Doctors report Massage is found to effectively reduce pruritis, or itchiness in severe burns. The most irritating part of severe burns is the itchiness the inability to relieve the sypmtoms leads to depression. Doctors and scientist in the UK have reviewed the effacacy of massage therapy as treatment for burn victims. A study involving 28 burn patients that were assigned 30 minute massages twice a week using cocoa butter as a lubricant. The sessions reduced anxiety, cortisol levels, and patients reported extended periods of itch reduction. These findings were reported in the Journal of burn care and research.
