Ventricular fibrillation is an incoordinated type of contraction which produces no useful beats. The typical rippling movements of the ventricular muscle are unmistakable when seen or felt with the hand directly on the heart. The treatment of a heart that has stopped is cardiac massage and adequate oxygenation. The treatment of ventricular fibrillation which we recommend is, first, massage to m...

BACKGROUND The effect of massage on recovery from high intensity exercise is debatable. Many studies on massage suffer from methodological flaws such as poor standardisation of previous exercise, lack of dietary control, and inappropriate massage duration. OBJECTIVE To examine the effects of leg massage compared with passive recovery on lactate clearance, muscular power output, and fatigue ch...

introduction: intensive care unit is one of the most stressful wards for patients and it is estimated that 30 to70 percent of patients experience severe physiologic stress during admission. some of the physiologic responses to stress include increase in metabolic rate with consequent increase in body temperature, increase in cardiac output and contraction power and subsequently increase in bloo...

abstract background: hypertension has become a major problem throughout the world, especially in developing countries like iran. as it is a major risk factor for coronary heart disease, even small reductions in the prevalence can have potentially large public health benefits. among the complementary methods, massage provides an effective means to lower the blood pressure. if nurses perceive the...

Research has reported massage is beneficial on cellular (increasing the number of mitochondrias, inducing cell signaling and transduction), physiological (blood flow and blood-borne substance), neurological (investigated by H-reflex) and psychological (investigated by questionnaire and psycho physiological parameters such as heart rate, blood massage (pressure mechanisms). The mechanical mechan...

Sixty-eight preterm infants (M GA=30 weeks) were randomly assigned to a moderate or to a light pressure massage therapy group to receive 15 massages three times per day for 5 days. Behavior state, stress behaviors and heart rate were recorded for 15min before and during the first 15-min therapy session. Weight gain was recorded over the 5-day therapy period. The moderate versus light pressure m...

A 60 year old man with a history of frequent episodes of chest pain and dizziness was referred for evaluation of coronary artery disease. He had no significant coronary artery stenosis at baseline coronary angiography. A carotid sinus massage was performed for evaluation of carotid sinus hypersensitivity in the patient. Both heart rate and blood pressure decreased a little, and returned to base...