Journal of Pediatric Psychology 22(5) pp. 607-617, 1997
© 1997 Society of Pediatric Psychology
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Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis: Benefits from Massage Theraphy1
University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami Children's Hospital, Duke University Medical School
2All correspondence should be sent to Tifany Field, Touch Research Institute, Iniversity of Miami School of Medicine, P.O. Box 016820, Miami, Florida 33101
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
Key words: juvenile rheumatoid arthritis; massage therapy.
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