Massage has been shown to help or relieve symptoms in the following: Headaches Pain (eg, postoperative, chronic, musculoskeletal, end-of-life care, pelvic, labor, burns, in dementia) Fibromyalgia Mood disorders (eg, anxiety, depression) Mood and symptoms in patients with cancer (eg, pain, fatigue, stress, anxiety, lymphatic drainage) Symptoms in preterm infants (eg, to promote sleep, growth and weight gain, and digestive health) (1, 2, 3) HIV / AIDS (eg, quality of life, stress, immune function) (4) Motor and non-motor symptoms of Parkinson disease (5) Massage can cause bruising and bleeding in patients with thrombocytopenia or bleeding disorders.