Massage Therapy in Mental Health by Pasha Tanriverdi

NICE Guidelines/Evidence Base

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Massage and its use as an alternative mental health treatment has been researched widey, in a number of different contexts.

Massage Therapy in History

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• Massage therapy is known to have been used by ancient civilisations such as the Chinese, Japanese and Egyptians.

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•However, the scientific use of massage largely disappeared in the Middle Ages only to re-emerge in the 19th Century, being reconsidered as part of an overall Swedish physical therapist Pehr Henrik Ling.

•French missionaries returned from China in the early 19th century with The Cong Fu of the Tao-Tse, Chinese medical writings which date from 2700BC which detailed methods of theraputic massage which are still used today.

•Today massage is taught scientifically and massage therapists are expected to have a broad knowledge base which considers the scientific and physiological effects of massage on the client.

•Massage is considered as part of an overall holistic approach to medicine utilises massage as a means of achieving overall good health.

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Types of Massage Therapy

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MIND Guide to Massage

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Benefits of Massage-

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Symptoms of the following mental health problems can be alleiviated through massage:

-Chronic Stress

-Anxitey Disorder

-Depression

-Insomnia

-Eating Disorders

Benefits of Massage-

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Often other positive mental emotions are experienced, for example:

-Clarity of Mind

-Increased energy

-Increased Rational Thinking

-A new sense of purpose

-A great sense of personal satisfaction and achievement

Disadvantages of Massage-

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-Cost: Massage can be available on th NHS, however if it is not it can be quite expensive

-Time Consuming: Massage can last upto 90 minutes, for busy people this may be a difficult commitment to make

-Intimacy: People may find it difficult being semi-nude infront of a masseuse, practitioners employ various emans to make people feel comfortable however the experience can still feel awkward

-Accidental Injury: While practitioners make every effort not to hurt clients there is still a possibility accidental injuries may occur

-Unintentional Aftereffects: If a person has a massge in the middle of the working day they may return to work smelling like aromatic oils and feeling greasy

Promoting Mental Health

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Russinova et al’s (2002) study of 157 people with ‘severe mental illness’ such as schizophrenia, depression and bipolar disorder provides evidence of the benefits of complementary or alternative medicine (CAM). CAM has been seen to promote the recovery process beyond the management of emotional and cognitive impairment and by also enhancing social or spiritual capacity and promoting the individuals own capacity and selffunctioning.

Physical Benefits

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Massage enables the toxins in our body to be moved around and broken up. The act of the massage allows the toxins to be flushed out into the system like an internal detox. This links to a holistic element in the way that if we are feeling physically well, it can help ourmental state.