Objective To update a systematic review evaluating the safety of massage therapy. Methods
A literature search was carried out using four electronic databases for the period D ecember …

Objectives. After many years out of the limelight, massage therapy is now experiencing a
revival. The aim of this systematic review is to evaluate its potential for harm. Methods …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the amount and type of negative side-
effects and positive (unexpected) effects experienced after a massage session. Study …

Objectives: To explore the extent to which professional sources agree on contraindications
(CIs) and precautions for therapeutic massage. Methods: Textbook and peer-reviewed …

In this review, massage therapy has been shown to have beneficial effects on varying
conditions including prenatal depression, preterm infants, full-term infants, autism, skin …

Background: Massages belong to the oldest treatments of mankind. They are pop ular in
many countries, yet no recent analysis of the clinical effectiveness has been published …

Pain‐related massage, important in traditional Eastern medicine, is increasingly used in the
Western world. So the widening acceptance demands continual safety assessment. This …

Study Design. Systematic review. Objective. To assess the effects of massage on pain,
function, patient satisfaction, cost of care, and adverse events in adults with neck pain …

Massage is an increasingly popular complementary and alternative medicine modality used
for a variety of conditions. Cochrane massage reviews are a gold mine of observations …

Objectives: Massage therapy has been proposed for painful conditions, but it can be difficult
to understand the breadth and depth of evidence, as various painful conditions may respond …