Massage on experimental pain in healthy females
A randomized controlled trial
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4226952 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cynthia Karlson (0000-0002-7597-6505), Cynthia W Karlson (University of Kansas), Nancy A Hamilton (0000-0001-8424-3859, University of Kansas), Michael A Rapoff (University of Kansas Medical Center) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 427-440 |
| Publication date | 2014-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1359105312471572 |
| PMID | 23362336 |
| OpenAlex | W2050928484 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 52 |
This randomized controlled study evaluated the effect of massage on affect, relaxation, and experimental pain induced by electrical stimulation. Participants were 96 healthy women ( M age = 20.13 ± 5.93 years; 84.4% White) randomly assigned to a 15-minute no-treatment control, guided imagery, massage or massage plus guided imagery condition. Multilevel piecewise modeling revealed no group differences in pain intensity, threshold, or tolerance. The two massage conditions generally reported decreased pain unpleasantness, lower unpleasant affect, maintenance of pleasant affect, and increased relaxation compared to the no-treatment condition. The results suggest that massage may alter immediate affective qualities in the context of pain
Affect (linguistics · Alternative medicine · Anesthesia · Context (archaeology · Massage · Physical medicine and rehabilitation · Physical therapy · Randomized controlled trial · Relaxation (psychology · Threshold of pain · Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies · Medicine · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions · Psychology · Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments · Internal Medicine
| Citations per year | 0.09 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2015 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |