compiled by Jed Heneberry
Shiatsu Massage Helps
Manage Fibromyalgia
A recent study suggests that massage therapy can help reduce pain intensity,
improve sleep quality, and increase the pressure threshold for patients with
fibromyalgia. Subjects received a full-body massage twice a week for eight
weeks, while the control group received an educational booklet. In addition to
the positive results, 94 percent of subjects reported satisfaction with shiatsu
massage. The study was conducted at the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil and
will be published in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics.
The abstract is available at www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23830713.
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