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Benefits of Massage Therapy on Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
Twenty children with mild to moderate juvenile rheumatoid arthritis were
massaged by their parents 15 minutes a day for 30 days. 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.
Field T, Hernandez-Reif M, Seligman S, Krasnegor J, Sunshine
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SOURCE: Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 22(5): 607-617, 1997
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