Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis: benefits from massage therapy.
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.
Field
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University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida 33101, USA.
Hernandez-Reif
M
M
Seligman
S
S
Krasnegor
J
J
Sunshine
W
W
Rivas-Chacon
R
R
Schanberg
S
S
Kuhn
C
C
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
D006854:Hydrocortisone