Author/Authors :
Behdad, Fatemeh Research Institute for Islamic and Complementary Medicine - School of Persian Medicine - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Hashem-Dabaghian, Fataneh Research Institute for Islamic and Complementary Medicine - School of Persian Medicine - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
In Persian medicine (PM), massage is one of the principles for maintaining health. This study
presents the viewpoint of PM about massage in pediatrics and the scientific evidence for its
efficacy. The PM textbooks including Canon of Medicine, Mufarrah al-qulub, Kholase-alHekmah,
Kholase-al-Tajareb, Tadbir al-hobali val atfal va-sebyan, Exir-e-Azam, Ehya-al-Atfal,
Risalat-al-Dallakieh were reviewed for applications of massage in children. The keywords
were Dalk, Ghamz, rubbing, and massage. The effectiveness of PM recommendations for massage
in modern medicine was searched in Google Scholar, PubMed, Scopus and science direct,
SID, and Magiran with the keywords massage, pediatrics, and children. The selection criteria
were clinical trials or reviews on pediatric massage in English or Persian language without
time limitation. Applications of pediatric massage in PM which scientific articles approve their
efficacy include facilitating the growth, development, and weight gain, reducing muscle and
joint pain, relieving colic and bloating, helping to treat skin dryness, and convulsion. Other
applications including sore throats, colds, vomiting, and eye aberrations are needed to be evaluated
in clinical studies.
Keywords :
Massage , Pediatrics , Child , Traditional medicine , Persian medicine
