• Atencion primaria · Dec 2015

    Review

    [Therapeutic massage on behavioral disturbances of elderly patients with dementia].

    • Carolina Barquilla Ávila and Juan Rodríguez-Mansilla.
    • Centro de Fisioterapia Carolina Barquilla, Cáceres, España.
    • Aten Primaria. 2015 Dec 1; 47 (10): 626-35.

    ObjetiveTo know the efficacy of therapeutic massage on behavioral disturbances of elderly patients with dementia.DesignLiterature review.Data SourceThe literature search was done in six scientific databases: PubMed, Cochrane Library Plus, PEDro, Dialnet, Scopus and CSIC, between 1983 and 2013. The search terms were "massage", "dementia", "therapy", "behavior disorders" and "Alzheimer".Selecion Of StudiesOf the 496 articles analyzed, 11 scientific articles have met the selection criteria. Inclusion criteria were: clinical trials, published in English or Spanish, which had analyzed the effects of massage therapy on altered behaviors in people with dementia.Data ExtractionThe variables were massage benefits, type of massage and massage lubricant.ResultsTheir authors use different massage techniques (effleurage, pétrissage, pressures, frictions and kneading), obtain better conduct disorders (aggression, anxiety, agitation, and resistance to care) of elderly.ConclusionsThe therapeutic massage can be a complementary treatment in the rehabilitation program for better behavior disorders.Copyright © 2014 Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.

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