ArticleBrain sciences2019
Effect of Hand and Foot Massage Therapy on Psychological Factors and EEG Activity in Elderly People Requiring Long-Term Care: A Randomized Cross-Over Study.
Article in Brain sciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05052138 (Effects of Tactile Massage in Improving Older Residents' Psychological Health and Related Indicators in Long-Term Care Facilities), which is not on this map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Effects of Tactile Massage in Improving Older Residents' Psychological Health and Related Indicators in Long-Term Care Facilities
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of manual therapy on physical and mental health promotion in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- The investigation of effect on foot plantar massage on functional recovery in older adults with general surgery, randomized clinical trial.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2024Trial
- Changes of cerebral functional connectivity induced by foot reflexology in a RCT.Scientific reports · 2023Trial
- Through Massage to the Brain-Neuronal and Neuroplastic Mechanisms of Massage Based on Various Neuroimaging Techniques (EEG, fMRI, and fNIRS).Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
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- The Effects of a Beauty Program on Self-Perception of Aging and Depression among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in an Agricultural Area in Taiwan.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Evaluation of Intervention Effectiveness of Sensory Compensatory Training with Tactile Discrimination Feedback on Sensorimotor Dysfunction of the Hand after Stroke.Brain sciences · 2021Article
- Foam Rolling Elicits Neuronal Relaxation Patterns Distinct from Manual Massage: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Brain sciences · 2021Article
- Selective Effects of Manual Massage and Foam Rolling on Perceived Recovery and Performance: Current Knowledge and Future Directions Toward Robotic Massages.Frontiers in physiology · 2020Review
- Body-Centered Interventions for Psychopathological Conditions: A Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Review
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Abstract
Massage therapy is widely used as a complementary therapy in the elderly. Here, we investigate the effect of hand and foot massage therapy on psychological factors and electroencephalographic (EEG) activity in elderly people requiring long-term care. We included 12 elderly people requiring long-term care, who were randomly divided into two groups (A and B). Group A received hand massage and group B received foot massage, both for 15 min each. After 1 week, group A received foot massage and group B received hand massage, both for 15 min each. We assessed emotions and mood states with a Likert scale after each massage and resting-state EEG activity was measured before and after each massage. Our results showed that both hand and foot massage led to a high degree of pleasant, relaxed, and refreshed feelings. Moreover, resting-state alpha activity significantly increased in the left insular cortex after hand massage (
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