Sunday, Sep 27 2020
Massages among students in classrooms help them to be relaxed
Original posted by Maria Josep Guillem
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Scientific Articles
- Chan, J. S. L., & Tse, S. H. M. (2011). Massage as therapy for persons with intellectual disabilities: A review of the literature. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 15(1), 47-62. https://doi.org/10.1177/1744629511405105
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I have heard that “massages among students in classrooms help them to be relaxed and more prepared to work on the next task”, but scientific research does’t say anything like that, therefore this statement isn’t true.
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SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES:
COMMENT:
For reduction of challenging behaviours… there is not much evidence.
Massage as therapy for persons with intellectual disabilities: A review of the literature“The aim of this review was to evaluate the effectiveness of massage therapy on relaxation and reduction of challenging behaviours […] Evidence-based literature demonstrating the effectiveness of massage therapy in supporting clinical practice is extremely limited.”
SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE:
https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED263501
COMMENT:
A small positive effect was found, but needs more evidence.
Relaxation and Educational Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis.
“Meta-analysis of the studies revealed that relaxation techniques, in particular progressive relaxation techniques, had a small positive effect on cognitive academic variables. Examination of the studies suggests, however, that more carefully designed and implemented studies need to be undertaken, especially in the area of relaxation techniques and affective educational outcome.”
https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED263501