• Myofascial trigger points in children with tension-type headache: a new diagnostic and therapeutic option. 30 Mar 2009
• Complementary and alternative medicine use and cost in functional bowel disorders: a six month prospective study in a large HMO. 22 Jul 2008
• Massage or music for pain relief in labour: a pilot randomised placebo controlled trial. 2 Mar 2008
• Attitude of outpatients with neuromuscular diseases in Japan to pain and use of analgesics. Oct 2007
• Re: Eisenberg DM, Post DE, Davis RB, et al. Addition of choice of complementary therapies to usual care for acute low back pain. Spine 2007;32:151-8. 13 Jul 2007
• Rhythmical massage therapy in chronic disease: a 4-year prospective cohort study. 29 Jun 2007
• Women's health during mid-life survey: the use of complementary and alternative medicine by symptomatic women transitioning through menopause in Sydney. 29 Apr 2007
• How important is research-based practice to chiropractors and massage therapists? 30 Jan 2007
• Status of credentialing alternative providers within a subset of U.S. academic health centers. 30 Mar 2006
• The diagnosis and treatment of chronic back pain by acupuncturists, chiropractors, and massage therapists. 27 Feb 2006
• A survey of training and practice patterns of massage therapists in two US states. 12 Jun 2005
• Policies pertaining to complementary and alternative medical therapies in a random sample of 39 academic health centers. 30 Dec 2004
• Recalibration of somesthetic plantar information in the control of undisturbed upright stance maintenance. 29 Nov 2004
• HIV risk among Asian women working at massage parlors in San Francisco. 30 May 2003
• Massage for low-back pain: a systematic review within the framework of the Cochrane Collaboration Back Review Group. 30 Aug 2002
• Quality of life and cost of care of back pain patients in Finnish general practice. 13 Mar 2002
• Practice variation in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis among German rheumatologists. 29 Sep 2001
• The use of alternative therapies by patients with Parkinson's disease. 9 Sep 2001
• Practice patterns of massage therapists. 29 Nov 2000

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Technical information about 'Massage'

Definition: Group of systematic and scientific manipulations of body tissues best performed with the hands for the purpose of affecting the nervous and muscular systems and the general circulation.

Descriptor UI: D008405

Alternative terms: Massage; Reflexology; Zone Therapy; Therapies, Zone; Zone Therapies; Therapy, Zone; Craniosacral Massage; Massage, Craniosacral; Rolfing; Rolfings;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; instrumentation; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics; education; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; organization & administration;

Tree Number: E02.190.599.500; E02.779.867.522;

Technical Notes: do not confuse X ref REFLEXOLOGY with REFLEXOTHERAPY; do not confuse with THERAPEUTIC TOUCH;