Changes in psychological parameters in patients with tension-type headache following massage therapy: A pilot study

Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 86-94

  Moraska, Albert ^a,b   Chandler, Clint ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Boulder College of Massage Therapy   (United States)

Author keywords

Beck depression inventory; Complementary and alternative medicine; Daily stress inventory; Myofascial pain; State trait anxiety inventory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY STRESS INVENTORY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MASSAGE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NECK MUSCLE; OPEN STUDY; PERCEIVED STRESS SCALE; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; STRESS; TENSION HEADACHE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGGER POINT;

EID: 67650812305     PISSN: 10669817     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/106698109790824695     Document Type: Article

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