Massage
Therapeutic touch releasing oxytocin, serotonin and dopamine and easing tension.
Too little may be associated with
Persistent tension and stress.
Too much may be associated with
Minimal; bruising or strain if too forceful.
Informational only — not medical advice.
Body systems
Organs
Hormones
Neurotransmitters
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Research (14)
- Optimizing Restless Legs Syndrome Care: Integrating Rehabilitation into Multimodal Management Younas et al. (2025) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Evidence-based cesarean delivery: postoperative care (part 10) Mackeen et al. (2025) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- A narrative review of research linking non-sexual social touch to sleep quality Xie et al. (2024) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Interventions for fatigue in people with kidney failure requiring dialysis Natale et al. (2023) PubMed ↗
- Pharmacological and Non-Pharmacological Treatments for Depression in Parkinson's Disease: An Updated Review Angelopoulou et al. (2023) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Restless Legs Syndrome in Chronic Kidney Disease- a Systematic Review Safarpour et al. (2023) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Postpartum Hemorrhage: A Comprehensive Review of Guidelines Giouleka et al. (2022) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Restless Legs Syndrome: Contemporary Diagnosis and Treatment Gossard et al. (2021) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- The effect of oxytocin massage and breast care on the increased production of breast milk of breastfeeding mothers in the working area of the public health center of Lawanga of Poso District Triansyah et al. (2021) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- EULAR revised recommendations for the management of fibromyalgia Sarzi-Puttini et al. (2017) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Fibromyalgia Pathogenesis and Treatment Options Update Chinn et al. (2016) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Aloe PubMed ↗
- Glucomannan PubMed ↗
- Cortisol decreases and serotonin and dopamine increase following massage therapy Field et al. (2005) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
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