TY - JOUR
T1 - Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
T2 - Benefits from massage therapy
AU - Field, Tiffany
AU - Hernandez-Reif, Maria
AU - Seligman, Susan
AU - Krasnegor, Josh
AU - Sunshine, William
AU - Rivas-Chacon, Rafael
AU - Schanberg, Saul
AU - Kuhn, Cynthia
N1 - Funding Information:
'This research was supported by National Institute of Mental Health Research Scientist Award MHOO33I to Tiffany Field and a grant from Johnson & Johnson. The authors thank the subjects, parents, and researchers who participated in this study. 2AII correspondence should be sent to Tiffany Field, Touch Research Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine, P.O. Box 016820, Miami, Florida 33101.
PY - 1997/10
Y1 - 1997/10
N2 - Studied children with mild to moderate juvenile rheumatoid arthritis who were massaged by their parents 15 minutes a day for 30 days (and a control group engaged in relaxation therapy). The children's anxiety and stress hormone (cortisol) levels were immediately decreased by the massage, and over the 30-day period their pain decreased on self-reports, parent reports, and their physician's assessment of pain (both the incidence and severity) and pain-limiting activities.
AB - Studied children with mild to moderate juvenile rheumatoid arthritis who were massaged by their parents 15 minutes a day for 30 days (and a control group engaged in relaxation therapy). The children's anxiety and stress hormone (cortisol) levels were immediately decreased by the massage, and over the 30-day period their pain decreased on self-reports, parent reports, and their physician's assessment of pain (both the incidence and severity) and pain-limiting activities.
KW - Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
KW - Massage therapy
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U2 - 10.1093/jpepsy/22.5.607
DO - 10.1093/jpepsy/22.5.607
M3 - Article
C2 - 9383925
AN - SCOPUS:0030830753
VL - 22
SP - 607
EP - 617
JO - Journal of Pediatric Psychology
JF - Journal of Pediatric Psychology
SN - 0146-8693
IS - 5
ER -