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  • Integrative medicine
  • Physiology
  • Psychoneuroimmunology

Background:

  • Massage therapy is an ancient healing practice predating modern medicine.
  • It experienced a resurgence with the alternative medicine movement.
  • Recent research provides empirical evidence for its therapeutic effects.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review studies documenting the physiological and psychological effects of massage therapy.
  • To propose potential mechanisms underlying these observed effects.
  • To highlight the scientific validation of massage therapy.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of empirical studies on massage therapy.
  • Analysis of research findings on massage's impact on growth, pain, alertness, depression, and immunity.
  • Development of theoretical models for underlying mechanisms.

Main Results:

  • Massage therapy demonstrates efficacy in facilitating growth.
  • It is effective in reducing pain and diminishing depression.
  • It enhances alertness and immune function.

Conclusions:

  • Massage therapy is supported by empirical evidence for a range of health benefits.
  • Further research is needed to elucidate the precise mechanisms of action.
  • Massage therapy represents a viable complementary approach to conventional treatments.