title: Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis: benefits from massage therapy.
abstract: Studied children with mild to moderate juvenile rheumatoid arthritis who were massaged by their parents 15 minutes a day for 30 days (and a control group engaged in relaxation therapy). 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.
authors.affiliation: University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida 33101, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Field
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hernandez-Reif
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Seligman
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Krasnegor
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sunshine
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rivas-Chacon
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schanberg
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kuhn
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology; D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008405:Massage / Q000523:psychology; D010147:Pain Measurement; D012064:Relaxation Therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D006854:Hydrocortisone