Adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder benefit from massage therapy

Tiffany M. Field; Olga Quintino; Maria Hernandez-Reif; Gabrielle Koslovsky

Adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder benefit from massage therapy

Tiffany M. Field, Olga Quintino, Maria Hernandez-Reif, Gabrielle Koslovsky

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Abstract

Twenty-eight adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder were provided either massage therapy or relaxation therapy for 10 consecutive school days. The massage therapy group, but not the relaxation therapy group, rated themselves as happier and observers rated them as fidgeting less following the sessions. After the 2-week period, their teachers reported more time on task and assigned them lower hyperactivity scores based on classroom behavior.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	102-108
Number of pages	7
Journal	Adolescence
Volume	33
Issue number	129
State	Published - Mar 1998

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Education
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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