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from www.cnn.com:
Will a deep tissue massage really reduce aches and pains? Will a sauna clear up my cold? And will a foot reflexology session have a long-lasting effect on my overall health?
All common questions about various well-known spa modalities, but what are the scientifically based answers?
Recently key members of the Global Spa Summit (GSS) unveiled a new portal, Wellness Evidence, that gathers medical evidence for spa and wellness therapies.
It provides an easy way for people to check out the laboratory-based research that has been done to date on spa treatments.
Massage
- A Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre study reveals a single 45-minute Swedish massage decreases cortisol levels and increases the immune system's white blood cells.
- The University of Miami compared light and moderate pressure massage, and found that only moderate/stronger pressure enhances growth/development in infants and reduces stress in adults.
- The University of Auckland, NZ, study found massage decreased migraine frequencies, improves sleep quality and induced heart rate and cortisol decreases for migraine patients.
- The University of Goteborg, Sweden, found massage reduces nausea in women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy.
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