Evaluating massage therapy for radiation-induced fibrosis in rats: preliminary findings and palpation results
Geoffrey M. Bove, Holly McMillan, Mary F. Barbe · 2024
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Geoffrey Bove, Holly McMillan, and Mary Barbe test massage therapy against radiation-caused tissue scarring in rats, in this 2024 study. Radiation fibrosis stiffens and thickens tissue months after cancer treatment, and nothing now prevents or cures it. The team's earlier work showed hands-on therapy stopped like scarring in rats doing repetitive tasks, since the two conditions share marker patterns. They asked whether the same therapy helps after irradiation.
One forelimb of each rat received a damaging dose of X-rays. Some rats then got manual therapy on that limb, and markers of fibrosis were tracked. A simple touch test by hand, palpation, was also scored for how well it reads the tissue state. Early findings of this kind could justify trials in cancer survivors whose stiffened tissue limits daily life.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Geoffrey M. Bove, Holly McMillan, Mary F. Barbe |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |