DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
Massage therapy
Massage
Massage is the manipulation of superficial and deeper layers of muscle and connective tissue to enhance function, aid in the healing process, and promote relaxation and well-being. The word comes from the French massage "friction of kneading", or from Arabic massa meaning "to touch, feel or handle" or from Latin massa meaning "mass, dough", cf. Greek verb μάσσω (massō) "to handle, touch, to work with the hands, to knead dough". In distinction the ancient Greek word for massage was anatripsis, and the Latin was frictio. Massage involves acting on and manipulating the body with pressure – structured, unstructured, stationary, or moving – tension, motion, or vibration, done manually or with mechanical aids...
Massage therapy - List of case studies
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Abundant hydration Acupuncture Acupuncture therapy Acupuncture treatment Adaptation training exercises ... Cervical discectomy Cervical kinetic massage therapy (neuromotor treatment Cervical spine decompression and ...
- Left cervicobrachialgia following cervical discectomy
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the legs. Initially treated with medical and physical therapy. In March 2006, burning, localized pain in right parascapular ... the patient was advised to have a cycle of PKT (massage therapy, posture exercise, etc.) + pharmacological therapy with ... and C6-C7), Caspar’s technique, carbon cage, PKT, massage therapy, posture exercise, global postural motor re-education program, ...
- Spinal Channel Stenosis
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transitional L5 vertebrae". Postural physio-kinetic therapy, swimming and massage therapy are advised. ... on left. Postural physio-kinetic therapy, swimming and massage therapy are advised.” ...
- Recurrent episodes of dysuria in lower urinary tract
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What diagnosis would you suggest? What therapy would you propose? Are there Centers of Excellence in ... was advised to have a cycle of cervical kinetic massage therapy (Pompages maneuver, opening foramens, neuromotor ...
- Myofascial back pain in a patient diagnosed with mild disc degeneration
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I agree with the physiatrist's prescription for physical therapy aimed at core strengthening, lower extremity stretching, and massage. These exercises, and attention to achieving and maintaining normal ...