Editing Massage (section)

=== Medical massage ===
{{Main|Medical massage}}

Medical massage is a controversial term in the massage profession.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 February 2013 |title=Medical Massage Controversy |url=http://www.massage-career-guides.com/medical-massage.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101161401/http://www.massage-career-guides.com/medical-massage.html |archive-date=1 November 2012 |access-date=26 February 2013 |publisher=Massage-career-guides.com}}</ref> Many use it to describe a specific technique. Others use it to describe a general category of massage and many methods such as deep tissue massage, [[myofascial release]] and trigger-point therapy, as well as [[osteopathic]] techniques, [[Craniosacral therapy|cranial-sacral techniques]] and many more can be used to work with various medical conditions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Introduction, With a Response to AMMA |url=https://www.massagetoday.com/articles/10631/Introduction-With-a-Response-to-AMMA |access-date=25 August 2020 |website=Massage Today}}</ref>

Massage used in the medical field includes [[Complete decongestive therapy|decongestive therapy]] used for [[lymphedema]]<ref name=nccam/> which can be used in conjunction with the treatment of [[breast cancer]]. Light massage is also used in pain management and palliative care.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=van Veen |first1=Suzan |last2=Drenth |first2=Hans |last3=Hobbelen |first3=Hans |last4=Finnema |first4=Evelyn |last5=Teunissen |first5=Saskia |last6=de Graaf |first6=Everlien |date=January 10, 2024 |title=Non-pharmacological interventions feasible in the nursing scope of practice for pain relief in palliative care patients: a systematic review |journal=Palliative Care and Social Practice |language=en |volume=18 |doi=10.1177/26323524231222496 |issn=2632-3524 |pmc=10785737 |pmid=38223744}}</ref> Carotid sinus massage is used to diagnose carotid sinus syncope and is sometimes useful for differentiating [[supraventricular tachycardia]] (SVT) from [[ventricular tachycardia]]. It, like the [[valsalva maneuver]], is a therapy for SVT.<ref>{{Cite journal |vauthors=Lim SH, Anantharaman V, Teo WS, Goh PP, Tan AT |date=January 1998 |title=Comparison of treatment of supraventricular tachycardia by Valsalva maneuver and carotid sinus massage |journal=Annals of Emergency Medicine |volume=31 |issue=1 |pages=30–5 |doi=10.1016/S0196-0644(98)70277-X |pmid=9437338}}</ref> However, it is less effective than management of SVT with medications.<ref>{{Cite journal |vauthors=Ballo P, Bernabò D, Faraguti SA |date=August 2004 |title=Heart rate is a predictor of success in the treatment of adults with symptomatic paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia |journal=European Heart Journal |volume=25 |issue=15 |pages=1310–7 |doi=10.1016/j.ehj.2004.05.011 |pmid=15288158 |doi-access=free}}</ref>

A 2004 systematic review found single applications of massage therapy "reduced state anxiety, blood pressure, and heart rate but not negative mood, immediate assessment of pain, and cortisol level," while "multiple applications reduced delayed assessment of pain," and found improvements in anxiety and depression similar to effects of psychotherapy.<ref>{{Cite journal |vauthors=Moyer CA, Rounds J, Hannum JW |date=January 2004 |title=A meta-analysis of massage therapy research |journal=Psychological Bulletin |volume=130 |issue=1 |pages=3–18 |citeseerx=10.1.1.510.3401 |doi=10.1037/0033-2909.130.1.3 |pmid=14717648}}</ref> A subsequent systematic review published in 2008 found that there is little evidence supporting the use of massage therapy for depression in high quality studies from [[randomized controlled trials]].<ref>{{Cite journal |vauthors=Coelho HF, Boddy K, Ernst E |date=February 2008 |title=Massage therapy for the treatment of depression: a systematic review |journal=International Journal of Clinical Practice |volume=62 |issue=2 |pages=325–33 |doi=10.1111/j.1742-1241.2007.01553.x |pmid=18081800 |s2cid=11890912|doi-access=free }}</ref>