Research on therapeutic massage for cancer patients: Potential biologic mechanisms

Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 155-162

  Sagar, Stephen M ^a,b,c   Dryden, Trish ^d   Myers, Cynthia ^e  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b JURAVINSKI CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^c Brain Body Institute   (Canada)

^d CENTENNIAL COLLEGE   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupressure; Cancer; Fascia; Functional magnetic resonance imaging; Massage; Mechanisms; Meridian; Myofascial; Neuroscience; Pain; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

BIOMECHANICS; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; FASCIA; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; MASSAGE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE;

ACUPRESSURE; FASCIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MASSAGE; NEOPLASMS; NEUROSCIENCES; PAIN; SPECTROSCOPY, NEAR-INFRARED; THERAPEUTIC TOUCH;

EID: 36349004162     PISSN: 1715894X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7200.2007.017     Document Type: Review

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