ADOLESCENTS WITH ATTENTION-DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER BENEFIT FROM MASSAGE THERAPY

Twenty-eight adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder were provided either massage therapy or relaxation therapy for 10 con secutive school days. The massage therapy group, but not the relaxatio n therapy group, rated themselves as happier and observers rated them as fidgeting less following the sessions. After the 2-week period, the ir teachers reported more time on task and assigned them lower hyperac tivity scores based on classroom behavior.