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Why should you get a massage?
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Besides the fact that massage just feels good, it is an incredible way to reduce stress! Below you'll find information about massage and it's many benefits based on scientific studies! |
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ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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The present study involved 30 children and adolescents between the ages of 7 and 18 diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The children were randomly assigned to a wait-list control and a massage group. Mood state improved for the massage but not the control group based on smiley face and thermometer scales. The massage group also improved in classroom behavior in the areas of the Conners Teacher Rating Scales on anxiety, daydreaming and hyperactivity. |
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| - Adolescence, 38, 623-38. |
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Autism
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Children in the massage group exhibited less stereotypic behavior and showed more on-task and social relatedness behavior during play observations at school, and they experienced fewer sleep problems at home.
After two months of biweekly sessions, the children spent less time wandering, more time showing on-task behavior, less time showing negative responses to being touched, and less time resisting the teacher than those in the control group. |
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- Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders, 31, 513-516. |
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Job Performance/Stress
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Massaged adults showed 1) decreased frontal EEG alpha and beta power and increased delta power consistent with enhanced alertness; 2) math problems were completed in significantly less time with significantly fewer errors after the massage; and 3) anxiety, cortisol (stress hormone) and job stress levels were lower at the end of the 5 week period. |
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- International Journal of Neuroscience, 86, 197-205. |
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Depressed Adolescents
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A 30-minute back massage was given daily for a 5-day period to hospitalized depressed and adjustment disorder children and adolescents. Compared with a control group who viewed relaxing videotapes, the massaged subjects were less depressed and anxious and had lower saliva cortisol levels after the massage. |
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- Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 31, 125-131. |
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Migraine Headaches
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Massage therapy decreased the occurrence of headaches, sleep disturbances and distress symptoms and increased serotonin levels in adults with migraine headaches. |
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- International Journal of Neuroscience, 96, 1-11. |
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Oil Versus No Oil Massage
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Infants showed fewer stress behaviors (e.g. grimacing and clenched fists) and lower cortisol levels (stress hormones) following massage with oil versus massage without oil.
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- Pre and Perinatal Psychology Journal, 11, 73-78. |
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Massage in the headlines!!!
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•Massage Reduces Cancer Symptoms
•Massage Reduces Headache Frequency
•Massage Reduces Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease
•Massage Therapy Benefits Aggressive Adolescents
•Massage Versus Relaxation for Breast Cancer
•Massaging kids lowers parents’ anxiety
•Healing Touch Augments Radiation Therapy
•Massage Benefits Hospitalized Cancer Patients
•Massage Benefits Stroke Patients
•Massage Decreases Lumbar Fatigue
•Massage Eases Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome
•Massage and Exercise Improve Bone Mineralization in Premature Infants
•Massage Favorably Adjusts Infants’ Rest-Activity Cycle
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Massage Stastitics
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•A full 33.6 million American adults aged 21 or older received at least one massage in 2006, up nearly 9 million from the 2004 level. That represents growth from 12 percent in 2004 to 16 percent in 2006.
•Consumers in the West and Midwest are most likely to have received a massage in 2006: 20 percent and 19 percent respectively, compared with 14 percent in the Northeast and 12 percent in the South. Each of these percentages is up from 2004 levels, with the 6-percentage-point gain in the Midwest the most dramatic.
•There are three primary reasons people seek massage, each representing about a third of all massages delivered. Most seek relaxation and restoration (30 percent); need relief from pain or muscle soreness (29 percent); or have a massage because they received it as a gift (28 percent). Recommendations by medical professionals and receiving gift certificates are primary factors in consumers choosing to get a massage.
•Americans report positive feelings about their massage experiences. Ninety-four percent express favorable feelings toward massage therapists, with 69 percent expressing very favorable feelings. Among 2006 massage clients, fully 85 percent voiced very favorable feelings about their most recent massage, with 37 percent rating it a perfect 10 out of 10.
The research consisted of telephone interviews with a cross-section of 1,008 Americans of at least age 21, and was conducted by Boulder, Colorado-based Harstad Strategic Research in January.
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