Thursday, December 15, 2016

Diabetes and Massage Research

Abstract

Ailment: Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes is a serious life-long health condition that occurs when the amount of glucose in the blood is too high because the body can’t use it properly. If left untreated, high blood glucose levels can cause serious health complications.

There are two main types of diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2. They’re different conditions, caused by different things, but they are both serious and need to be treated and managed properly.

Purpose: To measure the efficacy of massage on type 2 diabetes.

Setting: Nonprofit Treatment.

Participants: 30 men of 50 to 65 years old.

Condition: They all suffer from type 2 diabetes with the blood sugar of 300 to 450 mg/dl.

Interval: One time treatment.

Result: Their blood sugar level is checked up before and after massage therapy. The therapy last for 15 minutes. After 2 hours, it shows that their sugar level drops between 80 to 125. 2 patients report that their blood sugar levels tend to be normal normal after the therapy.

Conclusion: Deep tissue massage therapy can be useful for complementary medication of type 2 diabetes. However, it needs more research to ensure that this therapy is really useful.

Disclaimer: This article is for general knowledge and not intended for medication advice.

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