Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine

, Volume 18, Issue 7, pp 483–484 | Cite as

New findings validate an ancient technique: How massage affects the biochemistry of inflammation

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Keywords

Acute Kidney Injury Mitochondrial Biogenesis Massage Therapy Bindarit Manual Soft Tissue 
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© Chinese Association of the Integration of Traditional and Western Medicine and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012

Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine CollegeBerkeleyUSA
  2. 2.Cardiovascular Disease Center of Xiyuan HospitalChina Academy of Chinese Medical SciencesBeijingChina

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