Neck arthritis pain is reduced and range of motion is increased by massage therapy

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 219-223

  Field, Tiffany ^a,b   Diego, Miguel ^a,b   Gonzalez, Gladys ^a   Funk, C G ^c  

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

^b FIELDING GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Massage Envy   (United States)

Author keywords

Massage therapy; Neck arthritis; Pain; Range of motion

Indexed keywords

ARTHRITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE;

ARTHRITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SELF CARE;

EID: 84920052396     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2014.09.001     Document Type: Article

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