Tactile massage or relaxation exercises do not improve the metabolic control of type 2 diabetics

Open Diabetes Journal

Volumn 3, Issue , 2010, Pages 6-10

  Wandell P E ^a   Carlsson, A C ^a   Andersson, K ^a   Gafvels C ^a   Tornkvist L ^a  

^a Center for Family and Community Medicine   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Complementary alternative medicine; Diabetes mellitus; Primary health care; Sweden; Tactile massage

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CATECHOLAMINE; GHRELIN; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; LEPTIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPACT DISK; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; METABOLIC REGULATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; TACTILE STIMULATION; URINE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 77953730794     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18765246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1876524601003010006     Document Type: Article

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