In this review, massage therapy has been shown to have beneficial effects on varying
conditions including prenatal depression, preterm infants, full-term infants, autism, skin …

Medical pain management is in crisis; from the pervasiveness of pain to inadequate pain
treatment, from the escalation of prescription opioids to an epidemic in addiction, diversion …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Patients living with serious illness are often eligible for
palliative care and experience physical symptoms including pain or dyspnea and …

Background: The efficacy of various massage doses in palliative cancer care settings is still
debated, and no specific protocol is available. Aim: Evaluating response to various massage …

Patients receiving palliative and hospice care experience high levels of functional loss,
dependency on activities of daily living, and impairment in mobility. Physical disability affects …

Background: Palliative care patients desire more symptom management interventions that
are complementary to their medical treatment. Within the multi-professional team, nurses …

Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of tactile massage (TM) on
palliative care patients. Method An observational study at a hospice ward in Sweden was …

Veterans are increasingly using complementary and integrative health (CIH) therapies to
manage chronic pain and other troubling symptoms that significantly impair health and …

Background Female veterans experience higher rates of chronic pain, depression, and
anxiety than do male veterans. Gynecologic examinations and procedures can be stressful …

Background and purpose: Massage therapy can benefit palliative care inpatients and this
intervention could be provided by trained caregivers in this setting. This study aimed to …