Massage Therapy Treatment and Outcomes for a Patient with Parkinson’s Disease: a Case Report [Research Perch]

Posted:Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Listen in as we discuss, “Massage Therapy Treatment and Outcomes for a Patient with Parkinson’s Disease: a Case Report.” This article is published in the Foundation’s open-access, peer-reviewed journal, the International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (IJTMB)You can view the full article here.

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Study Questions:

  • Why do you think tremor responded more positively than rigidity?
  • Many Parkinson’s disease patients seek massage. Might anything in this case report influence the way you work with these clients?
  • The author poses a lot of questions for more research. What are yours?
  • How might this report influence your choices the next time you see a client with Parkinson’s disease?

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