Table 2.

Intervention Characteristics

Massage therapy characteristics (N=56)	Mean (SD)
Duration in minutes with patient	68 (16)
Treatment duration in minutes	46 (8)
Average pressure used (1=lightest, 5=deepest)	2.1 (0.7)
Deepest pressure used (1=lightest, 5=deepest)	2.8 (0.9)
Areas of body that received massage	%
Head	62
Face	34
Neck	89
Shoulder	98
Upper arm	79
Forearm	77
Hand	79
Chest	28
Abdomen	15
Upper back	98
Midback	94
Lower back	89
Hip	53
Thigh	53
Knee	62
Lower leg	62
Feet/foot	79
No-touch characteristics (N=23)	Mean (SD)
Duration in minutes with patient	56 (14)
Treatment duration in minutes	36 (8)
Areas of body over which hands were placed	%
Head	96
Chest/abdomen	100
Hips	100
Knees	100
Feet	100
Upper back	74
Lower back	74

SD, standard deviation.