Therapeutics: News and Research on Massage

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Lipedema: The painful condition too often dismissed as obesity

For many women with lipedema, the diagnosis comes after years of being told the same thing: eat less, not more. The problem is that the fat accumulating around their hips and legs isn't responding to diet or exercise, because ...

Study highlights Native Hawaiian end-of-life care preferences

A study by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's Hā Kūpuna—National Resource Center for Native Hawaiian Elders sheds light on the end-of-life care preferences of Native Hawaiian kūpuna (elders). Led by Assistant Professor ...

Tactile massage shown to aid sleep in adolescents with ADHD

A small-scale study conducted at the University of Gothenburg shows that tactile massage can relieve hyperactivity, impulsivity and attention deficit in ADHD. Young people also found that the massage made it easier to fall ...

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