Health Update: Massage and movements
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Your support makes all the difference.SELF-MASSAGE of the abdomen can relieve constipation, according to research carried out at the Withington Hospital, Manchester. Thais de Lima Resende, a physiotherapist, says that exercise and abdominal massage can replace laxatives and enemas.
Her 12-week study, involving a dozen elderly patients who frequently suffered constipation, showed a significant increase in the number of bowel motions after a period of gentle massage and exercise. The number of enemas given was substantially reduced.
The massage could easily be taught for use at home, she says.
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