http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. It seems that even for the smallest of people, a gentle massage may be beneficial. Newborn intensive care units (NICUs) are stressful environments for preterm infants; mechanical ventilation, medical procedures, caregiving activities and maternal separation create these stressful conditions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-massage-therapy-shown-stress-response.html Pediatrics Tue, 14 May 2013 16:57:14 EST news287769428 (HealthDay)—For stable, preterm infants, daily massage therapy (MT) is positively associated with higher natural killer (NK) cell cytotoxicity and weight gain, according to a study published online Nov. 12 in Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-massage-therapy-immunity-preterm-infants.html Pediatrics Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:20:03 EST news272048422 (Medical Xpress) -- Massage is purported to have an array of benefits, including alleviating symptoms of depression, anxiety, back pain, asthma, fatigue, and even HIV. A new study shows there are sustained, cumulative beneficial effects of repeated massage therapy. The effects persist for several days to a week, and differ depending on the frequency of sessions. Results of the study were reported on line in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-frequent-massage-sessions-boost-biological.html Health Wed, 08 Aug 2012 06:54:27 EST news263625555 Many of us love massages, but imagine a massage so deep that tissues, organs and cells could also be ‘massaged’. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-good-vibrations-disease.html Neuroscience Mon, 07 May 2012 06:50:01 EST news255591268 Massage therapy helps ease chronic low back pain and improve function, according to a randomized controlled trial that the Annals of Internal Medicine will publish in its July 5 issue. The first study to compare structural and relaxation (Swedish) massage, the trial found that both types of massage worked well, with few side effects. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-massage-eases-pain-randomized-trial.html Health Mon, 04 Jul 2011 17:00:03 EST news229009415