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Massage: Various forms of therapeutic superficial tissue manipulation have been practiced for thousands of years across cultures. Several human trials have assessed the effects of massage in patients with anxiety, including those with cancer or chronic illnesses, hospitalized for psychiatric disorders, pre-operative anxiety (anxious about themselves or for family members having surgery), dementia, multiple sclerosis, before/during medical procedures, depressed adolescent mothers, women with premenstrual syndrome, patients with fibromyalgia and in elderly institutionalized patients. Additional research is necessary in order to form a scientifically based recommendation.Natural Standard Monograph, Copyright © 2008 (www.naturalstandard.com).
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