title: [Therapeutic massage on behavioral disturbances of elderly patients with dementia].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To know the efficacy of therapeutic massage on behavioral disturbances of elderly patients with dementia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Literature review.
  
  
  METHODS
  The literature search was done in six scientific databases: PubMed, Cochrane Library Plus, PEDro, Dialnet, Scopus and CSIC, between 1983 and 2013. The search terms were "massage", "dementia", "therapy", "behavior disorders" and "Alzheimer".
  
  
  METHODS
  Of the 496 articles analyzed, 11 scientific articles have met the selection criteria. Inclusion criteria were: clinical trials, published in English or Spanish, which had analyzed the effects of massage therapy on altered behaviors in people with dementia.
  
  
  METHODS
  The variables were massage benefits, type of massage and massage lubricant.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Their authors use different massage techniques (effleurage, pétrissage, pressures, frictions and kneading), obtain better conduct disorders (aggression, anxiety, agitation, and resistance to care) of elderly.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The therapeutic massage can be a complementary treatment in the rehabilitation program for better behavior disorders.
authors: Centro de Fisioterapia Carolina Barquilla, Cáceres, España.
authors: Carolina
authors: C
authors: Barquilla Ávila
authors: Grupo de investigación ADolor. Departamento de Terapéutica Médico-Quirúrgica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, España. Electronic address: jrodman@unex.es.
authors: Juan
authors: J
authors: Rodríguez-Mansilla
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety; D003704:Dementia / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008405:Massage; D011595:Psychomotor Agitation / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: Alzheimer; Anciano; Behavior disorders; Demencia; Elderly people, Dementia; Masaje; Massage; Trastornos de conducta
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