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Post-9/11 Veterans and Their Partners Improve Mental Health Outcomes with a Self-directed Mobile and Web-based Wellness Training Program: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Kahn, Janet R, Collinge, William, Soltysik, Robert

“…Veterans with history of deployment in the Global War on Terror face significant and ongoing challenges with high prevalences of adverse psychological,…”
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Five-Week Outcomes From a Dosing Trial of Therapeutic Massage for Chronic Neck Pain by Sherman, Karen J., PhD, MPH, Cook, Andrea J., PhD, Wellman, Robert D., MS, Hawkes, Rene J., BS, Kahn, Janet R., PhD, Deyo, Richard A., MD, MPH, Cherkin, Daniel C., PhD

“…Abstract Purpose This trial was designed to evaluate the optimal dose of massage for individuals with chronic neck pain. Methods We recruited 228 individuals…”
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Randomized clinical trial assessing whether additional massage treatments for chronic neck pain improve 12- and 26-week outcomes by Cook, Andrea J., PhD, Wellman, Robert D., MS, Cherkin, Daniel C., PhD, Kahn, Janet R., PhD, Sherman, Karen J., PhD

“…Abstract Background context This is the first study to systematically evaluate the value of a longer treatment period for massage. We provide a framework of…”
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Development of a manualized protocol of massage therapy for clinical trials in osteoarthritis by Ali, Ather, Kahn, Janet, Rosenberger, Lisa, Perlman, Adam I

“…Clinical trial design of manual therapies may be especially challenging as techniques are often individualized and practitioner-dependent. This paper describes…”
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Effectiveness of focused structural massage and relaxation massage for chronic low back pain: protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Cherkin, Daniel C, Sherman, Karen J, Kahn, Janet, Erro, Janet H, Deyo, Richard A, Haneuse, Sebastien J, Cook, Andrea J

“…Chronic back pain is a major public health problem and the primary reason patients seek massage treatment. Despite the growing use of massage for chronic low…”
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Massage therapy for patients with metastatic cancer: a pilot randomized controlled trial by Toth, Maria, Marcantonio, Edward R, Davis, Roger B, Walton, Tracy, Kahn, Janet R, Phillips, Russell S

“…The study objectives were to determine the feasibility and effects of providing therapeutic massage at home for patients with metastatic cancer. This was a…”
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Dosing study of massage for chronic neck pain: protocol for the dose response evaluation and analysis of massage [DREAM] trial by Sherman, Karen J, Cook, Andrea J, Kahn, Janet R, Hawkes, Rene J, Wellman, Robert D, Cherkin, Daniel C

“…Despite the growing popularity of massage, its effectiveness for treating neck pain remains unclear, largely because of the poor quality of research. A major…”
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Promoting reintegration of National Guard veterans and their partners using a self-directed program of integrative therapies: a pilot study by Collinge, William, Kahn, Janet, Soltysik, Robert

“…This article reports pilot data from phase I of a project to develop and evaluate a self-directed program of integrative therapies for National Guard personnel…”
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Touch, Caring, and Cancer: randomized controlled trial of a multimedia caregiver education program by Collinge, William, Kahn, Janet, Walton, Tracy, Kozak, Leila, Bauer-Wu, Susan, Fletcher, Kenneth, Yarnold, Paul, Soltysik, Robert

“…Purpose A randomized controlled trial was conducted to evaluate outcomes of a multimedia instructional program for family caregivers in simple touch-based…”
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A Comparison of the Effects of 2 Types of Massage and Usual Care on Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized, Controlled Trial by CHERKIN, Daniel C, SHERMAN, Karen J, KAHN, Janet, WELLMAN, Robert, COOK, Andrea J, JOHNSON, Eric, ERRO, Janet, DELANEY, Kristin, DEYO, Richard A

“…Few studies have evaluated the effectiveness of massage for chronic low back pain. To compare the effectiveness of 2 types of massage and usual care for…”
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Massage therapy and canadians' health care needs 2020: proceedings of a national research priority setting summit by Dryden, Trish, Sumpton, Bryn, Shipwright, Stacey, Kahn, Janet, Reece, Barbara Findlay

“…The health care landscape in Canada is changing rapidly as forces, such as an aging population, increasingly complex health issues and treatments, and economic…”
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Characteristics of visits to licensed acupuncturists, chiropractors, massage therapists, and naturopathic physicians by Cherkin, Daniel C, Deyo, Richard A, Sherman, Karen J, Hart, L Gary, Street, Janet H, Hrbek, Andrea, Davis, Roger B, Cramer, Elaine, Milliman, Bruce, Booker, Jennifer, Mootz, Robert, Barassi, James, Kahn, Janet R, Kaptchuk, Ted J, Eisenberg, David M

“…Despite growing popularity of complementary and alternative medical (CAM) therapies, little is known about the patients seen by CAM practitioners. Our…”
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A survey of training and practice patterns of massage therapists in two US states by Sherman, Karen J, Cherkin, Daniel C, Kahn, Janet, Erro, Janet, Hrbek, Andrea, Deyo, Richard A, Eisenberg, David M

“…Despite the growing popularity of therapeutic massage in the US, little is known about the training or practice characteristics of massage therapists. The…”
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Yin scores and yang scores: A new method for quantitative diagnostic evaluation in traditional Chinese medicine research by Langevin, Helene M, Badger, Gary J, Povolny, Bonnie K, Davis, Robert T, Johnston, Alexander C, Sherman, Karen J, Kahn, Janet R, Kaptchuk, Ted J

“…To develop and evaluate a method for quantitative evaluation of yin and yang (yin and yang scores) in human subjects for the purposes of research. This method…”
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Ethical Issues in the New Reproductive Technologies: Perspectives From Feminism and the Psychology Profession by Tangri, Sandra S, Kahn, Janet R

“…The new reproductive technologies raise ethical and professional issues for psychologists and society in general. Focusing primarily on contractual parenting…”
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A Comparison of the Effects of 2 Types of Massage and Usual Care on Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized, Controlled Trial by Cherkin, Daniel C., Sherman, Karen J., Kahn, Janet, Wellman, Robert, Cook, Andrea J., Johnson, Eric, Erro, Janet, Delaney, Kristin, Deyo, Richard A.

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The North American Research Conference on Complementary and Integrative Medicine—Edmonton, Alberta, May 24–27, 2006 by Kahn, Janet R.

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Characteristics of licensed acupuncturists, chiropractors, massage therapists, and naturopathic physicians by Cherkin, Daniel C, Deyo, Richard A, Sherman, Karen J, Hart, L Gary, Street, Janet H, Hrbek, Andrea, Cramer, Elaine, Milliman, Bruce, Booker, Jennifer, Mootz, Robert, Barassi, James, Kahn, Janet R, Kaptchuk, Ted J, Eisenberg, David M

“…Despite the growing popularity of complementary and alternative medical (CAM) therapies, little is known about the professionals who provide them. Our…”
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Couples and cancer: feasibility of brief instruction in massage and touch therapy to build caregiver efficacy by Collinge, William, Kahn, Janet, Yarnold, Paul, Bauer-Wu, Susan, McCorkle, Ruth

“…This study examined the feasibility of brief instruction in massage and touch therapy for caregivers ("partners") to provide comfort to cancer patients. Fifty…”
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Project Redirection: Evaluation of a Comprehensive Program for Disadvantaged Teenage Mothers by Polit, Denise F., Kahn, Janet R.

“…An evaluation of Project Redirection, a two-year demonstration program designed to help pregnant teenagers and teenage mothers, shows that teenagers from a…”
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