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Peer-reviewed medical research has shown that the benefits of massage include [[Analgesia|pain relief]], reduced [[Anxiety (mood)#Trait|trait anxiety]] and [[Depression (mood)|depression]], temporarily reduced blood pressure, heart rate, and state of anxiety.[ Additional testing has shown an immediate increase in, and expedited recovery periods for, muscle performance.][{{Cite journal |vauthors=Dupuy O, Douzi W, Theurot D, Bosquet L, Dugué B |year=2018 |title=An Evidence-Based Approach for Choosing Post-exercise Recovery Techniques to Reduce Markers of Muscle Damage, Soreness, Fatigue, and Inflammation: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis |journal=Frontiers in Physiology |volume=9 |page=403 |doi=10.3389/fphys.2018.00403 |pmc=5932411 |pmid=29755363|doi-access=free }}] Theories behind what massage might do include: enhanced skeletal muscle regrowth and remodeling,[{{Cite journal |vauthors=Miller BF, Hamilton KL, Majeed ZR, Abshire SM, Confides AL, Hayek AM, Hunt ER, Shipman P, Peelor FF, Butterfield TA, Dupont-Versteegden EE |date=January 2018 |title=Enhanced skeletal muscle regrowth and remodelling in massaged and contralateral non-massaged hindlimb |journal=The Journal of Physiology |volume=596 |issue=1 |pages=83–103 |doi=10.1113/JP275089 |pmc=5746529 |pmid=29090454}}] blocking [[nociception]] ([[gate control theory]]),[{{Cite journal |vauthors=Chen L, Michalsen A |date=April 2017 |title=Management of chronic pain using complementary and integrative medicine |journal=BMJ |volume=357 |article-number=j1284 |doi=10.1136/bmj.j1284 |pmid=28438745 |s2cid=23149656}}] activating the [[parasympathetic nervous system]] (which may stimulate the release of [[endorphins]] and [[serotonin]], preventing [[fibrosis]][{{Cite journal |vauthors=Bove GM, Harris MY, Zhao H, Barbe MF |date=February 2016 |title=Manual therapy as an effective treatment for fibrosis in a rat model of upper extremity overuse injury |journal=Journal of the Neurological Sciences |volume=361 |pages=168–80 |doi=10.1016/j.jns.2015.12.029 |pmc=4729290 |pmid=26810536}}] or [[scar|scar tissue]]), increasing the flow of [[lymph]], and improving [[sleep]].[{{Cite journal |vauthors=Owais S, Chow CH, Furtado M, Frey BN, Van Lieshout RJ |date=October 2018 |title=Non-pharmacological interventions for improving postpartum maternal sleep: A systematic review and meta-analysis |journal=Sleep Medicine Reviews |volume=41 |pages=87–100 |doi=10.1016/j.smrv.2018.01.005 |pmid=29449122|s2cid=23827078 }}] |
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Peer-reviewed medical research has shown that the benefits of massage include [[Analgesia|pain relief]], reduced [[Anxiety (mood)#Trait|trait anxiety]] and [[Depression (mood)|depression]], temporarily reduced blood pressure, heart rate, and state of anxiety.[ Additional testing has shown an immediate increase in, and expedited recovery periods for, muscle performance.][{{Cite journal |vauthors=Dupuy O, Douzi W, Theurot D, Bosquet L, Dugué B |year=2018 |title=An Evidence-Based Approach for Choosing Post-exercise Recovery Techniques to Reduce Markers of Muscle Damage, Soreness, Fatigue, and Inflammation: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis |journal=Frontiers in Physiology |volume=9 |page=403 |doi=10.3389/fphys.2018.00403 |pmc=5932411 |pmid=29755363|doi-access=free }}] Theories behind what massage might do include: enhanced skeletal muscle regrowth and remodeling,[{{Cite journal |vauthors=Miller BF, Hamilton KL, Majeed ZR, Abshire SM, Confides AL, Hayek AM, Hunt ER, Shipman P, Peelor FF, Butterfield TA, Dupont-Versteegden EE |date=January 2018 |title=Enhanced skeletal muscle regrowth and remodelling in massaged and contralateral non-massaged hindlimb |journal=The Journal of Physiology |volume=596 |issue=1 |pages=83–103 |doi=10.1113/JP275089 |pmc=5746529 |pmid=29090454}}] blocking [[nociception]] ([[gate control theory]]),[{{Cite journal |vauthors=Chen L, Michalsen A |date=April 2017 |title=Management of chronic pain using complementary and integrative medicine |journal=BMJ |volume=357 |article-number=j1284 |doi=10.1136/bmj.j1284 |pmid=28438745 |s2cid=23149656}}] activating the [[parasympathetic nervous system]] (which may stimulate the release of [[endorphins]] and [[serotonin]], preventing [[fibrosis]][{{Cite journal |vauthors=Bove GM, Harris MY, Zhao H, Barbe MF |date=February 2016 |title=Manual therapy as an effective treatment for fibrosis in a rat model of upper extremity overuse injury |journal=Journal of the Neurological Sciences |volume=361 |pages=168–80 |doi=10.1016/j.jns.2015.12.029 |pmc=4729290 |pmid=26810536}}] or [[scar|scar tissue]]), increasing the flow of [[lymph]], and improving [[sleep]].[{{Cite journal |vauthors=Owais S, Chow CH, Furtado M, Frey BN, Van Lieshout RJ |date=October 2018 |title=Non-pharmacological interventions for improving postpartum maternal sleep: A systematic review and meta-analysis |journal=Sleep Medicine Reviews |volume=41 |pages=87–100 |doi=10.1016/j.smrv.2018.01.005 |pmid=29449122|s2cid=23827078 }}] |
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Infant massage has been found to hold therapeutic benefits for premature infants and their parents.[{{Citation |journal=Infant Behavior and Development |vauthors=Hwu L, Tzeng Y, Teng Y, Liu S |year=2023 |title=Effects of massage intervention on discharged premature infants' weight, parental stress, and parent–child attachment: A randomized controlled trial |volume=72 |pages= |doi=10.1016/j.infbeh.2023.101867 }}] Premature infants are susceptible to low birth weight and decreased immune function;has been found to counter these effects, causing weight increase, reduced pain, and increased immune function.[{{Citation |journal=Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice |vauthors=Field T |year=2014 |title=Massage therapy research review |volume=20 |pages=224–229 |doi=10.1016/j.ctcp.2014.07.002 |pmc=5467308 }}> Administering infant massage also reduces stress and increases [[oxytocin]] in parental figures regardless of gender, and overall improves emotional attachment with their child.][>]
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Premature infants are susceptible to low birth weight and decreased immune function;[{{Citation |journal=Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice |vauthors=Field T |year=2014 |title=Massage therapy research review |volume=20 |pages=224–229 |doi=10.1016/j.ctcp.2014.07.002 |pmc=5467308 }}] |
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Massage research is hindered from reaching the [[Gold standard (test)|gold standard]] of [[Scientific method|scientific inquiry]], which includes [[placebo]]-controlled and [[Blind experiment|double blind]] [[clinical trial]]s.[{{Cite web |year=2006 |title=What Does the Research Say? |url=http://takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/therapies/massage/research |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121211104940/http://takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/therapies/massage/research |archive-date=11 December 2012 |access-date=6 December 2007 |publisher=Regents of the University of Minnesota |vauthors=Evans R}}][{{Cite web |year=2004 |title=Anatomy of a Research Article |url=http://www.massagetherapyfoundation.org/pdf/Anatomy%20of%20a%20research%20article.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216045454/http://www.massagetherapyfoundation.org/pdf/Anatomy%20of%20a%20research%20article.pdf |archive-date=16 February 2008 |access-date=6 December 2007 |publisher=Massage Therapy Foundation |vauthors=Muscolino J}}] Developing a placebo [[manual therapy]] for massage would be difficult, since even light touch massage could have effects on a subject.[ It would also be difficult to find a subject that would not notice that they were getting less of a massage, and it would be impossible to blind the therapist.][ Massage research can employ [[randomized controlled trials]], which are published in [[Scholarly peer review|peer reviewed]] [[medical journal]]s.][ This type of study could increase the [[credibility]] of the profession because it displays that purported therapeutic effects are [[Reproducibility|reproducible]].] |
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Massage research is hindered from reaching the [[Gold standard (test)|gold standard]] of [[Scientific method|scientific inquiry]], which includes [[placebo]]-controlled and [[Blind experiment|double blind]] [[clinical trial]]s.[{{Cite web |year=2006 |title=What Does the Research Say? |url=http://takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/therapies/massage/research |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121211104940/http://takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/therapies/massage/research |archive-date=11 December 2012 |access-date=6 December 2007 |publisher=Regents of the University of Minnesota |vauthors=Evans R}}][{{Cite web |year=2004 |title=Anatomy of a Research Article |url=http://www.massagetherapyfoundation.org/pdf/Anatomy%20of%20a%20research%20article.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216045454/http://www.massagetherapyfoundation.org/pdf/Anatomy%20of%20a%20research%20article.pdf |archive-date=16 February 2008 |access-date=6 December 2007 |publisher=Massage Therapy Foundation |vauthors=Muscolino J}}] Developing a placebo [[manual therapy]] for massage would be difficult, since even light touch massage could have effects on a subject.[ It would also be difficult to find a subject that would not notice that they were getting less of a massage, and it would be impossible to blind the therapist.][ Massage research can employ [[randomized controlled trials]], which are published in [[Scholarly peer review|peer reviewed]] [[medical journal]]s.][ This type of study could increase the [[credibility]] of the profession because it displays that purported therapeutic effects are [[Reproducibility|reproducible]].] |
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