Evidence-based Anma massage therapy for the participation of massage therapists in the palliative care team

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 22531058
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Special needs education
• Research Institution: Tsukuba University of Technology
• Principal Investigator: DONOYAMA Nozomi 筑波技術大学, 保健科学部, 准教授 (50341756)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): SATOH Toyomi 筑波大学, 臨床医学系産婦人科, 准教授 (80344886) ; OHKOSHI Norio 筑波技術大学, 保健科学部, 教授 (80203751)
• Project Period (FY): 2010-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 医療・福祉 / 補完代替医療 / あん摩マッサージ / 緩和ケア / ランダム化比較試験 / がんサバイバー / パーキンソン病 / あん摩マッサージ教育

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Anma massage therapy is a type of Japanese manual therapy, which has been a traditional vocation for individuals with visual impairment. In Japan, massage therapists are not part of the palliative care team. The aim of this study was to obtain rigorous evidence of the effect of Anma massage therapy that are appropriate for the global scientific community, so that massage therapists with visual impairment can participate in the palliative care team. We conducted a case series study and a before-after study of patients with Parkinson's disease
and a randomized controlled trial involving cancer survivors. The effects of Anma massage therapy on both subjective and objective outcomes were confirmed by the results of these studies.

Free Research Field

社会科学