Publications by authors named "A Moraska"
Objective: To investigate changes in nutritive blood flow as well as interstitial glucose and lactate within an active myofascial trigger point (MTrP) following massage.
Design: Randomized, placebo-controlled trial.
Setting: Subjects were recruited from the general population; procedures were conducted at a research center affiliated with a university hospital.
What Did I Do? Practitioner Awareness of Ethical Issues in Scientific Publishing.
Int J Ther Massage Bodywork
September 2017
Massage therapy practice as well as research in massage therapy is guided by ethical principles and boundaries of professional behavior. Scientific publishing is also guided by a set of ethical standards, about which all aspiring scientific authors should be aware. Honesty, integrity, and conflicts of interest are issues in science and these issues can also impact scientific publishing.
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- This study evaluated how different massage treatments influence pressure-pain thresholds (PPT) in myofascial trigger points associated with tension-type headaches in 62 participants.
- Results indicated that massage led to significant increases in PPT across tested muscle sites, unlike the sham ultrasound or wait-list control groups.
- The research concluded that both single and multiple massage sessions effectively enhanced PPT at trigger points, with cumulative benefits observed even after several treatments.
Background: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis have a high overall incidence of mortality, primarily because of cardiovascular complications. Thus, we tested the primary hypothesis that rheumatoid arthritis is independently associated with increased postoperative cardiovascular complications. Second, we determined whether rheumatoid arthritis is associated with increased thromboembolic complications, microcirculatory complications, and mortality.
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