A randomized, controlled trial of massage therapy as a treatment for migraine

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 50-59

  Lawler, Sheleigh P ^a,b   Cameron, Linda D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MASSAGE; MENTAL STRESS; MIGRAINE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP PATTERN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHILD; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; SALIVA;

EID: 33745964854     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324796abm3201_6     Document Type: Article

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