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The Effects of Tactile Massage (TM) On Blood Pressure, Heart Rate and Blood Glucose in a Sample of Women Suffering from Primary Insomnia
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Health Sciences. (Hälsovetenskap)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3907-2197
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Health Sciences.
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2012 (English)In: Scientific Abstracts Presented at the International Research Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health 2012: , 2012, p. P241-Conference paper, Poster (with or without abstract) (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

The overall objective of this pilot study was to study the direct effects of tactile massage (TM) on blood pressure, heart rate and blood glucose in a sample of women suffering from primary insomniaThe study had an experimental prospective design, with a total of 10 women (mean age; 53 years, ±5.4). The participants underwent TM twice a week for six weeks resulting in a total of 120 treatments. For short term effects, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, heartrate and blood glucoses were assessed by the therapist before and after each treatment. Long term assessments were made at baseline, at week 7, and at week 13.As a short term result after the treatment with TM, the participants reached a statistically significant reduction of; systolic blood pressure (-5.5 mmHg, ± 5.0), diastolic blood pressure (-2.0 mmHg, ± 4.4), Heartrate (-5.1 beats per minute, ± 3.4) and blood glucose (-0.2 mmol, ± 0.5). No long term effects with respect to the studied variables can be observed.In summary, we have shown in a normotensive but highly stressed sample of women, that TM has beneficiary effects on parameters of stress and cardiovascular function. In total, 120 TM treatments was analyzed with respect to the objective of the study, but in order to more understand the practical effects, and to more deeply evaluate TM’s place in the modalities of stress reduction, we recommend further studies with larger samples.

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2012. p. P241-
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BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine ; Vol 12 suppl 1
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Health Sciences Nursing
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URN: urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-17644OAI: oai:DiVA.org:miun-17644DiVA, id: diva2:575696
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The 3rd International Research Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health
Available from: 2012-12-11 Created: 2012-12-11 Last updated: 2013-02-12Bibliographically approved

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