Effects of sexual abuse are lessened by massage therapy

Tiffany Field; Maria Hernandez-Reif; sybil Hart; Olga Quintino; Levelle A. Drose; Tory Field; Cynthia Kuhn; Saul Schanberg

doi:10.1016/S1360-8592(97)80002-2

Effects of sexual abuse are lessened by massage therapy

Tiffany Field, Maria Hernandez-Reif, sybil Hart, Olga Quintino, Levelle A. Drose, Tory Field, Cynthia Kuhn, Saul Schanberg

Department of Family and Community Medicine

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Abstract

Women (mean age = 35 years) who had experienced sexual abuse, were given a 30-minute massage twice a week for 1 month. Immediately after the massage the women reported being less depressed and less anxious and their salivary cortisol levels decreased following the session. Over the 1-month treatment period the massage therapy group experienced a decrease in depression and in life event stress. Although the relaxation therapy control group also reported a decrease in anxiety and depression, their stress hormones did not change, and they reported an increasingly negative attitude toward touch.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	65-69
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
Volume	1
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S1360-8592(97)80002-2
State	Published - Jan 1997

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Complementary and Manual Therapy
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation
Complementary and alternative medicine

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