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Zeitschrift Fur Gerontologie Und... Dec 2021Massage and touch-based treatment are popular despite limited evidence from high quality clinical trials. This article reviews the rationale and evidence of treating... (Meta-Analysis)
Meta-Analysis Review
BACKGROUND
Massage and touch-based treatment are popular despite limited evidence from high quality clinical trials. This article reviews the rationale and evidence of treating older patients with psychiatric symptoms by touch-based therapy.
METHODS
Narrative literature review, based on Medline search with the following key words: massage, social touch, affective touch, clinical trial, meta-analysis. Citations of identified articles were searched for additional relevant studies.
RESULTS
Evidence from clinical trials in adult patients with mainly chronic disorders of the musculoskeletal system suggests that massage therapy results in significant short-term improvement of symptoms; however, treatment effects appear not to be sustained. In addition, conclusions are difficult to draw owing to very heterogeneous study interventions, difficulties with definition of control conditions and treatment outcomes. There appears to be better evidence for improvement of psychological variables and subjective symptoms, such as pain and quality of life. A neuronal system of affective and social touch has been identified with specific afferents from C‑fibre coupled low threshold mechanoreceptors projecting into the insular cortex and the limbic system. This system may also mediate effects of massage in adult patients. Positive clinical trials for depressive symptoms of dementia and for behavioral symptoms of advanced dementia are available with encouraging results.
CONCLUSION
The neuronal system of social and affective touch suggests a potential mechanism of action of touch-based interventions in geriatric psychiatry. In addition, it provides a rationale for applying and designing novel touch-based treatment strategies as adjunctive treatment for psychiatric disorders of old age.
Topics: Aged; Humans; Insular Cortex; Massage; Mental Disorders; Neurobiology; Quality of Life; Touch
PubMed: 34812896
DOI: 10.1007/s00391-021-01995-4 -
Medicine Aug 2021Athletic injuries have been a major area of interest in the field of sports and clinical medicine. Implemented on people's skin, muscles, and joints as an important part...
BACKGROUND
Athletic injuries have been a major area of interest in the field of sports and clinical medicine. Implemented on people's skin, muscles, and joints as an important part of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), massage therapy has a positive effect on athletic injuries. This protocol is to provide the methods used to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of massage therapy for patients with athletic injuries.
METHODS
A systematic search will be performed in the following electronic databases for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of massage therapy in treating athletic injuries: PubMed, the Cochrane Library, EMBASE and four Chinese databases (CNKI, Wan Fang, CBMdisc and VIP). Each database will be searched from inception to July 2021. The entire process will include study selection, data extraction, risk of bias assessment and meta-analysis.
RESULTS
A high-quality synthesis of current evidence of massage therapy for patients with athletic injuries will be provided.
CONCLUSIONS
This systematic review will provide evidence for assessing the credibility of massage therapy for patients with athletic injuries.
DISSEMINATION AND ETHICS
The results of this review will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publication. This review does not require ethical approval because all the data used in this systematic review and meta-analysis have already been published. Furthermore, all of these data will be analyzed anonymously during the review process.
INPLASY REGISTRATION NUMBER
INPLASY202170066.
Topics: Athletic Injuries; Humans; Massage; Treatment Outcome; Meta-Analysis as Topic; Systematic Review as Topic
PubMed: 34397936
DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000026925 -
International Journal of Environmental... Apr 2021Pre-competition massage is usually used to improve athletic performance and reduce risk of injury. Despite its usual use, the effects of pre-competition massage on...
BACKGROUND
Pre-competition massage is usually used to improve athletic performance and reduce risk of injury. Despite its usual use, the effects of pre-competition massage on neuromuscular function have barely been studied. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of the pre-competition massage over the gastrocnemius neuromuscular function.
METHOD
The study is a quasi-experimental clinical trial thirty healthy athletes were enrolled in the study. Subjects received an intervention in one leg (experimental), consisting of a massage, and no intervention in the opposite leg (control). From all values of neuromuscular function, the following were analyzed: contraction time (Tc) and maximal displacement (Dm) by tensiomyography, and stiffness and tone by myotonometry.
RESULTS
Main effects of pre-competition massage on neuromuscular function include a significant ( < 0.05) increase in Tc and Dm variables, as well as a reduction in stiffness and tone.
CONCLUSION
Data shows an increase in Tc and maximal radial displacement (Dm) variables, as well as a reduction in stiffness and tone. More quality studies are needed to draw clear conclusions about the effects of pre-competition massage.
Topics: Athletes; Athletic Performance; Humans; Massage; Muscle, Skeletal
PubMed: 33917668
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18083891 -
Complementary Therapies in Medicine Oct 2023To evaluate the effects of pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) and perineal massage during late pregnancy on postpartum pelvic floor function in nulliparas. (Randomized Controlled Trial)
Randomized Controlled Trial
The effect of pelvic floor muscle training and perineal massage in late pregnancy on postpartum pelvic floor function in nulliparas: A randomised controlled clinical trial.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the effects of pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) and perineal massage during late pregnancy on postpartum pelvic floor function in nulliparas.
DESIGN
Randomised controlled trial.
SETTING
The Peking University First Hospital, a teaching hospital in China.
PARTICIPANTS
Two-hundred nulliparas were included.
INTERVENTIONS
Nulliparas were randomised into four groups in a 1:1:1:1 ratio. Group A, control; group B, perineal massage; group C, pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT); group D, perineal massage and PFMT. The intervention group received the corresponding intervention from 34 weeks of gestation until delivery.
MEASUREMENTS
Changes in pelvic floor function from 34 weeks of gestation to 6 weeks postpartum were assessed using pelvic floor electromyography (EMG), pelvic organ prolapse quantitation (POP-Q), and pelvic floor distress inventory-20 (PFDI-20).
RESULTS
Those with PFMT (groups C and D) had a smaller decline in pelvic floor EMG of fibre II than those without PFMT (groups A and B) [- 0.2 (- 7.1, 11.3) µV vs 6.1 (- 0.2, 15.2) µV, P = 0.040]. The same scenario was observed in the pelvic floor EMG of fibre I. The Aa point measurement differences of those with PFMT (groups C and D) were smaller than those without PFMT (groups A and B) [0.0 (0.0, 2.0) cm vs 1.0 (0.0, 3.0) cm, P = 0.006]. The same result was observed for point Ba. No difference was observed in EMG and POP-Q in nulliparas with (groups B and D) or without perineal massage (groups A and C). No differences were observed in PFDI-20 scores.
KEY CONCLUSIONS
PFMT during late pregnancy enhanced pelvic floor EMG, while perineal massage alone or PFMT combined with perineal massage did not.
IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE
PFMT in late pregnancy enhances pelvic floor function.
Topics: Female; Pregnancy; Humans; Pelvic Floor; Postpartum Period; Massage; China; Hospitals, Teaching
PubMed: 37657664
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2023.102982 -
The Cochrane Database of Systematic... Jun 2015Pressure ulcers affect approximately 10% of patients in hospitals and the elderly are at highest risk. Several studies have suggested that massage therapy may help to... (Review)
Review
BACKGROUND
Pressure ulcers affect approximately 10% of patients in hospitals and the elderly are at highest risk. Several studies have suggested that massage therapy may help to prevent the development of pressure ulcers, but these results are inconsistent.
OBJECTIVES
To assess the evidence for the effects of massage compared with placebo, standard care or other interventions for prevention of pressure ulcers in at-risk populations.The review sought to answer the following questions:Does massage reduce the incidence of pressure ulcers of any grade?Is massage safe in the short- and long-term? If not, what are the adverse events associated with massage?
SEARCH METHODS
We searched the Cochrane Wounds Group Specialised Register (8 January 2015), the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) (2015, Issue 1), Ovid MEDLINE (1946 to 8 January 2015), Ovid MEDLINE (In-Process Other Non-Indexed Citations 8 January 2015), Ovid EMBASE (1974 to 8 January 2015), and EBSCO CINAHL (1982 to 8 January 2015). We did not apply date or language restrictions.
SELECTION CRITERIA
We planned to include all randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-randomised controlled trials (Q-RCTs) that evaluated the effects of massage therapy for the prevention of pressure ulcers. Our primary outcome was the proportion of people developing a new pressure ulcer of any grade.
DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS
Two review authors independently carried out trial selection. Disagreements were resolved by discussion.
MAIN RESULTS
No studies (RCTs or Q-RCTs) met the inclusion criteria. Therefore, neither a meta-analysis nor a narrative description of studies was possible.
AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS
There are currently no studies eligible for inclusion in this review. It is, therefore, unclear whether massage therapy can prevent pressure ulcers.
Topics: Humans; Massage; Pressure Ulcer
PubMed: 26081072
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD010518.pub2 -
Wound Management & Prevention Aug 2022Evidence about moxibustion and abdominal massage for treating constipation in older hospitalized patients is limited.
BACKGROUND
Evidence about moxibustion and abdominal massage for treating constipation in older hospitalized patients is limited.
PURPOSE
To investigate the safety and effectiveness of moxibustion and abdominal massage in hospitalized older patients with constipation.
METHODS
Hospitalized older patients (age ≥60 years) with constipation were retrospectively categorized as 2 cohorts according to whether the patients received moxibustion and abdominal massage in addition to routine nursing care. Gastrointestinal symptoms, Constipation Assessment Scale (CAS) scores, and Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) scores were compared before and after treatment between cohorts.
RESULTS
The 2 cohorts (n = 100 for each) had similar baseline characteristics and gastrointestinal symptoms; the control cohort and the additional intervention cohort also had similar CAS scores (7.14 ± 3.67 vs 7.48 ± 2.96, respectively), and GDS scores (>17: 31% vs 29%, respectively). Improvement in the 2 scores from baseline was observed after 2 weeks in both the control cohort and the additional intervention cohort (CAS, 5.37 ± 5.34 and 3.80 ± 4.47, respectively; GDS, >17: 28% and 15%, respectively). The cohort with additional interventions had a lower ineffective rate (defined as persistent symptoms or absence of decrease in CAS, 49% vs 32%; P = .028) but had more diarrhea (9% vs 21%; P = .017).
CONCLUSION
Moxibustion and abdominal massage may help relieve constipation in hospitalized elderly patients, but attention should be paid to the increased occurrence of diarrhea. More study is needed.
Topics: Aged; Constipation; Diarrhea; Humans; Massage; Middle Aged; Moxibustion; Retrospective Studies
PubMed: 35926145
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American Journal of Speech-language... May 2022The purpose of this study was to measure the short-term effects of circumlaryngeal massage and laryngeal reposturing on acoustic and perceptual characteristics of voice...
PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to measure the short-term effects of circumlaryngeal massage and laryngeal reposturing on acoustic and perceptual characteristics of voice in transmasculine individuals.
METHOD
Fifteen transmasculine individuals underwent one session of sequential circumlaryngeal massage and laryngeal reposturing with a speech-language pathologist. Voice recordings were collected at three time points-baseline, postmassage, and postreposturing. Fundamental frequency ( ), formant frequencies, and relative fundamental frequency (RFF; an acoustic correlate of laryngeal tension) were measured. Estimates of vocal tract length (VTL) were derived from formant frequencies. Twelve listeners rated the perceived masculinity of participants' voices at each time point. Repeated-measures analyses of variance measured the effect of time point on , estimated VTL, RFF, and perceived voice masculinity. Significant effects were evaluated with post hoc Tukey's tests.
RESULTS
Between baseline and end of the session, decreased, VTL increased, and participant voices were perceived as more masculine, all with statistically significant differences. RFF did not differ significantly at any time point. Outcomes were highly variable at the individual level.
CONCLUSION
Circumlaryngeal massage and laryngeal reposturing have short-term effects on select acoustic ( , estimated VTL) and perceptual characteristics (listener-assigned voice masculinity) of voice in transmasculine individuals.
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL
https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.19529299.
Topics: Humans; Male; Massage; Speech; Speech Acoustics; Speech Perception; Voice
PubMed: 35394801
DOI: 10.1044/2022_AJSLP-21-00245 -
Scientific Reports Oct 2023In Indonesia, the challenge of osteosarcoma progression is further worsened by patients' dependence on traditional massage therapy, low socio-economy, and educational... (Observational Study)
Observational Study
In Indonesia, the challenge of osteosarcoma progression is further worsened by patients' dependence on traditional massage therapy, low socio-economy, and educational status. This study aims to analyze the differences in the characteristics, laboratory findings, surgery techniques, degree of histopathological necrosis, and metastasis between osteosarcoma patients with and without prior massage manipulation therapy. This research is an analytical observational study with a prospective and retrospective cohort design. Patients were treated and followed for one year to evaluate the occurrence of metastasis. Prospective data was collected through interviews, and secondary data was collected from the patient's medical record. Of 84 subjects analyzed, 69% had a history of massage. There was an increase in LDH and ALP in patients with massage manipulation (p = 0.026). The median time to metastasis from baseline in the massage group (4 months) was statistically significant compared to the non-manipulation group (12 months) (p < 0.0001). This research found that massage therapy significantly increases LDH and ALP levels, making amputations more likely to be performed and a higher risk of metastasis that lowered the survival rate. The onset of metastasis was three times faster in patients with prior massage therapy. Therefore, we strongly recommend against massage manipulation therapy in osteosarcoma patients.
Topics: Humans; Retrospective Studies; Prospective Studies; Massage; Osteosarcoma; Bone Neoplasms
PubMed: 37899365
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-45808-7 -
Headache Jun 2019
Review
Topics: Acupuncture Therapy; Evidence-Based Medicine; Headache; Humans; Integrative Medicine; Massage; Mindfulness; Plant Preparations; Yoga
PubMed: 31144297
DOI: 10.1111/head.13555 -
Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) Apr 2022Background and Objectives: In recent years, singing bowl sound interventions have been progressively implemented in the fields of well-being, therapy and education;...
Background and Objectives: In recent years, singing bowl sound interventions have been progressively implemented in the fields of well-being, therapy and education; however, the effectiveness has only scarcely been investigated. Therefore, this study was aimed at determining neurophysiological effects of a singing bowl massage. Materials and Methods: In this prospective cohort study 64-channel EEG, ECG and respiration was recorded from 34 participants (mean age 36.03 ± 13.43 years, 24 females/10 males) before, during and after a professional singing bowl massage. Further, subjective changes in well-being were assessed. EEG data were analyzed by determining the effect sizes of distinct frequency bands. Significant differences were calculated by a two-tailed t-test corrected for multiple comparisons. Heart rate variability metrics, heart rate and respiration rate were estimated and compared. Results: Overall EEG power decreased during the sound condition compared to a task-free resting state (d = −0.30, p = 0.002). After the intervention, global EEG power was further reduced (d = −0.46, p < 0.001), revealing a decrease in the beta 2 (d = −0.15, p = 0.002) and the gamma frequency band (d = −0.21, p = 0.004). The mean heart rate was significantly lower after the intervention (75.5 ± 19.8 vs. 71.5 ± 17.9, p < 0.001) and the respiration rate higher (13.5 ± 5.3 vs. 15.2 ± 6.3, p = 0.018). 91.2% of the participants felt more integrated, 97.1% more balanced and 76.5% more vitalized. Conclusions: The neurophysiological effects of a singing bowl sound massage may be interpreted as a shift towards a more mindful, meditative state of consciousness. The intervention was perceived as beneficial for the wellbeing.
Topics: Adult; Female; Heart Rate; Humans; Male; Massage; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Young Adult
PubMed: 35630011
DOI: 10.3390/medicina58050594