ePainBook: Massage Therapy - Presented by Arizona Pain Specialists

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Conditions that may be effectively treated:

•        Anxiety
•        Pain
•        Sports-related Soreness
•        Traumatic Injury
•        Labor Pain.
•        Cancer Pain/Depression (Leh 2007)
•        Muscle Spasms
•        Chronic Muscle Tension
•        Adolescent Stress

Massage therapy focuses on decreasing overall muscle tension. This is usually accomplished by increasing the
parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) functioning and by decreasing the effects of the sympathetic nervous system
(SNS). The PNS, also known as “Rest and Digest System,” slows the heart rate and lowers the blood pressure while
increasing bowel motility. The PNS also helps to induce relaxation. The SNS, “Fight or Flight System,” has the opposite
effects. It increases your heart rate, raises your blood pressure, and is prominent under emotional and physical stress.

A health promotion program, including massage therapy, was conducted for a single academic school year in order to
strengthen and maintain well-being. The results showed that massage and mental training helped to maintain and
improve adolescent’s sense of well-being related to stress (Haroldsson 2007). Another study, conducted on adults,
showed that massage therapy enhances positive well-being and reduces stress perception (Sharpe 2007). It is believed
that direct physical contact from one person to another may promote self esteem and emotional support.

People of all ages and with varying medical conditions can benefit from massage therapy. At Arizona Pain Specialists we
practice a balanced approach to pain management. We believe in holistic pain management and strive to combine
cutting-edge interventions and alternative therapies that work. Schedule an appointment with Arizona Pain Specialists
today to discuss a holistic plan that includes massage therapy. We are happy to offer this service as a pain management
tool for patients in the Phoenix area.

Journal Articles

Using complementary therapy with a hemodialysis patient with colon cancer and a sense of hopelessness. Yeh SC, Yeh
HF. Hu Li Za Zhi. 2007 Oct;54(5):93-8

Evaluation of a school-based health promotion programme for adolescents aged 12-15 years with focus on well-being
related to stress. Haraldsson KS, Lindgren EC, Fridlund BG, Baigi AM, Lydell MC, Marklund BR. Public Health. 2007 Aug
23

A randomised study of the effects of massage therapy compared to guided relaxation on well-being and stress perception
among older adults. Sharpe PA, Williams HG, Granner ML, Hussey JR. Complement Ther Med. 2007 Sep;15(3):157-63.
Epub 2007 Feb 20

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Massage Therapy
by Nicole Berardoni M.D, Paul Lynch M.D, and Tory McJunkin
M.D

Massage is a form of soft-tissue manipulation. Massages are
not only part of spa treatment, but be useful for many chronic
pain conditions. Massages seem to help many medical
conditions by relieving muscular tension, decreasing stress,
decreasing anxiety, and decreasing muscle soreness.
Massage may also stimulate your brain to release hormones
which are natural pain killers called endorphins. Some believe
massage can increase your immune systems functioning as
well.

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Book I - Pain Syndromes

Chapter 1     Low Back Pain
Chapter 2     Neck Pain
Chapter 3     Cancer Pain
Chapter 4     Headaches
Chapter 5     Spinal Stenosis
Chapter 6     Sciatica
Chapter 7     Arthritis
Chapter 8     Fibromyalgia
Chapter 9     Motor Vehicle Injuries
Chapter 10   Complex Regional Pain
Syndrome
Chapter 11   Vertebral Body
Fractures
Chapter 12   Hip and Leg Pain
Chapter 13   Diabetic Peripheral
Neuropathy

Book II - Interventional Procedures

Chapter 14   Epidural Steroid
Injection
Chapter 15   Facet Injections/Medial
Branch Blocks
Chapter 16   Radiofrequency Ablation
Chapter 17   Spinal Cord Stimulator
Implants
Chapter 18   IntraDiscal
Electrothermal Therapy (IDET)
Chapter 19
Vertebroplasty/Kyphoplasty
Chapter 20   Discography
Chapter 21   Percutaneous
Discectomy
Chapter 22   Occipital Nerve Block
Chapter 23   Sympathetic Block
Chapter 24   Stellate Ganglion Block
Chapter 25   Intrathecal Pump
Implants
Chapter 26   Caudal Steroid Injection
Chapter 27   Adhesiolysis
Chapter 28   Cervical Steroid
Injection
Chapter 29   Sacroiliac Joint
Injections
Chapter 30   Celiac Plexus Block
Chapter 31   Head and Neck
Procedures
Chapter 32   Joint Injections
Chapter 33   Continuous Catheter
Nerve Blocks
Chapter 34   Peripheral Nerve
Stimulation/Field Stimulation
Chapter 35   Disc Denervation

Book III   Other Treatments

Chapter 36   Medication Management
Chapter 37   Acupuncture
Chapter 38   Prolotherapy
Chapter 39   Botox
Chapter 40   Massage
Chapter 41   Alternative and
Complementary Medicines
Chapter 42   Exercise and Nutrition
Counseling
Chapter 43   Prayer
Chapter 44   Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy
Chapter 45   Group Therapy
Chapter 46   Biofeedback
Chapter 47   Chiropractic
Manipulations
Chapter 48   Vitamin Supplements
Chapter 49   Customized
Pharmaceutical Formulations
Chapter 50   Hormone Therapy

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