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Authors: A.N. Sullivan Bisson, S.A. Robinson, & M.E. LachmanCitation: Sleep Health (2019); 5(5): 484-97Background: Sleep disorders are extremely common, affecting between 50 and 70 million adults. Many people use medications (over

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Authors: S. Baumgart, A. Baumbach-Kraft, J. LorenzCitation:  Brain Sci. 2020, 10, 721; doi:10.3390/brainsci10100721Background: Massage therapy has long been used as a means of accessing emotions through the skin and nervous system.

Authors: Y. Kudo & M. SasakiCitation: Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (2020), 1064-1075Background: Massage therapy has been shown to have a relaxing and comforting effect which may benefit sleep. Warm baths

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