Cerebral Palsy Symptoms in Children Decreased Following Massage Therapy

Autor/inn/en	Hernandez-Reif, Maria; Field, Tiffany; Largie, Shay; Diego, Miguel; Manigat, Natasha; Seoanes, Jacqueline; Bornstein, Joan
Titel	Cerebral Palsy Symptoms in Children Decreased Following Massage Therapy
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 175 (2005) 5, S.445-456 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
Schlagwörter	Therapy; Cerebral Palsy; Early Intervention; Young Children; Physical Therapy; Reading Aloud to Others; Child Development; Symptoms (Individual Disorders) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Therapie; Hirnlähmung; Frühe Kindheit; Physiotherapie; Kindesentwicklung; Psychiatrische Symptomatik
Abstract	Twenty young children (mean age = 32 months) with cerebral palsy (CP) recruited from early intervention programs received 30 minutes of massage or reading twice weekly for 12 weeks. The children receiving massage therapy showed fewer physical symptoms including reduced spasticity, less rigid muscle tone overall and in the arms, and improved fine and gross motor functioning. In addition, the massage group had improved cognition, social and dressing scores on the Developmental Profile, and they showed more positive facial expressions and less limb activity during face-to-face play interactions. These findings suggest that massage therapy attenuates physical symptoms associated with CP, enhances development and should be considered as an early intervention for children with CP. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10