Leukemia immune changes following massage therapy

Tiffany Field; Christy Cullen; Miguel Diego; Maria Hernandez-Reif; Phillippa Sprinz; Kristen Beebe; Bonnie Kissell; Vivian Bango-Sanchez

doi:10.1054/jbmt.2001.0228

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Leukemia immune changes following massage therapy

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Leukemia immune changes following massage therapy

Tiffany Field, Christy Cullen, Miguel Diego, Maria Hernandez-Reif, Phillippa Sprinz, Kristen Beebe, Bonnie Kissell and Vivian Bango-Sanchez

Journal of bodywork and movement therapies, Vol.5(4), pp.271-274

2001-10

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1054/jbmt.2001.0228

Abstract

Twenty children with leukemia were provided with daily massage therapy by their parents and were compared to a standard treatment control group. Following a month of massage therapy, depressed mood decreased in the children's parents, and the children's white blood cell and neutrophil counts increased.

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Title: Leukemia immune changes following massage therapy
Creators: Tiffany Field - Touch Research Institutes, University School of Medicine, 016820, Miami, Florida, 33101, USA
Christy Cullen - Touch Research Institutes, University School of Medicine, 016820, Miami, Florida, 33101, USA
Miguel Diego - Touch Research Institutes, University School of Medicine, 016820, Miami, Florida, 33101, USA
Maria Hernandez-Reif - Touch Research Institutes, University School of Medicine, 016820, Miami, Florida, 33101, USA
Phillippa Sprinz - Hollywood Memorial Regional Hospital
Kristen Beebe - Hollywood Memorial Regional Hospital
Bonnie Kissell - Hollywood Memorial Regional Hospital
Vivian Bango-Sanchez - Hollywood Memorial Regional Hospital
Publication Details: Journal of bodywork and movement therapies, Vol.5(4), pp.271-274
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
Academic Unit: Miller School of Medicine; UMMG Dept of Pediatrics - Mailman Center for Child Development; UMMG Department of Pediatrics
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Record Identifier: 991031559738202976