Adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder benefit from massage therapy.

Authors Field TM, Quintino O, Hernandez-Reif M, Koslovsky G -More
Category Primary study
JournalAdolescence
Year 1998
Links Pubmed
Twenty-eight adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder were provided either massage therapy or relaxation therapy for 10 consecutive school days. The massage therapy group, but not the relaxation therapy group, rated themselves as happier and observers rated them as fidgeting less following the sessions. After the 2-week period, their teachers reported more time on task and assigned them lower hyperactivity scores based on classroom behavior.
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First added on: Dec 01, 2014