Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis: Benefits from massage therapy

Tiffany Field; Maria Hernandez-Reif; Susan Seligman; Josh Krasnegor; William Sunshine; Rafael Rivas-Chacon; Saul Schanberg; Cynthia Kuhn

doi:10.1093/jpepsy/22.5.607

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis: Benefits from massage therapy

Tiffany Field, Maria Hernandez-Reif, Susan Seligman, Josh Krasnegor, William Sunshine, Rafael Rivas-Chacon, Saul Schanberg, Cynthia Kuhn

Pediatrics

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	607-617
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of pediatric psychology
Volume	22
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/22.5.607
State	Published - Oct 1997

Keywords

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
Massage therapy

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Psychology(all)
Developmental and Educational Psychology

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