5-20 Pulmonary Function, Lung Health and Respiration, The Burnham Review

   A number of studies support the idea that people with respiratory conditions, especially asthma benefit from massage, manual therapy and treatments using reflex points, such as Integrative Manual Therapy (Synchronizers, Hypothalmus Regulation Mechanisms and Reference Points), acupressure, acupuncture, Osteopathic Manual Therapy (Chapman reflex points)............Buy This Issue Today

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2. Gaby, A. R. (2006). "Natural remedies for scleroderma." Altern Med Rev 11(3): 188-195.

3. Hondras, M. A., K. Linde, et al. (2005). "Manual therapy for asthma." Cochrane Database Syst Rev(2): CD001002.

4. Balon, J. W. and S. A. Mior (2004). "Chiropractic care in asthma and allergy." Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 93(2 Suppl 1): S55-60.

5. Washington, K., R. Mosiello, et al. (2003). "Presence of Chapman reflex points in hospitalized patients with pneumonia." J Am Osteopath Assoc 103(10): 479-83. www.jaoa.org/cgi/reprint/103/10/479.pdf    www.sportstouch.com  and  www.massagetherapy.com/articles/index.php/article_id/391 

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8. Stephenson, N. L., S. P. Weinrich, et al. (2000). "The effects of foot reflexology on anxiety and pain in patients with breast and lung cancer." Oncol Nurs Forum 27(1): 67-72.

9. Hirayama, F., Y. Kageyama, et al. (2003). "The effect of postoperative ataralgesia by manual therapy after pulmonary resection." Man Ther 8(1): 42-5.

10. Field, T., Henteleff, T., Hernandez-Reif M., Martinez, E., Mavunda, K., Kuhn C., & Schanberg S. (1998). Children with asthma have improved pulmonary functions after massage therapy. Journal of Pediatrics, 132, 854-858.

11. Mehl-Madrona, L., B. Kligler, et al. (2007). "The impact of acupuncture and craniosacral therapy interventions on clinical outcomes in adults with asthma." Explore (NY) 3(1): 28-36.

12. Burnham, K. (2006). The effect of Integrative Manual Therapy on the symptoms of Parkinson's disease abstract, PhD Dissertation in Integrative Medicine (August 2006) Westbrook University from Health and Goodness.com: at www.mytherapypractice.com/therapies/IMT_Parkinsons_disease.html

13. Tamaki, A., Y. Matsuo, et al. (2000). "Influence of thoracoabdominal movement on pulmonary function in patients with Parkinson's disease: comparison with healthy subjects." Neurorehabil Neural Repair 14(1): 43-7.

14. Korhonen, H., S. T. Remes, et al. (2005). "Hand-held turbine spirometer: agreement with the conventional spirometer at baseline and after exercise." Pediatr Allergy Immunol 16(3): 254-7.

15. Dennis, J. (2000). "Alexander technique for chronic asthma." Cochrane Database Syst Rev(2): CD000995.

16. O'Sullivan, P. B., D. J. Beales, et al. (2002). "Altered motor control strategies in subjects with sacroiliac joint pain during the active straight-leg-raise test." Spine 27(1): E1-8.

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18. Maa, S. H., M. F. Sun, et al. (2003). "Effect of acupuncture or acupressure on quality of life of patients with chronic obstructive asthma: a pilot study." J Altern Complement Med 9(5): 659-70.

19. Beeken, J. E., D. Parks, et al. (1998). "The effectiveness of neuromuscular release massage therapy in five individuals with chronic obstructive lung disease." Clin Nurs Res 7(3): 309-25.

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