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  1. NLM Digital Collections - The art of massage : a practical manual for the nurse, the student and the practitioner 
    Publication: Battle Creek, Michichigan : Modern Medicine Publishing Co., 1923
    resource.nlm.nih.gov/33631000R
    ... in compression of the 78 THE ART OF MASSAGE. deep tissues by the knuckles of the closed fist. Pressure ... there is an accumulation of salt in the tissues. The Relation of Massage to ... are some references: Hirschberg (Etude physiol, et therap. du massage de ...
  2. NLM Digital Collections - Massage and the original Swedish movements : their application to various diseases of the ... 
    Publication: Philadelphia : P. Blakiston's son & co., 1899
    resource.nlm.nih.gov/101590136
    ... reach individual muscles, but is preferred on a deep-seated tissue. MASSAGE. 25 Kneading with Both Hands, called Squeezing, is ...
  3. NLM Digital Collections - A treatise on massage, theoretical and practical : its history, mode of application and ... 
    Publication: New York : Vail, 1890
    resource.nlm.nih.gov/63960330R
    ... them can here be attempted. The pressure of deep massage exerts a simultaneous influence upon all the tissues within its reach, upon the skin, fasciae, muscles, ...
  4. Non-Drug Pain Management 
    https://medlineplus.gov/nondrugpainmanagement.html
    ... Transcutaneous electrical stimulation (TENS) Implanted electric nerve stimulation Deep brain or spinal cord stimulation Massage therapy is a treatment in which the soft tissues of the body are kneaded, rubbed, tapped, and ...
  5. Pressure Ulcers: A Patient Safety Issue - Patient Safety and Quality - NCBI Bookshelf 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK2650
    ... ulcer development. 23 During skin care, avoid vigorous massage over reddened, bony prominences because evidence suggest that this leads to deep tissue trauma. Skin care should focus on minimizing exposure ...
  6. NLM Digital Collections - Massage : a primer for nurses 
    Publication: New York : Nightingale Pub. Co., 1891
    resource.nlm.nih.gov/63960640R
    ... embracing, so far as possible all of the tissues outside of the bone. 15. The second motion of deep massage is used particularly in work upon the abdominal ...
  7. xmlmplus_topics_2024-05-03.xml 
    https://medlineplus.gov/xml/mplus_topics_2024-05-03.xml
    ... li> <li>Implanted electric nerve stimulation</li> <li>Deep brain or spinal cord stimulation</li> </ul> <li><strong>Massage therapy</strong> is a treatment in which the soft tissues of the body are kneaded, rubbed, tapped, and ...
  8. NLM Digital Collections - Hot air bathing : its philosophy and advantages in health and disease : illustrated with ... 
    Publication: New York : Published at the Lexington-Ave. Baths Corner 25th St. by the Lexington-Ave. Association for Promoting Artistic Bathing and General Hygiene, 1875
    resource.nlm.nih.gov/101161090
    ... organized bath this removal is accompanied by skilful massage or manipulation of the muscles, joints and deep-seated tissues, securing freedom of motion, flexibility and general elasticity, ...
  9. NLM Digital Collections - Obstetrical nursing : a manual for nurses and students and practitioners of medicine 
    Publication: Philadelphia : Lea & Febiger, 1915
    resource.nlm.nih.gov/54430700R
    ... is not to be rubbed, but Fig. 94 Massage of the breast. carried along with the thumbs over the deep tissues. After the region surrounding the gland has been ...
  10. NLM Digital Collections - Electropathy, a curative in acute and chronic diseases 
    Publication: New York : Pusey & Rooney, steam printers, 1884
    resource.nlm.nih.gov/101192781
    ... of the spark, in virtue of a sharp, deep, mechanical agitation of the diseased tissue, acting in this instance like physical exercise and massage, by causing alteration of nutrition. But above and ...
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