"Massage" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The systematic and methodical manipulations of body tissues best performed with the hands for the purpose of affecting the nervous and muscular systems and the general circulation.
| Descriptor ID |
D008405
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.190.599.750.750 E02.779.867.880.750 E02.831.535.867.880.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Zone Therapy- Zone Therapy
- Therapies, Zone
- Zone Therapies
- Therapy, Zone
Massage Therapy- Massage Therapy
- Massage Therapies
- Therapies, Massage
- Therapy, Massage
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Massage" by people in Profiles.
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A randomized pilot study of oncology massage to treat chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy. Sci Rep. 2022 11 08; 12(1):19023.
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Complementary and Integrative Medicine in Hematologic Malignancies: Questions and Challenges. Curr Oncol Rep. 2017 Oct 14; 19(12):79.
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The effects of oncology massage on symptom self-report for cancer patients and their caregivers. Support Care Cancer. 2017 12; 25(12):3645-3650.
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Contemporary solutions for the treatment of facial nerve paralysis. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2015 Jun; 135(6):1025e-1046e.
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Oral and nonoral sensorimotor interventions facilitate suck-swallow-respiration functions and their coordination in preterm infants. Early Hum Dev. 2012 Jun; 88(6):345-50.
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Oral and non-oral sensorimotor interventions enhance oral feeding performance in preterm infants. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2011 Sep; 53(9):829-835.
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Effect of massage technique on sentinel lymph node mapping for cancer of the breast. Am Surg. 2003 Jun; 69(6):520-2.
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The effect of turning and backrub on mixed venous oxygen saturation in critically ill patients. Am J Crit Care. 1997 Mar; 6(2):132-40.