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Massage therapy research; Developmental Review, Volume 27, Issue 1, March 2007, Pages 75-89. Tiffany Field, Miguel Diego, Maria Hernandez-Reif

Massage therapy has been notably effective in preventing prematurity, enhancing growth of infants, increasing attentiveness, decreasing depression and aggression, alleviating motor problems, reducing pain, and enhancing immune function. This review covers massage therapy research from the last decade, as an update to the American Psychologist 1998 review paper.