Differences in practitioners’ proficiency affect the effectiveness of massage therapy on physical and psychological states

Impact of Gender, Menstrual Cycle Phase, and Oral Contraceptives on the Activity of the Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis

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Medicine, Behavioral Sciences, Endocrinology +17

Massage therapy effects.

Tiffany Field · American Psychologist · 1998 · 367 citations

Massage Reduces Anxiety in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Patients

Tiffany Field, Connie Morrow, Chad Valdeon et al. · Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry · 1992 · 316 citations

Medicine, Psychiatry, Psychology +17

Positive Emotional States and Enhancement of the Immune System

Kathleen Dillon, Brian Minchoff · The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine · 1986 · 306 citations

Life Sciences, Immunology, Psychology +14

Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis: Benefits from Massage Theraphy

Tiffany Field, Maria Hernandez‐Reif, Susan Seligmen et al. · Journal of Pediatric Psychology · 1997 · 166 citations

Medicine, Child Health, Pediatrics +17