How the intervention might work
Massage is known to have the following advantageous effects,
which may help to prevent pressure ulcers; encouraging hyperaemia
(localised increase in amount of blood) as a consequence
of histamine release; increasing tissue suppleness; relaxing muscle
tone; increasing parasympathetic activity; reducing oedema;
relieving subcutaneous scar tissue; activating mast cells and relieving
stress, anxiety and depression