Massage Therapy Research, Second Edition by Tiffany Field PhD

By Tiffany Field PhD

Written by way of the Director of the world-renowned contact study Institutes, this publication examines the sensible purposes of significant therapeutic massage remedy study findings. every one bankruptcy of this complete source offers a transparent and authoritative evaluation of what's reliably recognized in regards to the results of contact for quite a few medical stipulations reminiscent of melancholy, soreness administration, stream difficulties, and functioning of the immune procedure. assurance additionally contains the advantages of therapeutic massage to precise populations similar to pregnant ladies, neonates, babies, and young people. This publication is appropriate for therapeutic massage therapists (including Shiatsu practitioners), aromatherapists, chiropractors, osteopaths, actual therapists, and nurses.Provides an intensive but concise assessment of modern examine on the topic of the significance of touch.Offers sensible suggestions to healthcare execs whose paintings consists of actual touch with sufferers.

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Back: using the heel of the hands, moving along the spine; using the palms, moving hands with rocking movements from the top of the shoulder blade to the backbone; pressing fingertips, along both sides of the spine from the neck to the backbone and then stroking upward from the hip to the neck; stroking the shoulder muscles (trapezius); inching up the back, using fingertips placed on sides of the spine, starting from the hipbone to the neck and then reversing direction downward using fingertips in a raking fashion; massaging the lower back from the backbone across the waistline using the heel of the palm to make large circles; long gliding strokes from the hip up and over the shoulder.

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No significant differences were noted in the assessment times or the days the women were assessed. The procedures consisted of the observation of fetal activity for a total of 9 minutes while the mothers rested quietly during a 3-minute baseline period, followed by a 3-minute foot massage or control period followed by a 3-minute post-stimulation observation period. Results and discussion Fetal movement was greater following the foot massage than following the control condition (see Fig. 5). 5 Percent time total fetal movement occurred in response to foot and hand massage.

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