edited by Grant Jewell Rich ; foreword by Janet R. Kahn.
New York :
Mosby,
2002.
xix, 212 pages :
illustrations ;
23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Evidence based massage therapy : a contradiction in terms -- Methodological issues in the design and conduct of massage therapy research -- Massage therapy for immune disorders -- The effect of massage therapy in ovarian cancer patients -- Massage therapy for chemptherapy-induced emesis -- Massage therapy following spinal cord injury -- Supplemental tactile and kinesthetic simulation for preterm infants -- Hand massage in the agitated elderly -- Employee outcomes following work-site acupressure and massage.
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Bates College, Lewiston, ME. Text brings together the findings of some of the most respected researchers on the effectiveness of massage therapy. Four sections cover methods and massage, massage research on various conditions, massage across the lifespan, and massage and the workplace. (Product description).