Fibromyalgia pain and substance P decrease and sleep improves after massage therapy

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 72-76

  Field, Tiffany ^a   Diego, Miguel ^a   Cullen, Christy ^a   Hernandez Reif, Maria ^a   Sunshine, William ^a   Douglas, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibromyalgia; Massage therapy; Substance P

Indexed keywords

SUBSTANCE P;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MASSAGE; MOOD; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; SLEEP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036231241     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124743-200204000-00002     Document Type: Article

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