Cortisol decreases and serotonin and dopamine increase following massage therapy
Cortisol decreases and serotonin and dopamine increase following massage therapy
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DOI：
10.1080/00207450590956459
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发表时间：
2005-10-01
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Kuhn, C
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作者：
Field, T;Hernandez-Reif, M;Kuhn, C
在这篇文章中，按摩疗法对生物化学的积极影响进行了审查，包括皮质醇水平下降，增加了scrotonin和多巴胺的水平。回顾的研究包括对抑郁症的研究（包括性虐待，进食障碍研究），疼痛综合征研究，对自身免疫性疾病的研究（包括哮喘和慢性疲劳），免疫研究（包括艾滋病毒和乳腺癌），以及减少工作压力的研究，衰老的压力，怀孕压力。在对唾液或尿液中的皮质醇进行分析的研究中，皮质醇水平显着下降（平均下降31%）。在对尿液中激活性神经递质（5-羟色胺和多巴胺）进行分析的研究中，发现5-羟色胺平均增加28%，多巴胺平均增加31%。这些研究表明，按摩疗法对各种医疗条件和压力体验具有缓解压力的作用（皮质醇减少）和激活作用（血清素和多巴胺增加）。
In this article the positive effects of massage therapy on biochemistry are reviewed including decreased levels of cortisol and increased levels of scrotonin and dopamine. The research reviewed includes studies on depression (including sex abuse,aid eating disorder studies), pain syndrome studies, research on autoimmune conditions (including asthma and chronic fatigue), immune studies (including HIV and breast cancer), and Studies on the reduction of stress on the job, the stress of aging, and Pregnancy stress. In studies in which cortisol was assayed either in saliva or in urine, significant decreases were noted in cortisol levels (averaging decreases 31%). In studies in which the activating neurotransmitters (serotonin and dopamine) were assayed in urine, an average increase of 28% was noted for serotonin and an average increase of 31% was noted for dopamine. These studies combined suggest the stress-alleviating effects (decreased cortisol) and the activating effects (increased serotonin and dopamine) of massage therapy on a variety of medical conditions and stressful experiences.