objectives: massage therapy is one of the most widely used complementary and alternative medicine therapies for children. this study was conducted to determine the effect of wedish massage on abnormal reflexes in children with spastic cerebral palsy (cp). methods: this study was a single blind clinical trial conducted on forty children with spastic cp who were recruited from clinics of the univ...

objectives: diabetes mellitus (dm) is the most common endocrine disease in children. massage therapy can improve glucose metabolism in dm. this study was conducted to determine the effect of swedish massage on the glycohemoglobin (hba1c) in children with dm. methods: this study was an semi-experimental (clinical trial) conducted on thirty-six children, 6-12 years old with (dm), recruited from a...

background: anxiety is an inseparable part of our lives and a serious threat to health. therefore, it is necessary to use certain strategies to prevent disorders caused by anxiety and adjust the vital signs of people. swedish massage is one of the most recognized techniques for reducing anxiety. this study aims to compare the effects of two massage techniques on the vital signs and anxiety of h...

objective massage therapy is one of the most widely used complementary and alternative medicine therapies for children. this study was conducted to determine the effect of swedish massage on the muscle tonicity of children with spastic cerebral palsy (cp). materials & methods this study was a single blind clinical trial conducted on forty children with spastic cp, recruited from clinics of the ...

conclusions when compared to the control group, the swedish massage showed an improvement in the mood disorders of women with breast cancer. results before the intervention, there was no significant difference in the average of the overall scale between the intervention and control groups in the subscales of anger, anxiety, depression, and positive affect (p = 0.469). the average of the overall...

this study was conducted to determine the effect of swedish massage on blood glucose level in children with diabetes mellitus (dm). it was prospective randomized controlled trial study that conducted on 36 children, 6-12 years old with dm, recruited from a hospital in qom city, iran. the children were randomly assigned to intervention and control groups. swedish massage was performed 15 minutes...

background : prehypertension is considered as a cardiovascular disease predicator. management of prehypertension is an appropriate objective for clinicians in a wide range of medical centers. treatment of prehypertension is primarily non-pharmacological, one of which is massage therapy that is used to control the blood pressure. this study aimed to evaluate the effect of swedish massage (face, ...

Objectives: Massage therapy is one of the most widely used complementary and alternative medicine therapies for children. This study was conducted to determine the effect of wedish massage on abnormal reflexes in children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP). Methods: This study was a single blind clinical trial conducted on forty children with spastic CP who were recruited from clinics of the U...