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  7. Alexander Tsertsvadze, Christine Clar, Rachel Court, Aileen Clarke, Hema Mistry, Paul Sutcliffe, Cost-Effectiveness of Manual Therapy for the Management of Musculoskeletal Conditions: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis of Evidence from Randomized Controlled Trials Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics Volume 37, Issue 6, July–August 2014, Pages 343-362.
     
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  14. Yukiko Kukimoto RN, MSN ∗, Noriko Ooe RN, MSN †, Norio Ideguchi MAHS, The Effects of Massage Therapy on Pain and Anxiety after Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Pain Management Nursing, Volume 18, Issue 6, December 2017, Pages 378-390.
     
  15. Nikol E. Dreyer a, Susanne M. Cutshall a, Marianne Huebner b, Diane M. Foss c, Jenna K. Lovely d, Brent A. Bauer a, Robert R. Cima c, Effect of massage therapy on pain, anxiety, relaxation, and tension after colorectal surgery: A randomized study, Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, Volume 21, Issue 3, August 2015, Pages 154-159.
     
  16. Aline Paula Miozzo a b, Cinara Stein a b, Camila Bassani Bozzetto a, Rodrigo Della Méa Plentz, Massage therapy reduces pain and anxiety after cardiac surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials, Clinical Trials and Regulatory Science in Cardiology, Volumes 23–24, November–December 2016, Pages 1-8.
     
  17. Santiago Navarro-Ledesma, Dina Hamed-Hamed, Ana Gonzalez-Muñoz, Leo Pruimboom, Impact of physical therapy techniques and common interventions on sleep quality in patients with chronic pain: A systematic review, Sleep Medicine Reviews, Volume 76, 2024, 101937, ISSN 1087-0792, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2024.101937.
     
  18. Nuria López-Sendín, Francisco Alburquerque-Sendín, Joshua A. Cleland, and César Fernández-de-las-Peñas, Effects of Physical Therapy on Pain and Mood in Patients with Terminal Cancer: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial, 2012, The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 480-486 V 18 N 5, R10.1089/acm.2011.0277 %M 22540970, https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/acm.2011.0277.
     
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  24. Hall, Helen PhDa,b,*; Cramer, Holger PhDa,c; Sundberg, Tobias PhDa,d,e; Ward, Lesley PhDa,f; Adams, Jon PhDa; Moore, Craig MClinT(R)a; Sibbritt, David PhDa; Lauche, Romy PhDa. The effectiveness of complementary manual therapies for pregnancy-related back and pelvic pain: A systematic review with meta-analysis. Medicine 95(38):p e4723, September 2016. | DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000004723.
     
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  27. Tiffany Field a b, Miguel Diego a, Maria Hernandez-Reif c, Osvelia Deeds a, Barbara Figueiredo d; Pregnancy massage reduces prematurity, low birthweight and postpartum depression, Infant Behavior and Development, Volume 32, Issue 4, December 2009, Pages 454-460.
     
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  29. Sui-Whi Jane a, Shu-Ling Chen b, Diana J. Wilkie c, Yung-Chang Lin d, Shuyuann Wang Foreman e, Randal D. Beaton f, Jun-Yu Fan a, Mei-Ying Lu g, Yi-Ya Wang g, Yi-Hsin Lin g, Mei-Nan Liao h, Effects of massage on pain, mood status, relaxation, and sleep in Taiwanese patients with metastatic bone pain: A randomized clinical trial, PAIN® Volume 152, Issue 10, October 2011, Pages 2432-244.
     
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