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Massage-and-Bodywork Studies Announced

The leading government entity for complementary health-care research announced in late December its funding of 10 massage-and-bodywork studies during fiscal year 2006.

The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health funds studies at universities and centers throughout the nation.

The NCCAM-funded massage-and-bodywork studies currently underway are;

A Model for the Mechanism of Action of Massage
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California

An Investigation of Jin Shin Treatment after Stroke
University of Colorado at Boulder

Craniosacral Therapy in Migraine Feasibility Study
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Effect of Massage on Chronic Low Back Pain
Center for Health Studies, Seattle, Washington

Effects of Massage on Immune System of Preterm Infants
Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan

Massage Benefits in HIV+ Children: Mechanisms of Action
University of Miami Medical School, Miami, Florida

Massaging Preterm Infants Enhances Growth
University of Miami Medical School, Miami, Florida

Neurohormonal Effects of Massage Therapy
 University of Miami Medical School, Miami, Florida

Reiki and Physiological Consequences of Acute Stress
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

Therapeutic Massage for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Center for Health Studies, Seattle, Washington

For more information, visit http://nccam.nih.gov.