Moderate Pressure is Essential for Massage Therapy Effects

被引：69

作者：

Field, Tiffany ^{[1
,2
]}

Diego, Miguel

Hernandez-Reif, Maria ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Miami, Sch Med, Touch Res Inst, Dept Pediat D 820, Miami, FL 33101 USA

[2] Fielding Grad Univ, Sch Psychol, Santa Barbara, CA USA

[3] Univ Alabama, Dept Human Dev & Family Studies, Tuscaloosa, AL USA

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE | 2010年 / 120卷 / 05期

关键词：

LIGHT PRESSURE; GASTRIC-MOTILITY; VAGAL ACTIVITY; WEIGHT-GAIN;

D O I：

10.3109/00207450903579475

中图分类号：

Q189 [神经科学];

学科分类号：

071006 ;

摘要：

Moderate pressure appears to be necessary for massage therapy effects. Studies comparing moderate and light pressure massage are reviewed and they suggest that growth and development are enhanced in infants and stress is reduced in adults, but only by moderate pressure massage. The stimulation of pressure receptors leads to increased vagal activity which, in turn, seems to mediate the diverse benefits noted for massage therapy.

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页码：381 / 385

页数：5

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