International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork: Research, Education, and Practice最新文献

{"title":"The Multisystem effects of Long COVID Syndrome and Potential Benefits of Massage Therapy in Long COVID Care.","authors":"Elias Wheibe, Benjamin H Dalkin, Haley C Meltzer, Rebecca Russ-Sellers, Jennifer T Grier","doi":"10.3822/ijtmb.v17i1.767","DOIUrl":"10.3822/ijtmb.v17i1.767","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>A major complication of infection with Severe Acute Respiratory Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus responsible for COVID-19, is the potential for Long COVID Syndrome. While the pathophysiology of Long COVID Syndrome has yet to be described, the disease presentation is characterized by long-term symptoms with debilitating effects on human health. A better understanding of Long COVID symptomology may open up new avenues for patient treatment such as massage therapy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>From the PubMed database, cohort studies that examined post-infection COVID sequelae published between January 1st, 2021 and April 30th, 2021 were selected to investigate patient demographics and symptoms. A review of massage therapy literature since 2000 in conjunction with identified Long COVID symptoms was performed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This systematic review identified 17 cohort studies across the world that investigated the symptomatology of patients suffering from post-COVID sequelae in multiple organ systems. We identified the pulmonary and nervous systems to be the organ systems most affected with post-COVID sequelae, with PTSD, fatigue, dyspnea, cough, sleep disturbances, loss of smell, abdominal pain, and decreased appetite as the most common symptoms reported by >20% of Long COVID patients. Massage therapy was historically found to provide benefits to patients experiencing similar symptoms to those identified in Long COVID.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Recognizing the need for new approaches to treatment for Long COVID Syndrome, we identify massage therapy as a potential therapeutic treatment to positively impact the organ systems affected by Long COVID, especially the high-incident symptoms, and improve patient quality of life.</p>","PeriodicalId":39090,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork: Research, Education, and Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10911825/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140132818","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Pillars of the IJTMB-a Focus on Research.","authors":"Amanda Baskwill","doi":"10.3822/ijtmb.v17i1.995","DOIUrl":"10.3822/ijtmb.v17i1.995","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The <i>International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork</i> (<i>IJTMB</i>) serves as a dedicated platform for advancing the therapeutic massage and bodywork profession through research, practice, and education. In this article, the focus is on the critical aspect of research, exploring various methodologies and methods to unveil the complexities within therapeutic massage and bodywork research. The <i>IJTMB</i> emphasizes the importance of diversifying research types, considering carefully the methods used, and placing all decisions for research study design and methods within relevant ethical considerations. The necessity of knowledge translation, pushing researchers to disseminate their findings widely, and bridging the gap between research and practice for the betterment of the profession and the broader community are emphasized. The <i>IJTMB</i> remains committed to inspiring and facilitating this vibrant exchange of knowledge within the TMB community, thereby advancing the field.</p>","PeriodicalId":39090,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork: Research, Education, and Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10911826/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140132819","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"What is Effective in Massage Therapy? Well, \"It Depends…\": a Qualitative Study of Experienced Orthopaedic Massage Therapists.","authors":"Jennifer L Stewart-Richardson, Suzanne C Hopf, Judith Crockett, Phillipa Southwell","doi":"10.3822/ijtmb.v17i1.935","DOIUrl":"10.3822/ijtmb.v17i1.935","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Massage has been used as a treatment for musculoskeletal pain throughout history and across cultures, and yet most meta-analyses have only shown weak support for the efficacy of massage. There is a recognised need for more research in foundational questions including: how massage treatments are constructed; what therapists actually do within a treatment, including their clinical reasoning; and what role therapists play in determining the effectiveness of a massage treatment.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The aim of this study was to explore what experienced orthopaedic massage therapists consider to be the aspects of their work that contribute to effectiveness.</p><p><strong>Setting and participants: </strong>Semi-structured interviews were conducted via Zoom with six experienced orthopaedic massage therapists in Australia.</p><p><strong>Research design: </strong>The interviews were analysed using inductive thematic analysis, seeking insights that might be practically applied, rather than theory-driven interpretations.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The participants focused on the underlying differences between clients, between therapists, and between treatments, and clearly indicated that this concept of \"difference\" was foundational to their view of their work and was the underlying context for the comments they made. Within that frame of \"difference\", three key themes were interpreted from the data: (1) \"Everyone is different so every treatment is different\": how they individualised treatment based on these differences; (2) \"How therapists cope with difference\": how they managed the challenges of working in this context; and (3) \"What makes a difference\": the problem-solving processes they used to target each treatment to meeting the client's needs.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Participants did not identify specific techniques or modalities as \"effective\" or not. Rather, a therapist's ability to provide effective treatment was based on an iterative process of treatment and assessment that allowed them to focus on the individual needs of the client. In this case \"effectiveness\" could be considered a process rather than a specific massage technique.</p>","PeriodicalId":39090,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork: Research, Education, and Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10911828/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140132821","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Statement of Retraction: Evaluating the Effect of Slow-stroke Back Massage on the Anxiety of Candidates for Cataract Surgery.","authors":"","doi":"10.3822/ijtmb.v17i1.1001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3822/ijtmb.v17i1.1001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[This retracts the article DOI: 10.3822/ijtmb.v12i2.439.].</p>","PeriodicalId":39090,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork: Research, Education, and Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10911824/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140132817","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Use of Practice-Based Research Networks in Massage Therapy Research.","authors":"Samantha Zabel, Niki Munk","doi":"10.3822/ijtmb.v17i1.883","DOIUrl":"10.3822/ijtmb.v17i1.883","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Massage therapy is a profession, not simply an intervention, and pathways are needed to connect all key massage therapy profession components-clinicians, patient/clients, and the work-to the scholarship and research that describes, investigates, and shapes practice. While the volume of massage-related research has grown over the past few decades, much of the growing massage evidence base is not reflective of real-world massage therapy, nor is research typically conducted through the clinical lens of the massage therapy discipline. This situation reflects the unfortunate disconnect between massage therapy research and massage therapy practice, while magnifying a key research infrastructure deficiency within the massage therapy discipline: the who and where research is conducted is disconnected from the who and where massage therapy is practiced. Practice-based research networks (PBRNs) are a staple of primary care and other health professions research reflecting real life, discipline-focused practice that seeks to address the needs of the discipline's practitioners and patients. The PBRN model fits well with the directional need of massage therapy research. This paper presents a commentary on the use of PBRNs in massage therapy research, and the current state of PBRN research within the field of massage therapy, namely the recently launched MassageNet PBRN.</p>","PeriodicalId":39090,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork: Research, Education, and Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10911827/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140132820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Navigating Generative AI: Opportunities, Limitations, and Ethical Considerations in Massage Therapy and Beyond.","authors":"Amanda Baskwill","doi":"10.3822/ijtmb.v16i4.949","DOIUrl":"10.3822/ijtmb.v16i4.949","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has become a hot topic, particularly ChatGPT's quick adoption and popularity, prompting discussions about its disruptive potential in health care, education, and creative sectors. The author, an early adopter, shares personal insights on leveraging generative AI for creative tasks and communication challenges, while also exploring its role as a tool rather than an author. Opportunities and limitations of integrating generative AI in the massage therapy field are explored, reflecting on the profession's reluctance to embrace technology and the potential efficiency gains. While acknowledging generative AI's creative promise, the importance of ethical and regulated utilization, highlighting data biases and limitations, is underscored. Overall, a balanced and responsible approach to incorporating generative AI into various domains is recommended.</p>","PeriodicalId":39090,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork: Research, Education, and Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10665080/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138478747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Growing New Zealand Research Capability Using Degree-Based Education: a Commentary After 20 Years of Massage Therapy Graduates.","authors":"Jo Smith, Donna Smith","doi":"10.3822/ijtmb.v16i4.963","DOIUrl":"10.3822/ijtmb.v16i4.963","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As massage therapy educators, we started with a desire to cement a place for massage therapy as a legitimate and viable health service. A bachelor degree, underpinned by research-informed education, was the selected mode. In December 2023, our 20th cohort of bachelor degree students will graduate. This commentary describes and reflects on progress towards developing research capability, and engagement in and promotion of massage therapy research to learners and practitioners of massage therapy in New Zealand.</p>","PeriodicalId":39090,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork: Research, Education, and Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10665079/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138478746","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Effectiveness of Massage in Managing Pregnant Women with Pelvic Girdle Pain: a Randomised Controlled Crossover Feasibility Study.","authors":"Sarah Fogarty, Catherine McInerney, Jane Chalmers, Kym Veale, Phillipa Hay","doi":"10.3822/ijtmb.v16i4.877","DOIUrl":"10.3822/ijtmb.v16i4.877","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Pelvic girdle pain is a common problem experienced during pregnancy, with high incidence rates and significant impacts on quality of life. Remedial massage might be able to provide some reduction in pain.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>This study aimed to investigate the feasibility of conducting a randomised controlled trial on the effectiveness of massage in treating pregnant women with pelvic girdle pain to determine its merits and viability for use in a large-scale study.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A two-arm pilot randomised feasibility crossover-controlled trial. The two treatment phases were a) remedial pregnancy massage, and b) exercise.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twenty-four women started the study and 19 women completed the study. Data were collected on recruitment and retention rates, crossover study design methodology, participant sub-characteristics, and acceptability of the outcome measures (pain, quality of life, and disability).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Recruiting participants for a pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain study is indeed feasible; however, a crossover study design is not appropriate and future studies should consider a mixed methods study design.</p>","PeriodicalId":39090,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork: Research, Education, and Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10665078/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138478748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Efficacy of Massage on Pain Intensity in Post-Cesarean Women: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.","authors":"Hammad A Fadlalmola,&nbsp;Abdelhadi A Mohammed,&nbsp;Huda H Abedelwahed,&nbsp;Amani A Mohammed,&nbsp;Amani A E Taha,&nbsp;Rasha A Ali,&nbsp;Amani M M Abdelrahman,&nbsp;Zahra H Hazazi,&nbsp;Asia S Mohamed,&nbsp;Manal H Fatahalrahman,&nbsp;Anwar B Eltom,&nbsp;Amel E Banaga,&nbsp;Salwa A M Mohmed,&nbsp;Alawia A Elshaikh,&nbsp;Amna M Ali,&nbsp;Ashraf A Elbashir,&nbsp;Randa A Basheer,&nbsp;Wargaa H Taha,&nbsp;Eman M Ebrahim,&nbsp;Elturabi E Ebrahim","doi":"10.3822/ijtmb.v16i3.861","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3822/ijtmb.v16i3.861","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Cesarean section is a common surgical procedure that may be considered a safe alternative to natural birth and helps to resolve numerous obstetric conditions. Still, the Cesarean section is painful; relieving pain after a Cesarean section is crucial, therefore analgesia is necessary for the postoperative period. However, analgesia is not free of complications and contraindications, so massage may be a cost-effective method for decreasing pain post-Cesarean. Our study aims to determine the massage role in pain intensity after Cesarean sections.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We searched five electronic databases for relevant studies. Data were extracted from the included studies after screening procedures. We calculated the pooled mean difference (MD) and standardized mean difference (SMD) for our continuous outcomes, using random or fixed-effect meta-analysis according to heterogenicity status. Interventional studies were assessed for methodological quality using the Cochrane risk-of-bias assessment tool, while observational studies were assessed using the National Institutes of Health's tools.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Our study included 10 RCTs and five observational studies conducted with over 1,595 post-Cesarean women. The pooled MDs for pain intensity considering baseline values either immediately or post 60-90 minutes were favoring the massagegroup over the control group as follows:(stand. MD = -2.64, 95% CI [-3.80, -1.48], <i>p</i> >.00001; MD = -2.64, 95% CI [-3.80, -1.48], <i>p</i> >.00001, respectively). While pooled MDsregarding post-intervention only eitherimmediately or post 60-90 minutes were:(stand. MD = -2.04, 95% CI [-3.26, -0.82], <i>p</i> =.001; stand. MD = -2.62, 95% CI [-3.52, -1.72],<i>p</i> > .00001, respectively).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our study found that using massage was superior to the control groups in decreasing pain intensity either when the pain was assessed immediately after or 60-90 minutes post-massage application.</p>","PeriodicalId":39090,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork: Research, Education, and Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/de/8c/ijtmb-16-44.PMC10442221.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10524569","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Development of a Novel Massage Therapy Outcome Measure for Children and Young Adults Receiving Hematopoietic Cell Transplant.","authors":"Jessica Waller,&nbsp;Rachel Bican,&nbsp;David Collichio,&nbsp;Corrie Frey,&nbsp;Deborah Zerkle,&nbsp;Travis Duffey,&nbsp;Joseph Stanek,&nbsp;Ben Reader,&nbsp;Anne Gonzales,&nbsp;Jeffery J Auletta","doi":"10.3822/ijtmb.v16i3.839","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3822/ijtmb.v16i3.839","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Children receiving hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) often experience an unfortunate sequalae of negative effects including pain, deconditioning, and anxiety. Massage therapy (MT) has demonstrated effective non-pharmacological management of fatigue, pain, and anxiety in patients undergoing cancer treatment. Existing studies have been limited by the lack of available MT-specific outcome measures to track responses to interventions.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study aimed to describe the creation of a novel MT-specific outcome measure to be utilized in the pediatric acute-care setting and establish construct validity for this measure to assess clinical effectiveness of MT interventions.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>An oncology ward at a large pediatric tertiary medical center in the United States.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>A total of 58 children and young adults undergoing HCT.</p><p><strong>Research design: </strong>Retrospective Cohort Study.</p><p><strong>Intervention: </strong>A panel of massage therapists created a novel outcome measure, OMPREP, for use in MT sessions and performed a literature review to ensure face validity of the tool. This outcome measure was administered to patients and data were collected retrospectively to assess construct validity.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 1,333 MT sessions were completed (80.7% completion rate) with the novel OMPREP outcome measure utilized on 100% of visits. Mean engagement (<i>p</i><.001), response (<i>p</i><.001), and pain (<i>p</i><.001) scores were all significantly greater at evaluation and discharge compared to the lowest observed scores post-HCT.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The novel MT-specific outcome measure, OMPREP, was feasible and demonstrated construct validity when implemented in a pediatric acute-care setting by massage therapists. This new tool may offer a quantitative measure of MT-interventions and assist in tracking patient outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":39090,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork: Research, Education, and Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/d5/a2/ijtmb-16-35.PMC10442218.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10142852","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}