Knee arthritis pain is reduced and range of motion is increased following moderate pressure massage therapy

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 233-237

  Field, Tiffany ^a,b   Diego, Miguel ^a   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

Knee arthritis pain; Moderate pressure massage

Indexed keywords

ARTHRALGIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ARTHRALGIA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 84947593583     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2015.08.002     Document Type: Article

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