The Effect of Massage Therapy on Autonomic Activity in Critically Ill Children

Objectives. Our main objective was to describe the effect of foot and hand (F&H) massage on the autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity in children hospitalized in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU); the secondary objectives were to assess the relationship between ANS function and the clinic...

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Main Authors: Ling Guan, Jean-Paul Collet, Nataliya Yuskiv, Peter Skippen, Rollin Brant, Niranjan Kissoon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/656750