Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 2001/10, 4(2):68. doi: 10.1016/S1443-8461(01)80015-0, type of study: ,cct,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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Keywords:

cancer [91]
children [321]
controlled clinical trial [324]
immune system [53]
leukemia [5]
massage [38]
pediatrics [573]
abstract [186]

Abstract:

Twenty children with leukemia were provided with daily massage therapy by their parents and were compared to a standard treatment control group. Following a month of massage therapy, depressed mood decreased in the children's parents, and the children's white blood cell and neutrophil counts increased.