Poster Abstracts from the 2022 Massage Therapy Foundation International Massage Therapy Research Conference

Abstract

increased heart rate. The patient received Massage Therapy for 30 minutes, 5 times a week, for a total of 29 sessions. Results: Out of 29 sessions: The patient reported pain in the beginning of the session and no pain at the end 26 times (89.7%), All were as per normal practice in the NICU. The Licensed Massage Therapist provided Swedish massage techniques, including hand containment, passive touch, Myofascial, and gentle stroking. Consent for this was a retrospective chart review case study was inferred as parents/guardians sign informed general consent at admis-sion, MTs work directly from a doctor’s order, and patients were cleared for MT prior to treatment by the bedside RN. Results: Of the 14 therapy treatments, 93% of the patients were able to transition from or calm to sleeping, while 7% went from restless to calm. Conclusion: As the of NAS patient care moves to the ESC MT may be a non-pharmacological during Although MT results were more is low-ered as this was not in this retrospective case series. In on the for MT advanta-geous in after