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Independent Research Articles

 
 

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Korn, L, Logsdon, R, Polissar, N, Gomez-Beloz, A, Waters, T, R˙ser, R, A Randomized Trial of a CAM Therapy for Stress Reduction in American Indian and Alaskan Native Family Caregivers, The Gerontologist Advance Access, April 18, 2009.

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Kozak, L, Kayes, L, McCarty, R, Walkinshaw, C, Congdon, S, Kleinberger, J, Hartman, V, Standish, L, Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) by Washington State Hospices, American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, December/January, 2009: 25(6).

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Buckle, J, Newberg, A, Wintering, N, Hutton, E, Lido, C, Farrar, J, Measurement of Regional Cerebral Blood Flow Associated with the M Technique-Light Massage Therapy: A Case Series and Longitudinal Study using SPECT,  The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 2008:14(8).

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Kempson, D, Conley, V, Family Caregiver Provided Massage for Rural-Dwelling Chronically Ill Persons, Home Health Care Management & Practice Online, November, 2008

Morian, A, Garrison, D, Keeney Smith, N, (2008), Range of Motion Improves after Massage in Children with Burns: a pilot study, Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 12, 67-71

Comparison of a Targeted and General Massage Protocol on Strength, Function, and Symptoms Associated with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Randomized Pilot Study
Albert Moraska, Clint Chandler, Amanda Edmiston-Schaetzel, Gaye Franklin, Elaine L. Calenda, Brian Enebo.  The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. April 1, 2008: 259-267

"Cell Biology Meets Rolfing" by David Grimm-Biomedical Research. Volume 318(5854):1234-5, Science 23 November 2007. BOSTON--A diverse group of researchers wants to create a new discipline from scratch by bringing together experts in fascia and deep-tissue massage
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Beider S, Mahrer NE, Gold JI. Pediatric massage therapy: an overview for clinicians. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2007 Dec;54(6):1025-41; xii-xiii. Review. PMID: 18061789 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Alberts, W., (2007) "Supplement on the American College of Chest Physician's Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Lung Cancer." Chest, 132: 1S-19S.

Anderson, Patricia G. MS, RN, Cutshall, Susanne M. CNS, MS, RN, (2007) "Massage Therapy: A Comfort Intervention for Cardiac Surgery Patients." Clinical Nurse Specialist, 21(3): 161-165.

Willinsky J, Quint-Rapoport M, (2007) "How Complementary and Alternative Medicine Practitioners Use PubMed." J Med Internet Res: 9(2):e19.

Price, Cynthia (2005) "Body-Oriented Therapy in Recovery from Childhood Sexual Abuse: An Efficacy Study." Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine: 11(5). “This article appears courtesy of Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, a publication of InnoVision Health Media, Inc., © 2005. All right reserved.”

Ezzo, Jeanette PhD, CMT; Haraldsson, Bodhi G., RMT; Gross, Anita R. MSc; Myers, Cynthia D. PhD, LMT; Morien, Annie PhD, PA-C, LMT; Goldsmith, Charlie H. PhD; Bronfort, Gert PhD, DC; Peloso, Paul M. MD, MSc; the Cervical Overview Group (2007) "Massage for Mechanical Neck Disorders: A Systematic Review." Spine.

Shay Bieder and Christopher A. Moyer (2006) "Randomized Controlled Trials of Pediatric Massage: A Review." Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

Karen J. Sherman, Marian W. Dixon, Diana Thompson and Daniel C. Cherkin (2006) "Development of a Taxonomy to Describe Massage Treatments for Musculoskeletal Pain", BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

Brenda Leung, Marja J. Verhoef, and Trish Dryden (2005) "Mentorship Programs within a Network to Build Research Literacy & Capacity in Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM) Practitioners", Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine: Vol. 2: No. 1, Article 9. http://www.bepress.com/jcim/vol2/iss1/9

(2005) "CAM Health Services and Policy Research in Canada - New Directions: Abstracts from the First Annual IN-CAM Symposium, December 4 & 5, 2004, Toronto, Canada", Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine: Vol. 2: No. 1, Article 3.

(2005) "CAM Research in Canada: Sharing Successes and Challenges - Abstracts from the 2nd Annual IN-CAM Symposium, November 12 & 13, 2005, Toronto, Canada", Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine: Vol.2: No.1, Article 12.

Beider, Shay (2005). An Ethical Argument for Integrated Palliative Care. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

Gilliland MD, Regina P. (2005). Fibromyalgia. emedicine.com.

Hawaiian Athletes Choose Massage. (2005) www.massagetoday.com.

Piotrowski, M., Paterson, C., Mitchinson, A., Kim, H. M., Kirsh, M., Hinshaw, D. B. (2003). Massage as Adjuvant Therapy in the Management of Acute Postoperative  Pain: A Preliminary Study in Men. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 197(6), 1037-1046.

Shashok, Karen. (2005). Standardization vs. Diversity: How Can We Push Peer Review Research Forward? Medscape General Medicine. 7(1).

Sherman, Karen J., Cherkin, Daniel C., Kahn, Janet, Erro, Janet, Hrbek, Andrea, Deyo, Richard A., Eisenberg, David M. (2005). A Survey of Training and Practice Patterns of Massage Therapists in two US States. BioMed Central.
 

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