TY - JOUR
T1 - Massage therapy in the treatment of lymphedema
AU - Bernas, Michael
AU - Witte, Marlys
AU - Kriederman, Benjamin
AU - Summers, Peré
AU - Witte, Charles
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors wish to thank Dr. LaTanya Lee-Donaldson for her work in refining the rat lymphedema model as well as our students Serina Peciado and Michelle Lynch for assisting with the lymphedema treatment studies. This study was supported by NIH R21 AT00405 (MHW), NIH R21 AT01326 (MB), and the HealthSouth Rehabilitation Institute of Tucson, Arizona (MHW, MB).
PY - 2005/3
Y1 - 2005/3
N2 - The ongoing NCCAM-supported experimental and clinical translational approaches should shed light not only on the physiologic mechanisms underlying the benefits of massage therapy but could also, if successful in defined populations of patients, have a substantial impact by providing a simpler, more cost-effective LE treatment alternative worldwide.
AB - The ongoing NCCAM-supported experimental and clinical translational approaches should shed light not only on the physiologic mechanisms underlying the benefits of massage therapy but could also, if successful in defined populations of patients, have a substantial impact by providing a simpler, more cost-effective LE treatment alternative worldwide.
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U2 - 10.1109/MEMB.2005.1411350
DO - 10.1109/MEMB.2005.1411350
M3 - Review article
C2 - 15825847
AN - SCOPUS:17644423898
SN - 0739-5175
VL - 24
SP - 58
EP - 68
JO - IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine
JF - IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine
IS - 2
ER -