Massage therapy eases the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome and increases grip strength, according to a recent study.
“Carpal tunnel syndrome symptoms are lessened following massage therapy” was conducted by staff at the Touch Research Institutes at the University of Miami School of Medicine in Miami, Florida.
Massage therapy has been shown to reduce pain and anxiety in cancer patients, while also improving cancer patients’ mood. New research shows family caregivers can significantly reduce suffering in cancer patients at home through the use of simple touch and massage techniques.
Postoperative pain and distress may be eased by massage, according to recent research. Let’s look into the studies conducted on 105 women.
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Massage benefits for stroke patients Seven days of bedtime back massage, for 10 minutes each evening, significantly reduced the anxiety, pain, blood pressure and heart rate of elderly stroke patients, according to a recent study.
A Mayo Clinic study conducted over a period of five months showed so much of a reduction in post-surgical pain, they hired a full-time massage therapist to be available for patients after heart surgery. Approximately half of the 58 patients who participated in this original pilot study received massage.
On a 10-point scale of pain, those who received massage had a mean post-surgical pain score of less than one, while those who did not receive massage had an average score of three. In addition to the massage therapy, the Mayo Clinic has been looking into the advantages of other complementary therapies, including ambient music and guided imagery, both of which have shown to have a positive effect of patients recovering from surgery.