| F1 | Refid | Quick Author | Author | Title | Publication Date | Periodical | F8 | Volume | F10 | Issue | F12 | Page Start-End | Group | F15 | Publication Data | Condition | Condition (to hide) | Outcome Measures | cleaned up results | Outcome Measures_ | Total Participants | Quality Assignment (SIGN 50) | Abstract | Keywords | Power | Power1 | Provider Type | Intervention Description: Number Assigned (Dropout Rate) | # Assigned (Dropout Rate)_ | double check # assign | Intervention Description: Dosages | Intervention Description: Dosages1 | *Meta-Analysis | Relevant Results _ | Conclusions | Adverse Events | PubMed Link |
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Walach, 2003 |
H. Walach, C. Guthlin and M. Konig |
Efficacy of massage therapy in chronic pain: a pragmatic randomized trial |
2003 |
J Altern Complement Med |
vol |
9 |
vol 9 |
6 |
pages |
837-46 |
Group 1 |
pages 837-46 |
J Altern Complement Med, vol 9: 6, pages 837-46 |
Musculoskeletal Pain: Noninflammatory rheumatic pain |
29c (3M/26F) patients with noninflammatory rheumatic pain (mean age = 46 ± 10.8 yrs) |
|
Self-rated pain (pain)
Hamburg Pain Adjective List (pain intensity and pain experience)
Epidemiological Studies-Depression (depression)
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (anxiety)
Profile of Mood States (general well-being)
Frankfurt Body Concept Scales (healthy and well-being, body care, body contact, acceptance of body)
|
Pain: Self-rated pain, Hamburg Pain Adjective List;
Mood: Epidemiological Studies-Depression,
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Profile of Mood States;
Quality of Life: Frankfurt Body Concept Scales.
|
29 |
1-High |
BACKGROUND: Although classic massage is used widely in Germany and elsewhere for treating chronic pain conditions there are no randomized controlled trials (RCT). DESIGN: Pragmatic RCT of classic massage compared to standard medical care (SMC) in chronic pain conditions of back neck shoulders head and limbs. OUTCOME MEASURE: Pain rating (nine-point Likert-scale; predefined main outcome criterion) at pretreatment post-treatment and 3 month follow-up as well as pain adjective list depression anxiety mood and body concept. RESULTS: Because of political and organizational problems only 29 patients were randomized 19 to receive massage 10 to SMC. Pain improved significantly in both groups but only in the massage group was it still significantly improved at follow-up. Depression and anxiety were improved significantly by both treatments yet only in the massage group maintained at follow-up. CONCLUSION: Despite its limitation resulting from problems with numbers and randomization this study shows that massage can be at least as effective as SMC in chronic pain syndromes. Relative changes are equal but tend to last longer and to generalize more into psychologic domains. Because this is a pilot study the results need replication but our experiences might be useful for other researchers. |
Adult |
Not Described |
ND |
Massage therapist |
Massage Therapy: 19 (0%);
Standard Medical Care: 10 (0%). |
19 (0%);
10 (0%). |
|
Massage Therapy: 10 x 20 mins, 2x/w, 5w + ND;
Standard Medical Care: ND. |
10 x 20 mins, 2x/w, 5w + ND;
ND.
|
No |
Self-rated pain (pain): p = 0.003 (between groups) at 3 mos FU, p = 0.05 (between groups) over time; Hamburg Pain Adjective List (pain intensity and pain experience): p = Not Significant (between groups) over time; Epidemiological Studies-Depression (depression): p < 0.002 (within groups) (massage), p = Not Significant (within groups) (Standard medical care) over time, p = 0.005 (between groups) over time; State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (anxiety): p < 0.05 (within groups) (massage) at post; Profile of Mood States (general well-being): p = Not Significant (within groups) (between groups) over time; Frankfurt Body Concept Scales (healthy and well-being, body care, body contact, acceptance of body): p < 0.05 (between groups) at post and 3 mos FU. |
Massage effective for:
Pain,
Mood,
Quality of Life. |
Authors do not report or mention anything about AEs |
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=walach++Efficacy+of+massage+therapy+in+chronic+pain%3A+a+pragmatic+randomized+trial |
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Walach, 2003 |
| Author |
H. Walach, C. Guthlin and M. Konig |
| Title |
Efficacy of massage therapy in chronic pain: a pragmatic randomized trial |
| Publication Date |
2003 |
| Periodical |
J Altern Complement Med |
| F8 |
vol |
| Volume |
9 |
| F10 |
vol 9 |
| Issue |
6 |
| F12 |
pages |
| Page Start-End |
837-46 |
| Group |
Group 1 |
| F15 |
pages 837-46 |
| Publication Data |
J Altern Complement Med, vol 9: 6, pages 837-46 |
| Condition |
Musculoskeletal Pain: Noninflammatory rheumatic pain |
| Condition (to hide) |
29c (3M/26F) patients with noninflammatory rheumatic pain (mean age = 46 ± 10.8 yrs) |
| Outcome Measures |
|
| cleaned up results |
Self-rated pain (pain)
Hamburg Pain Adjective List (pain intensity and pain experience)
Epidemiological Studies-Depression (depression)
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (anxiety)
Profile of Mood States (general well-being)
Frankfurt Body Concept Scales (healthy and well-being, body care, body contact, acceptance of body)
|
| Outcome Measures_ |
Pain: Self-rated pain, Hamburg Pain Adjective List;
Mood: Epidemiological Studies-Depression,
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Profile of Mood States;
Quality of Life: Frankfurt Body Concept Scales.
|
| Total Participants |
29 |
| Quality Assignment (SIGN 50) |
1-High |
| Abstract |
BACKGROUND: Although classic massage is used widely in Germany and elsewhere for treating chronic pain conditions there are no randomized controlled trials (RCT). DESIGN: Pragmatic RCT of classic massage compared to standard medical care (SMC) in chronic pain conditions of back neck shoulders head and limbs. OUTCOME MEASURE: Pain rating (nine-point Likert-scale; predefined main outcome criterion) at pretreatment post-treatment and 3 month follow-up as well as pain adjective list depression anxiety mood and body concept. RESULTS: Because of political and organizational problems only 29 patients were randomized 19 to receive massage 10 to SMC. Pain improved significantly in both groups but only in the massage group was it still significantly improved at follow-up. Depression and anxiety were improved significantly by both treatments yet only in the massage group maintained at follow-up. CONCLUSION: Despite its limitation resulting from problems with numbers and randomization this study shows that massage can be at least as effective as SMC in chronic pain syndromes. Relative changes are equal but tend to last longer and to generalize more into psychologic domains. Because this is a pilot study the results need replication but our experiences might be useful for other researchers. |
| Keywords |
Adult |
| Power |
Not Described |
| Power1 |
ND |
| Provider Type |
Massage therapist |
| Intervention Description: Number Assigned (Dropout Rate) |
Massage Therapy: 19 (0%);
Standard Medical Care: 10 (0%). |
| # Assigned (Dropout Rate)_ |
19 (0%);
10 (0%). |
| double check # assign |
|
| Intervention Description: Dosages |
Massage Therapy: 10 x 20 mins, 2x/w, 5w + ND;
Standard Medical Care: ND. |
| Intervention Description: Dosages1 |
10 x 20 mins, 2x/w, 5w + ND;
ND.
|
| *Meta-Analysis |
No |
| Relevant Results _ |
Self-rated pain (pain): p = 0.003 (between groups) at 3 mos FU, p = 0.05 (between groups) over time; Hamburg Pain Adjective List (pain intensity and pain experience): p = Not Significant (between groups) over time; Epidemiological Studies-Depression (depression): p < 0.002 (within groups) (massage), p = Not Significant (within groups) (Standard medical care) over time, p = 0.005 (between groups) over time; State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (anxiety): p < 0.05 (within groups) (massage) at post; Profile of Mood States (general well-being): p = Not Significant (within groups) (between groups) over time; Frankfurt Body Concept Scales (healthy and well-being, body care, body contact, acceptance of body): p < 0.05 (between groups) at post and 3 mos FU. |
| Conclusions |
Massage effective for:
Pain,
Mood,
Quality of Life. |
| Adverse Events |
Authors do not report or mention anything about AEs |
| PubMed Link |
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=walach++Efficacy+of+massage+therapy+in+chronic+pain%3A+a+pragmatic+randomized+trial |
|
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3571 |
Yağci, 2004* |
N. Yağci, F. Uygur and N. Bek |
Comparison of connective tissue massage and spray-and-stretch technique in the treatment of chronic cervical myofascial pain syndrome |
2004 |
The Pain Clinic |
vol |
16 |
vol 16 |
4 |
pages |
469-474 |
Group 1 |
pages 469-474 |
The Pain Clinic, vol 16: 4, pages 469-474 |
Musculoskeletal Pain: Cervical myofacial pain syndrome |
40c (10M/30F) patients with cervical myofacial pain syndrome (mean age = ND) |
|
Visual Analog Scale (pain intensity)
Number of Trigger Point (Trigger Point)
Goniometer Range of Motion (Range of Motion)
Ischemic pain threshold and tolerance (pain)
|
Pain: Visual Analog Scale, Number of Trigger Point, Ischemic pain threshold and tolerance;
Activity: Goniometer Range of Motion.
|
40 |
2-Acceptable |
The aim of this study was to investigate whether ischemic pain tolerance changed in patients who had successfully undergone treatment for chronic cervical myofascial pain syndrome (MPS). In a controlled study patients with the diagnosis of MPS were assessed for pain intensity using a visual analogue scale (VAS) number of trigger points range of motion (ROM) in cervical region and ischemic pain threshold and tolerance using a modified tourniquet technique. Patients were randomly allocated into two groups. The first group was treated with connective tissue massage and the second with vapocoolant spray and stretch technique. No difference was found between the groups as regards to the assessed parameters except VAS which was higher in the group treated with the spray and stretch technique. Following treatment although there was a significant decrease in pain intensity and number of trigger points and an increase in ROM in both groups there was no difference in ischemic pain threshold or tolerance when compared with pre-treatment values. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA all rights reserved) (journal abstract) |
Connective tissue massage |
Not Described |
|
Therapist (type not specified) |
Connective Tissue Manipulation: 20 (0%);
Spray-stretch (Active Control): 20 (0%). |
20 (0%);
20 (0%). |
|
Connective Tissue Manipulation: 15 x ND, ND, ND + ND;
Spray-stretch (Active Control): 6 x ND, ND, ND + ND. |
15 x ND, ND, ND + ND;
6 x ND, ND, ND + ND. |
Yes |
*Visual Analog Scale (pain intensity): p < 0.001 (between groups) over time, Effect Size = 0.76, Active Control, pre / post; Number of Trigger Point (Trigger Point): p < 0.01 (between groups) over time; Goniometer Range of Motion (Range of Motion): p < 0.05 (between groups) over time; Ischemic pain threshold and tolerance (pain): p = Not Significant (between groups) over time. |
Massage effective for:
Pain,
Activity. |
Authors do not report or mention anything about AEs |
Not in PubMed |
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Yağci, 2004* |
| Author |
N. Yağci, F. Uygur and N. Bek |
| Title |
Comparison of connective tissue massage and spray-and-stretch technique in the treatment of chronic cervical myofascial pain syndrome |
| Publication Date |
2004 |
| Periodical |
The Pain Clinic |
| F8 |
vol |
| Volume |
16 |
| F10 |
vol 16 |
| Issue |
4 |
| F12 |
pages |
| Page Start-End |
469-474 |
| Group |
Group 1 |
| F15 |
pages 469-474 |
| Publication Data |
The Pain Clinic, vol 16: 4, pages 469-474 |
| Condition |
Musculoskeletal Pain: Cervical myofacial pain syndrome |
| Condition (to hide) |
40c (10M/30F) patients with cervical myofacial pain syndrome (mean age = ND) |
| Outcome Measures |
|
| cleaned up results |
Visual Analog Scale (pain intensity)
Number of Trigger Point (Trigger Point)
Goniometer Range of Motion (Range of Motion)
Ischemic pain threshold and tolerance (pain)
|
| Outcome Measures_ |
Pain: Visual Analog Scale, Number of Trigger Point, Ischemic pain threshold and tolerance;
Activity: Goniometer Range of Motion.
|
| Total Participants |
40 |
| Quality Assignment (SIGN 50) |
2-Acceptable |
| Abstract |
The aim of this study was to investigate whether ischemic pain tolerance changed in patients who had successfully undergone treatment for chronic cervical myofascial pain syndrome (MPS). In a controlled study patients with the diagnosis of MPS were assessed for pain intensity using a visual analogue scale (VAS) number of trigger points range of motion (ROM) in cervical region and ischemic pain threshold and tolerance using a modified tourniquet technique. Patients were randomly allocated into two groups. The first group was treated with connective tissue massage and the second with vapocoolant spray and stretch technique. No difference was found between the groups as regards to the assessed parameters except VAS which was higher in the group treated with the spray and stretch technique. Following treatment although there was a significant decrease in pain intensity and number of trigger points and an increase in ROM in both groups there was no difference in ischemic pain threshold or tolerance when compared with pre-treatment values. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA all rights reserved) (journal abstract) |
| Keywords |
Connective tissue massage |
| Power |
Not Described |
| Power1 |
|
| Provider Type |
Therapist (type not specified) |
| Intervention Description: Number Assigned (Dropout Rate) |
Connective Tissue Manipulation: 20 (0%);
Spray-stretch (Active Control): 20 (0%). |
| # Assigned (Dropout Rate)_ |
20 (0%);
20 (0%). |
| double check # assign |
|
| Intervention Description: Dosages |
Connective Tissue Manipulation: 15 x ND, ND, ND + ND;
Spray-stretch (Active Control): 6 x ND, ND, ND + ND. |
| Intervention Description: Dosages1 |
15 x ND, ND, ND + ND;
6 x ND, ND, ND + ND. |
| *Meta-Analysis |
Yes |
| Relevant Results _ |
*Visual Analog Scale (pain intensity): p < 0.001 (between groups) over time, Effect Size = 0.76, Active Control, pre / post; Number of Trigger Point (Trigger Point): p < 0.01 (between groups) over time; Goniometer Range of Motion (Range of Motion): p < 0.05 (between groups) over time; Ischemic pain threshold and tolerance (pain): p = Not Significant (between groups) over time. |
| Conclusions |
Massage effective for:
Pain,
Activity. |
| Adverse Events |
Authors do not report or mention anything about AEs |
| PubMed Link |
Not in PubMed |
|
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3599 |
Yip, 2008* |
Y. B. Yip and A. C. Tam |
An experimental study on the effectiveness of massage with aromatic ginger and orange essential oil for moderate-to-severe knee pain among the elderly in Hong Kong |
2008 |
Complement Ther Med |
vol |
16 |
vol 16 |
3 |
pages |
131-8 |
Group 1 |
pages 131-8 |
Complement Ther Med, vol 16: 3, pages 131-8 |
Musculoskeletal Pain: Knee joint pain |
59bc (sex = ND) participants with knee joint pain (mean age = ND) |
|
Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (knee joint pain intensity)
Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (joint stiffness)
Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (physical functioning)
Short Form-36 Health Survey (general health, Quality of Life)
|
Pain: Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index;
Activity: Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index;
Quality of Life: Short Form-36 Health Survey.
|
59 |
2-Acceptable |
OBJECTIVES: To assess the efficacy of an aromatic essential oil (1% Zingiber officinale and 0.5% Citrus sinesis) massage among the elderly with moderate-to-severe knee pain. METHOD: Fifty-nine older persons were enrolled in a double-blind placebo-controlled experimental study group from the Community Centre for Senior Citizens Hong Kong. The intervention was six massage sessions with ginger and orange oil over a 3-week period. The placebo control group received the same massage intervention with olive oil only and the control group received no massage. Assessment was done at baseline post 1-week and post 4 weeks after treatment. Changes from baseline to the end of treatment were assessed on knee pain intensity stiffness level and physical functioning (by Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis index) and quality of life (by SF-36). RESULTS: There were significant mean changes between the three time-points within the intervention group on three of the outcome measures: knee pain intensity (p=0.02); stiffness level (p=0.03); and enhancing physical function (p=0.04) but these were not apparent with the between-groups comparison (p=0.48 0.14 and 0.45 respectively) 4 weeks after the massage. The improvement of physical function and pain were superior in the intervention group compared with both the placebo and the control group at post 1-week time (both p=0.03) but not sustained at post 4 weeks (p=0.45 and 0.29). The changes in quality of life were not statistically significant for all three groups. CONCLUSION: The aroma-massage therapy seems to have potential as an alternative method for short-term knee pain relief. |
Activities of Daily Living |
No, power not achieved |
No |
Nurse |
Massage with ginger essential oil and orange essential oil: 21 (10%);
Massage with olive oil: 20 (15%);
Conventional Treatment (Active Control): 18 (6%).
|
21 (10%);
20 (15%);
18 (6%). |
|
Massage with ginger essential oil and orange essential oil: 6 x ND, ND, 2-3w + ND;
Massage with olive oil: 6 x ND, ND, 2-3w + ND;
Conventional Treatment (Active Control): ND.
|
6 x ND, ND, 2-3w + ND;
6 x ND, ND, 2-3w + ND;
ND. |
Yes |
*Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (knee joint pain intensity): p = 0.02 (within groups) (ginger oil), p = Not Significant (within groups) (olive oil, conventional treatment) at 4w FU, p = Not Significant (between groups) (all groups) at 1w and 4w, Effect Size = -0.16, Active Control, pre / post; Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (joint stiffness): p < 0.03 (within groups) (ginger oil, olive oil), p = Not Significant (within groups) (conventional treatment) over time, p = Not Significant (between groups) (all groups) at 1w and 4w; Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (physical functioning): p = 0.04 (within groups) (ginger oil), p = Not Significant (within groups) (olive oil, conventional treatment) at 1w; *Short Form-36 Health Survey (general health, Quality of Life): p = 0.03 (within groups) (ginger oil), p = Not Significant (within groups) (olive oil, conventional treatment) at 1w, p = Not Significant (between groups) (all groups) at all time points, Effect Size = 0.50, Active Control, pre / post. |
Massage effective for:
Pain,
Activity. |
Authors report NO AEs occurred |
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=An+experimental+study+on+the+effectiveness+of+massage+with+aromatic+ginger+and+orange+essential+oil+for+moderate-to-severe+knee+pain+among+the+elderly+in+Hong+Kong |
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Yip, 2008* |
| Author |
Y. B. Yip and A. C. Tam |
| Title |
An experimental study on the effectiveness of massage with aromatic ginger and orange essential oil for moderate-to-severe knee pain among the elderly in Hong Kong |
| Publication Date |
2008 |
| Periodical |
Complement Ther Med |
| F8 |
vol |
| Volume |
16 |
| F10 |
vol 16 |
| Issue |
3 |
| F12 |
pages |
| Page Start-End |
131-8 |
| Group |
Group 1 |
| F15 |
pages 131-8 |
| Publication Data |
Complement Ther Med, vol 16: 3, pages 131-8 |
| Condition |
Musculoskeletal Pain: Knee joint pain |
| Condition (to hide) |
59bc (sex = ND) participants with knee joint pain (mean age = ND) |
| Outcome Measures |
|
| cleaned up results |
Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (knee joint pain intensity)
Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (joint stiffness)
Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (physical functioning)
Short Form-36 Health Survey (general health, Quality of Life)
|
| Outcome Measures_ |
Pain: Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index;
Activity: Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index;
Quality of Life: Short Form-36 Health Survey.
|
| Total Participants |
59 |
| Quality Assignment (SIGN 50) |
2-Acceptable |
| Abstract |
OBJECTIVES: To assess the efficacy of an aromatic essential oil (1% Zingiber officinale and 0.5% Citrus sinesis) massage among the elderly with moderate-to-severe knee pain. METHOD: Fifty-nine older persons were enrolled in a double-blind placebo-controlled experimental study group from the Community Centre for Senior Citizens Hong Kong. The intervention was six massage sessions with ginger and orange oil over a 3-week period. The placebo control group received the same massage intervention with olive oil only and the control group received no massage. Assessment was done at baseline post 1-week and post 4 weeks after treatment. Changes from baseline to the end of treatment were assessed on knee pain intensity stiffness level and physical functioning (by Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis index) and quality of life (by SF-36). RESULTS: There were significant mean changes between the three time-points within the intervention group on three of the outcome measures: knee pain intensity (p=0.02); stiffness level (p=0.03); and enhancing physical function (p=0.04) but these were not apparent with the between-groups comparison (p=0.48 0.14 and 0.45 respectively) 4 weeks after the massage. The improvement of physical function and pain were superior in the intervention group compared with both the placebo and the control group at post 1-week time (both p=0.03) but not sustained at post 4 weeks (p=0.45 and 0.29). The changes in quality of life were not statistically significant for all three groups. CONCLUSION: The aroma-massage therapy seems to have potential as an alternative method for short-term knee pain relief. |
| Keywords |
Activities of Daily Living |
| Power |
No, power not achieved |
| Power1 |
No |
| Provider Type |
Nurse |
| Intervention Description: Number Assigned (Dropout Rate) |
Massage with ginger essential oil and orange essential oil: 21 (10%);
Massage with olive oil: 20 (15%);
Conventional Treatment (Active Control): 18 (6%).
|
| # Assigned (Dropout Rate)_ |
21 (10%);
20 (15%);
18 (6%). |
| double check # assign |
|
| Intervention Description: Dosages |
Massage with ginger essential oil and orange essential oil: 6 x ND, ND, 2-3w + ND;
Massage with olive oil: 6 x ND, ND, 2-3w + ND;
Conventional Treatment (Active Control): ND.
|
| Intervention Description: Dosages1 |
6 x ND, ND, 2-3w + ND;
6 x ND, ND, 2-3w + ND;
ND. |
| *Meta-Analysis |
Yes |
| Relevant Results _ |
*Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (knee joint pain intensity): p = 0.02 (within groups) (ginger oil), p = Not Significant (within groups) (olive oil, conventional treatment) at 4w FU, p = Not Significant (between groups) (all groups) at 1w and 4w, Effect Size = -0.16, Active Control, pre / post; Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (joint stiffness): p < 0.03 (within groups) (ginger oil, olive oil), p = Not Significant (within groups) (conventional treatment) over time, p = Not Significant (between groups) (all groups) at 1w and 4w; Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (physical functioning): p = 0.04 (within groups) (ginger oil), p = Not Significant (within groups) (olive oil, conventional treatment) at 1w; *Short Form-36 Health Survey (general health, Quality of Life): p = 0.03 (within groups) (ginger oil), p = Not Significant (within groups) (olive oil, conventional treatment) at 1w, p = Not Significant (between groups) (all groups) at all time points, Effect Size = 0.50, Active Control, pre / post. |
| Conclusions |
Massage effective for:
Pain,
Activity. |
| Adverse Events |
Authors report NO AEs occurred |
| PubMed Link |
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=An+experimental+study+on+the+effectiveness+of+massage+with+aromatic+ginger+and+orange+essential+oil+for+moderate-to-severe+knee+pain+among+the+elderly+in+Hong+Kong |
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Youssef, 2013 |
E. F. Youssef and A. S. Shanb |
Mobilization versus massage therapy in the treatment of cervicogenic headache: a clinical study |
2013 |
J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil |
vol |
26 |
vol 26 |
1 |
pages |
17-24 |
Group 2 |
pages 17-24 |
J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil, vol 26: 1, pages 17-24 |
Headache: Cervicogenic headache |
36c (22M/14F) participants with cervicogenic headache (mean age = 32 ± 5.0 yrs) |
|
Visual Analog Scale (headache pain intensity)
Headache frequency
Headache duration
Neck Disability Index (functional disability)
Range of Motion (Range of Motion)
|
Pain: Visual Analog Scale, Headache frequency
Headache duration;
Activity: Neck Disability Index, Range of Motion.
|
36 |
2-Acceptable |
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Cervicogenic headache (CGH) is a common problem associated with neck pain. In this study the effect of cervical mobilizations was compared with that of massage therapy in the management of CGH. DESIGN: Thirty-six subjects with CGH randomly assigned into two groups participated in the study. The first group was treated with spinal mobilization techniques of the upper cervical spine while the second group was treated with massage therapy of the neck region. All subjects underwent active neck range of motion isometric and dynamic strengthening and endurance exercises in two sessions/week for 6 weeks. Pre- and post-treatment outcomes were assessed with means and standard error of the means of measured headache pain intensity frequency and duration of headache attacks as well as via the functional Neck Disability Index (NDI) and active neck range of motion. RESULTS: The results of the study showed significant improvement in all measured variables in each treatment group. Comparison between the two groups showed significant differences in all measured variables after intervention in favor of mobilization techniques with the exception of the functional NDI. CONCLUSION: Upper cervical spine mobilization demonstrated more clinical benefits than massage therapy with regard to headache pain parameters and neck mobility for CGH subjects. |
Adult |
Not Described |
ND |
Therapist (type not specified) |
Massage Therapy: 18 (0%);
Passive Spinal Mobilization (Active Control): 18 (0%). |
18 (0%);
18 (0%). |
|
Massage Therapy: 12 x 30-40 mins, 2x/w, 6w + ND;
Passive Spinal Mobilization (Active Control): ND x 30-40 mins, ND, ND. |
12 x 30-40 mins, 2x/w, 6w + ND;
ND x 30-40 mins, ND, ND. |
No |
Visual Analog Scale (headache pain intensity): p = 0.00 (between groups) (Active Control) over time, Effect Size = -3.49, pre / post; Headache frequency: p = 0.00 (between groups) (Active Control) over time; Headache duration: p = 0.00 (between groups) (Active Control) over time; Neck Disability Index (functional disability): p < 0.05 (within groups) (both groups) over time; Range of Motion (Range of Motion): p < 0.05 (within groups) (both groups) over time. |
Massage effective for:
Activity. |
Authors do not report or mention anything about AEs |
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=youssef++Mobilization+versus+massage+therapy+in+the+treatment+of+cervicogenic+headache%3A+a+clinical+study |
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| Author |
E. F. Youssef and A. S. Shanb |
| Title |
Mobilization versus massage therapy in the treatment of cervicogenic headache: a clinical study |
| Publication Date |
2013 |
| Periodical |
J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil |
| F8 |
vol |
| Volume |
26 |
| F10 |
vol 26 |
| Issue |
1 |
| F12 |
pages |
| Page Start-End |
17-24 |
| Group |
Group 2 |
| F15 |
pages 17-24 |
| Publication Data |
J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil, vol 26: 1, pages 17-24 |
| Condition |
Headache: Cervicogenic headache |
| Condition (to hide) |
36c (22M/14F) participants with cervicogenic headache (mean age = 32 ± 5.0 yrs) |
| Outcome Measures |
|
| cleaned up results |
Visual Analog Scale (headache pain intensity)
Headache frequency
Headache duration
Neck Disability Index (functional disability)
Range of Motion (Range of Motion)
|
| Outcome Measures_ |
Pain: Visual Analog Scale, Headache frequency
Headache duration;
Activity: Neck Disability Index, Range of Motion.
|
| Total Participants |
36 |
| Quality Assignment (SIGN 50) |
2-Acceptable |
| Abstract |
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Cervicogenic headache (CGH) is a common problem associated with neck pain. In this study the effect of cervical mobilizations was compared with that of massage therapy in the management of CGH. DESIGN: Thirty-six subjects with CGH randomly assigned into two groups participated in the study. The first group was treated with spinal mobilization techniques of the upper cervical spine while the second group was treated with massage therapy of the neck region. All subjects underwent active neck range of motion isometric and dynamic strengthening and endurance exercises in two sessions/week for 6 weeks. Pre- and post-treatment outcomes were assessed with means and standard error of the means of measured headache pain intensity frequency and duration of headache attacks as well as via the functional Neck Disability Index (NDI) and active neck range of motion. RESULTS: The results of the study showed significant improvement in all measured variables in each treatment group. Comparison between the two groups showed significant differences in all measured variables after intervention in favor of mobilization techniques with the exception of the functional NDI. CONCLUSION: Upper cervical spine mobilization demonstrated more clinical benefits than massage therapy with regard to headache pain parameters and neck mobility for CGH subjects. |
| Keywords |
Adult |
| Power |
Not Described |
| Power1 |
ND |
| Provider Type |
Therapist (type not specified) |
| Intervention Description: Number Assigned (Dropout Rate) |
Massage Therapy: 18 (0%);
Passive Spinal Mobilization (Active Control): 18 (0%). |
| # Assigned (Dropout Rate)_ |
18 (0%);
18 (0%). |
| double check # assign |
|
| Intervention Description: Dosages |
Massage Therapy: 12 x 30-40 mins, 2x/w, 6w + ND;
Passive Spinal Mobilization (Active Control): ND x 30-40 mins, ND, ND. |
| Intervention Description: Dosages1 |
12 x 30-40 mins, 2x/w, 6w + ND;
ND x 30-40 mins, ND, ND. |
| *Meta-Analysis |
No |
| Relevant Results _ |
Visual Analog Scale (headache pain intensity): p = 0.00 (between groups) (Active Control) over time, Effect Size = -3.49, pre / post; Headache frequency: p = 0.00 (between groups) (Active Control) over time; Headache duration: p = 0.00 (between groups) (Active Control) over time; Neck Disability Index (functional disability): p < 0.05 (within groups) (both groups) over time; Range of Motion (Range of Motion): p < 0.05 (within groups) (both groups) over time. |
| Conclusions |
Massage effective for:
Activity. |
| Adverse Events |
Authors do not report or mention anything about AEs |
| PubMed Link |
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=youssef++Mobilization+versus+massage+therapy+in+the+treatment+of+cervicogenic+headache%3A+a+clinical+study |
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Yurtkuran, 1999* |
N. Zaproudina, O. O. Hanninen and O. Airaksinen |
Effectiveness of traditional bone setting in chronic neck pain: randomized clinical trial |
2007 |
Am J Acupunct |
vol |
30 |
vol 30 |
6 |
pages |
432-7 |
Group 1 |
pages 432-7 |
Am J Acupunct, vol 30: 6, pages 432-7 |
Musculoskeletal Pain: Knee pain |
100c (9M/91F) outpatients with knee pain (mean age = 58.1 yrs) |
|
Present Pain Intensity (overall pain intensity)
Stiffness (activity)
50-foot walking time (activity)
Baseline dynamometer (Quadriceps muscle strength)
Baseline ISOM Goniometer (Active knee flexion)
|
Pain: Present Pain Intensity;
Activity: Stiffness, 50-foot walking time,
Baseline dynamometer, Baseline ISOM Goniometer.
|
100 |
2-Acceptable |
OBJECTIVE: This study evaluates the effectiveness of traditional bone setting (TBS) in chronic neck pain (cNP) compared with conventional physiotherapy (PT) and massage (M). METHODS: This was a randomized clinical trial. Working-aged employed subjects with cNP (n = 105; 37 men and 68 women; mean age 41.5 years) were randomized into TBS PT and M groups. Follow-up times were 1 6 and 12 months after the treatments. Neck pain intensity (visual analog scale) perceived disability (Neck Disability Index [NDI]) and neck spine mobility measurements were used as outcomes. Global assessment was evaluated by the subjects (scale from -1 to +10). Data were analyzed using time (pre and post) by group (TBS PT and M) 2- way analysis of variance for repeated measures. RESULTS: Neck pain decreased and NDI scores improved in all groups 1 month after the treatment (P < .001). The improvement of NDI and persons'' satisfaction were significantly better after TBS. Neck spine mobility in rotation movements tended to improve significantly better and the frons-knee distance improved more after TBS. One year later both NDI and neck pain were significantly better after TBS than in reference groups. A significant improvement was reported by 40% to 45.5% of subjects in the PT and M groups and by 68.6% in the TBS group. Bone setters'' ability to communicate and to interact with patients was evaluated significantly higher. In the TBS group the number of sick days was minimal as was the use of painkillers during 1-year follow-up compared to that in the reference groups. CONCLUSIONS: Traditional bone setting which is a soft manual mobilization technique focusing on the muscles joints and ligaments appears to be effective in cNP. Two thirds of subjects experienced it as beneficial and it seems to be able to improve disability and pain in patients with cNP. Subjective and partially objective benefits of TBS were found in those patients more than after other interventions and the effects lasted at least for 1 year. |
Adult |
Not Described |
ND |
Not described |
Ice Massage: 25 (0%);
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (Active Control): 25 (0%);
Electroacupuncture: 25 (0%);
Sham Electroacupuncture: 25 (0%).
|
25 (0%);
25 (0%);
25 (0%);
25 (0%). |
|
Ice Massage: 10 x ND, 5x/w, 2w + ND;
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (Active Control): ND;
Electroacupuncture: ND;
Sham Electroacupuncture: ND.
|
10 x ND, 5x/w, 2w + ND;
ND;
ND;
ND. |
Yes |
*Present Pain Intensity (overall pain intensity): p < 0.05 (within groups) (ice massage), p < 0.001 (within groups) (Active Control), p < 0.001 (within groups) (Electroacupuncture), p = Not Described (within groups) (sham Electroacupuncture) at post, p = .01 (between groups) at post, Effect Size = 0.91, Active Control, pre / post. Effect Size = -1.17, Sham, pre / post; Stiffness (activity): p < 0.05 (within groups) (ice massage), p < 0.001 (within groups) (Active Control), p < 0.001 (within groups) (Electroacupuncture), p = Not Described (within groups) (sham Electroacupuncture) at post, p = 0.01 (between groups) at post; 50-foot walking time (activity): p < 0.001 (within groups) (ice massage), p < 0.05 (within groups) (Active Control), p < 0.001 (within groups) (Electroacupuncture), p = Not Described (within groups) (sham Electroacupuncture) at post, p = 0.01 (between groups) at post; Baseline dynamometer (Quadriceps muscle strength): p < 0.001 (within groups) (ice massage), p < 0.001 (within groups) (Active Control), p < 0.001 (within groups) (Electroacupuncture), p = Not Described (within groups) (sham Electroacupuncture) at post, p = 0.01 (between groups) at post; *Baseline ISOM Goniometer (Active knee flexion): p = Not Significant (within groups) (ice massage), p < 0.001 (within groups) (Active Control), p < 0.001 (within groups) (Electroacupuncture), p = Not Described (within groups) (sham Electroacupuncture) at post, p = 0.01 (between groups) at post, Effect Size = -0.21, Active Control, pre / post. |
Massage effective for:
Pain,
Activity. |
Authors do not report or mention anything about AEs |
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Effectiveness+of+traditional+bone+setting+in+chronic+neck+pain%3A+randomized+clinical+trial |
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Yurtkuran, 1999* |
| Author |
N. Zaproudina, O. O. Hanninen and O. Airaksinen |
| Title |
Effectiveness of traditional bone setting in chronic neck pain: randomized clinical trial |
| Publication Date |
2007 |
| Periodical |
Am J Acupunct |
| F8 |
vol |
| Volume |
30 |
| F10 |
vol 30 |
| Issue |
6 |
| F12 |
pages |
| Page Start-End |
432-7 |
| Group |
Group 1 |
| F15 |
pages 432-7 |
| Publication Data |
Am J Acupunct, vol 30: 6, pages 432-7 |
| Condition |
Musculoskeletal Pain: Knee pain |
| Condition (to hide) |
100c (9M/91F) outpatients with knee pain (mean age = 58.1 yrs) |
| Outcome Measures |
|
| cleaned up results |
Present Pain Intensity (overall pain intensity)
Stiffness (activity)
50-foot walking time (activity)
Baseline dynamometer (Quadriceps muscle strength)
Baseline ISOM Goniometer (Active knee flexion)
|
| Outcome Measures_ |
Pain: Present Pain Intensity;
Activity: Stiffness, 50-foot walking time,
Baseline dynamometer, Baseline ISOM Goniometer.
|
| Total Participants |
100 |
| Quality Assignment (SIGN 50) |
2-Acceptable |
| Abstract |
OBJECTIVE: This study evaluates the effectiveness of traditional bone setting (TBS) in chronic neck pain (cNP) compared with conventional physiotherapy (PT) and massage (M). METHODS: This was a randomized clinical trial. Working-aged employed subjects with cNP (n = 105; 37 men and 68 women; mean age 41.5 years) were randomized into TBS PT and M groups. Follow-up times were 1 6 and 12 months after the treatments. Neck pain intensity (visual analog scale) perceived disability (Neck Disability Index [NDI]) and neck spine mobility measurements were used as outcomes. Global assessment was evaluated by the subjects (scale from -1 to +10). Data were analyzed using time (pre and post) by group (TBS PT and M) 2- way analysis of variance for repeated measures. RESULTS: Neck pain decreased and NDI scores improved in all groups 1 month after the treatment (P < .001). The improvement of NDI and persons'' satisfaction were significantly better after TBS. Neck spine mobility in rotation movements tended to improve significantly better and the frons-knee distance improved more after TBS. One year later both NDI and neck pain were significantly better after TBS than in reference groups. A significant improvement was reported by 40% to 45.5% of subjects in the PT and M groups and by 68.6% in the TBS group. Bone setters'' ability to communicate and to interact with patients was evaluated significantly higher. In the TBS group the number of sick days was minimal as was the use of painkillers during 1-year follow-up compared to that in the reference groups. CONCLUSIONS: Traditional bone setting which is a soft manual mobilization technique focusing on the muscles joints and ligaments appears to be effective in cNP. Two thirds of subjects experienced it as beneficial and it seems to be able to improve disability and pain in patients with cNP. Subjective and partially objective benefits of TBS were found in those patients more than after other interventions and the effects lasted at least for 1 year. |
| Keywords |
Adult |
| Power |
Not Described |
| Power1 |
ND |
| Provider Type |
Not described |
| Intervention Description: Number Assigned (Dropout Rate) |
Ice Massage: 25 (0%);
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (Active Control): 25 (0%);
Electroacupuncture: 25 (0%);
Sham Electroacupuncture: 25 (0%).
|
| # Assigned (Dropout Rate)_ |
25 (0%);
25 (0%);
25 (0%);
25 (0%). |
| double check # assign |
|
| Intervention Description: Dosages |
Ice Massage: 10 x ND, 5x/w, 2w + ND;
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (Active Control): ND;
Electroacupuncture: ND;
Sham Electroacupuncture: ND.
|
| Intervention Description: Dosages1 |
10 x ND, 5x/w, 2w + ND;
ND;
ND;
ND. |
| *Meta-Analysis |
Yes |
| Relevant Results _ |
*Present Pain Intensity (overall pain intensity): p < 0.05 (within groups) (ice massage), p < 0.001 (within groups) (Active Control), p < 0.001 (within groups) (Electroacupuncture), p = Not Described (within groups) (sham Electroacupuncture) at post, p = .01 (between groups) at post, Effect Size = 0.91, Active Control, pre / post. Effect Size = -1.17, Sham, pre / post; Stiffness (activity): p < 0.05 (within groups) (ice massage), p < 0.001 (within groups) (Active Control), p < 0.001 (within groups) (Electroacupuncture), p = Not Described (within groups) (sham Electroacupuncture) at post, p = 0.01 (between groups) at post; 50-foot walking time (activity): p < 0.001 (within groups) (ice massage), p < 0.05 (within groups) (Active Control), p < 0.001 (within groups) (Electroacupuncture), p = Not Described (within groups) (sham Electroacupuncture) at post, p = 0.01 (between groups) at post; Baseline dynamometer (Quadriceps muscle strength): p < 0.001 (within groups) (ice massage), p < 0.001 (within groups) (Active Control), p < 0.001 (within groups) (Electroacupuncture), p = Not Described (within groups) (sham Electroacupuncture) at post, p = 0.01 (between groups) at post; *Baseline ISOM Goniometer (Active knee flexion): p = Not Significant (within groups) (ice massage), p < 0.001 (within groups) (Active Control), p < 0.001 (within groups) (Electroacupuncture), p = Not Described (within groups) (sham Electroacupuncture) at post, p = 0.01 (between groups) at post, Effect Size = -0.21, Active Control, pre / post. |
| Conclusions |
Massage effective for:
Pain,
Activity. |
| Adverse Events |
Authors do not report or mention anything about AEs |
| PubMed Link |
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Effectiveness+of+traditional+bone+setting+in+chronic+neck+pain%3A+randomized+clinical+trial |
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Zaproudina, 2007* |
Z. Zheng, J. Wang, Q. Gao, J. Hou, L. Ma, C. Jiang and G. Chen |
Therapeutic evaluation of lumbar tender point deep massage for chronic non-specific low back pain |
2012 |
J Manipulative Physiol Ther |
vol |
32 |
vol 32 |
4 |
pages |
534-7 |
Group 1 |
pages 534-7 |
J Manipulative Physiol Ther, vol 32: 4, pages 534-7 |
Musculoskeletal Pain: Chronic neck pain |
105c (37M/ 338F) patients with chronic neck pain (mean age = ND) |
|
Visual Analog Scale (pain)
Neck Disability Index (pain)
Minimal front-knee distance (pain)
Cervical Range of Motion (Range of Motion)
Rimon's brief depression scale questionnaire (mood)
Global Assessment Scale (pain)
|
Pain: Visual Analog Scale, Global Assessment Scale;
Activity: Neck Disability Index,
Minimal front-knee distance, Cervical Range of Motion;
Mood: Rimon's brief depression scale questionnaire.
|
105 |
2-Acceptable |
OBJECTIVE: To observe the therapeutic effect of lumbar tender point deep tissue massage plus lumbar traction on chronic non-specific low back pain using change in pressure pain threshold muscle hardness and pain intensity as indices. METHODS: We randomly divided 64 patients into a treatment group (32 cases) and a control group (32 cases). Two drop-outs occurred in each group. Patients in the treatment group received tender point deep tissue massage plus lumbar traction and patients in the control group received lumbar traction alone. We used a tissue hardness meter/algometer and visual analog scale (VAS) to assess the pressure pain threshold muscle hardness and pain intensity. RESULTS: Following treatment we obtained the following results in the treatment and control groups respectively: the pressure pain threshold difference was 1.5 +/- 0.8 and 1.1 +/- 0.7; the muscle hardness difference was 4.2 +/- 1.6 and 3.5 +/- 1.3; and the VAS score difference was 1.9 +/- 0.9 and 1.4 +/- 0.8. Compared to the control group the treatment group had higher pressure pain threshold (t = 2.09 P < 0.05) and lower muscle hardness (t = 2.05 P < 0.05) and pain intensity (t = 2.46 P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Lumbar tender point deep tissue massage combined with lumbar traction produced better improvement in pressure pain threshold muscle hardness and pain intensity in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain than with lumbar traction alone. |
Acupuncture Points |
Not Described |
ND |
Physiotherapist |
Massage: ND (ND);
Physical Therapy (Active Control): ND (ND);
Traditional Bone Setting (Sham): ND (ND). |
ND (ND);
ND (ND);
ND (ND). |
|
Massage: 5 x 60 mins, ND, ND + ND;
Physical Therapy (Active Control): ND x 45 mins, ND, ND + ND;
Traditional Bone Setting (Sham): ND x 90 mins, ND, ND + ND. |
5 x 60 mins, ND, ND + ND;
ND x 45 mins, ND, ND + ND;
ND x 90 mins, ND, ND + ND. |
Yes |
*Visual Analog Scale (pain): p < 0.001 (within groups) (between groups) (all groups) at 1 mos, Effect Size = -0.18, Active Control, pre / post; Neck Disability Index (pain): p < 0.001 (within groups) (all groups) at 1 mos, p < 0.05 (between groups) (Traditional Bone Setting / Active Control), (Traditional Bone Setting / Massage) at 6m and 1y; Minimal front-knee distance (pain): p < 0.05 (within groups) (Traditional Bone Setting) over time, p < 0.05 (between groups) (all groups) at post; *Cervical Range of Motion (Range of Motion): p = Not Described; Rimon's brief depression scale questionnaire (mood): p = Not Described, Effect Size = -0.34, Active Control, pre / post. Effect Size = 1.29, Sham, pre / post; Global Assessment Scale (pain): p < 0.01 (within groups) (Traditional Bone Setting) at 1 mos and 1y. |
Massage effective for:
Pain. |
Authors do not report or mention anything about AEs |
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Therapeutic+evaluation+of+lumbar+tender+point+deep+massage+for+chronic+non-specific+low+back+pain |
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| Quick Author |
Zaproudina, 2007* |
| Author |
Z. Zheng, J. Wang, Q. Gao, J. Hou, L. Ma, C. Jiang and G. Chen |
| Title |
Therapeutic evaluation of lumbar tender point deep massage for chronic non-specific low back pain |
| Publication Date |
2012 |
| Periodical |
J Manipulative Physiol Ther |
| F8 |
vol |
| Volume |
32 |
| F10 |
vol 32 |
| Issue |
4 |
| F12 |
pages |
| Page Start-End |
534-7 |
| Group |
Group 1 |
| F15 |
pages 534-7 |
| Publication Data |
J Manipulative Physiol Ther, vol 32: 4, pages 534-7 |
| Condition |
Musculoskeletal Pain: Chronic neck pain |
| Condition (to hide) |
105c (37M/ 338F) patients with chronic neck pain (mean age = ND) |
| Outcome Measures |
|
| cleaned up results |
Visual Analog Scale (pain)
Neck Disability Index (pain)
Minimal front-knee distance (pain)
Cervical Range of Motion (Range of Motion)
Rimon's brief depression scale questionnaire (mood)
Global Assessment Scale (pain)
|
| Outcome Measures_ |
Pain: Visual Analog Scale, Global Assessment Scale;
Activity: Neck Disability Index,
Minimal front-knee distance, Cervical Range of Motion;
Mood: Rimon's brief depression scale questionnaire.
|
| Total Participants |
105 |
| Quality Assignment (SIGN 50) |
2-Acceptable |
| Abstract |
OBJECTIVE: To observe the therapeutic effect of lumbar tender point deep tissue massage plus lumbar traction on chronic non-specific low back pain using change in pressure pain threshold muscle hardness and pain intensity as indices. METHODS: We randomly divided 64 patients into a treatment group (32 cases) and a control group (32 cases). Two drop-outs occurred in each group. Patients in the treatment group received tender point deep tissue massage plus lumbar traction and patients in the control group received lumbar traction alone. We used a tissue hardness meter/algometer and visual analog scale (VAS) to assess the pressure pain threshold muscle hardness and pain intensity. RESULTS: Following treatment we obtained the following results in the treatment and control groups respectively: the pressure pain threshold difference was 1.5 +/- 0.8 and 1.1 +/- 0.7; the muscle hardness difference was 4.2 +/- 1.6 and 3.5 +/- 1.3; and the VAS score difference was 1.9 +/- 0.9 and 1.4 +/- 0.8. Compared to the control group the treatment group had higher pressure pain threshold (t = 2.09 P < 0.05) and lower muscle hardness (t = 2.05 P < 0.05) and pain intensity (t = 2.46 P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Lumbar tender point deep tissue massage combined with lumbar traction produced better improvement in pressure pain threshold muscle hardness and pain intensity in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain than with lumbar traction alone. |
| Keywords |
Acupuncture Points |
| Power |
Not Described |
| Power1 |
ND |
| Provider Type |
Physiotherapist |
| Intervention Description: Number Assigned (Dropout Rate) |
Massage: ND (ND);
Physical Therapy (Active Control): ND (ND);
Traditional Bone Setting (Sham): ND (ND). |
| # Assigned (Dropout Rate)_ |
ND (ND);
ND (ND);
ND (ND). |
| double check # assign |
|
| Intervention Description: Dosages |
Massage: 5 x 60 mins, ND, ND + ND;
Physical Therapy (Active Control): ND x 45 mins, ND, ND + ND;
Traditional Bone Setting (Sham): ND x 90 mins, ND, ND + ND. |
| Intervention Description: Dosages1 |
5 x 60 mins, ND, ND + ND;
ND x 45 mins, ND, ND + ND;
ND x 90 mins, ND, ND + ND. |
| *Meta-Analysis |
Yes |
| Relevant Results _ |
*Visual Analog Scale (pain): p < 0.001 (within groups) (between groups) (all groups) at 1 mos, Effect Size = -0.18, Active Control, pre / post; Neck Disability Index (pain): p < 0.001 (within groups) (all groups) at 1 mos, p < 0.05 (between groups) (Traditional Bone Setting / Active Control), (Traditional Bone Setting / Massage) at 6m and 1y; Minimal front-knee distance (pain): p < 0.05 (within groups) (Traditional Bone Setting) over time, p < 0.05 (between groups) (all groups) at post; *Cervical Range of Motion (Range of Motion): p = Not Described; Rimon's brief depression scale questionnaire (mood): p = Not Described, Effect Size = -0.34, Active Control, pre / post. Effect Size = 1.29, Sham, pre / post; Global Assessment Scale (pain): p < 0.01 (within groups) (Traditional Bone Setting) at 1 mos and 1y. |
| Conclusions |
Massage effective for:
Pain. |
| Adverse Events |
Authors do not report or mention anything about AEs |
| PubMed Link |
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Therapeutic+evaluation+of+lumbar+tender+point+deep+massage+for+chronic+non-specific+low+back+pain |
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Zheng, 2012* |
M. Yurtkuran and T. Kocagil |
TENS, electroacupuncture and ice massage: comparison of treatment for osteoarthritis of the knee |
1999 |
J Tradit Chin Med |
vol |
27 |
vol 27 |
|
pages |
133-40 |
Group 1 |
pages 133-40 |
J Tradit Chin Med, vol 27: 3-4, pages 133-40 |
Musculoskeletal Pain: Non-specific low back pain |
64c (34M/30F) patients with non-specific low back pain (mean age = 43 ± 15 yrs) |
|
Visual Analog Scale (pain intensity)
Pain threshold (pain)
Muscle hardness of tender point (Pain Pressure Threshold)
|
Pain: Visual Analog Scale;
Pain Pressure Threshold: Algometer, Muscle hardness of tender point
|
64 |
2-Acceptable |
The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of transcutaneous nerve stimulation (TENS) electroacupuncture (EA) and ice massage with placebo treatment for the treatment of pain. Subjects (n = 100) diagnosed with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee were treated with these modalities. The parameters for evaluating the effectiveness of treatment include pain at rest stiffness 50 foot walking time quadriceps muscle strength and knee flexion degree. The results showed (a) that all three methods could be effective in decreasing not only pain but also the objective parameters in a short period of time; and (b) that the treatment results in TENS EA and ice massage were superior to placebo. |
Aged |
Not Described |
ND |
Doctor |
Tender Point Deep Massage + lumbar traction: 32 (0%);
Lumber Traction (Active Control): 32 (0%). |
32 (0%);
32 (0%). |
|
Tender Point Deep Massage + lumbar traction: 6 x 20 mins, 2x/w, 3w + ND;
Lumber Traction (Active Control): ND x 20 mins, ND, 3w + ND. |
6 x 20 mins, 2x/w, 3w + ND;
ND x 20 mins, ND, 3w + ND. |
Yes |
*Visual Analog Scale (pain intensity): p < 0.05 (within groups) (both groups) over time, p < 0.05 (between groups) at post, Effect Size = -0.54, Active Control, pre / post; Pain threshold (pain): p < 0.05 (within groups) (both groups) over time, p < 0.05 (between groups) at post; Algometer/Muscle hardness of tender point (Pain Pressure Threshold): p < 0.05 (within groups) (both groups) over time, p < 0.05 (between groups) at post. |
Massage effective for: Pain,
Pain Pressure Threshold. |
Authors do not report or mention anything about AEs |
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=TENS%2C+electroacupuncture+and+ice+massage%3A+comparison+of+treatment+for+osteoarthritis+of+the+knee |
| F1 |
67 |
| Refid |
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| Quick Author |
Zheng, 2012* |
| Author |
M. Yurtkuran and T. Kocagil |
| Title |
TENS, electroacupuncture and ice massage: comparison of treatment for osteoarthritis of the knee |
| Publication Date |
1999 |
| Periodical |
J Tradit Chin Med |
| F8 |
vol |
| Volume |
27 |
| F10 |
vol 27 |
| Issue |
|
| F12 |
pages |
| Page Start-End |
133-40 |
| Group |
Group 1 |
| F15 |
pages 133-40 |
| Publication Data |
J Tradit Chin Med, vol 27: 3-4, pages 133-40 |
| Condition |
Musculoskeletal Pain: Non-specific low back pain |
| Condition (to hide) |
64c (34M/30F) patients with non-specific low back pain (mean age = 43 ± 15 yrs) |
| Outcome Measures |
|
| cleaned up results |
Visual Analog Scale (pain intensity)
Pain threshold (pain)
Muscle hardness of tender point (Pain Pressure Threshold)
|
| Outcome Measures_ |
Pain: Visual Analog Scale;
Pain Pressure Threshold: Algometer, Muscle hardness of tender point
|
| Total Participants |
64 |
| Quality Assignment (SIGN 50) |
2-Acceptable |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of transcutaneous nerve stimulation (TENS) electroacupuncture (EA) and ice massage with placebo treatment for the treatment of pain. Subjects (n = 100) diagnosed with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee were treated with these modalities. The parameters for evaluating the effectiveness of treatment include pain at rest stiffness 50 foot walking time quadriceps muscle strength and knee flexion degree. The results showed (a) that all three methods could be effective in decreasing not only pain but also the objective parameters in a short period of time; and (b) that the treatment results in TENS EA and ice massage were superior to placebo. |
| Keywords |
Aged |
| Power |
Not Described |
| Power1 |
ND |
| Provider Type |
Doctor |
| Intervention Description: Number Assigned (Dropout Rate) |
Tender Point Deep Massage + lumbar traction: 32 (0%);
Lumber Traction (Active Control): 32 (0%). |
| # Assigned (Dropout Rate)_ |
32 (0%);
32 (0%). |
| double check # assign |
|
| Intervention Description: Dosages |
Tender Point Deep Massage + lumbar traction: 6 x 20 mins, 2x/w, 3w + ND;
Lumber Traction (Active Control): ND x 20 mins, ND, 3w + ND. |
| Intervention Description: Dosages1 |
6 x 20 mins, 2x/w, 3w + ND;
ND x 20 mins, ND, 3w + ND. |
| *Meta-Analysis |
Yes |
| Relevant Results _ |
*Visual Analog Scale (pain intensity): p < 0.05 (within groups) (both groups) over time, p < 0.05 (between groups) at post, Effect Size = -0.54, Active Control, pre / post; Pain threshold (pain): p < 0.05 (within groups) (both groups) over time, p < 0.05 (between groups) at post; Algometer/Muscle hardness of tender point (Pain Pressure Threshold): p < 0.05 (within groups) (both groups) over time, p < 0.05 (between groups) at post. |
| Conclusions |
Massage effective for: Pain,
Pain Pressure Threshold. |
| Adverse Events |
Authors do not report or mention anything about AEs |
| PubMed Link |
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=TENS%2C+electroacupuncture+and+ice+massage%3A+comparison+of+treatment+for+osteoarthritis+of+the+knee |
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Ahles, 1999* |
T. A. Ahles, D. M. Tope, B. Pinkson, S. Walch, D. Hann, M. Whedon, B. Dain, J. E. Weiss, L. Mills and P. M. Silberfarb |
Massage therapy for patients undergoing autologous bone marrow transplantation |
1999 |
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management |
vol |
18 |
vol 18 |
3 |
pages |
157-163 |
Cancer |
pages 157-163 |
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, vol 18: 3, pages 157-163 |
Cancer: Cancer patients undergoing bone marrow transplants |
35c (sex = ND) cancer patients (mean age = ND) |
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Numerical Rating Scale (pain)
Numerical Rating Scale (fatigue)
Beck Depression Inventory (depression)
Brief Profile of Mood States (general distress/mood)
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (state-anxiety)
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (trait-anxiety)
Numerical Rating Scale (emotional distress)
Diastolic Blood Pressure
Systolic Blood Pressure
Heart Rate
Respiration Rate
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Pain: Numerical Rating Scale;
Sleep: Numerical Rating Scale;
Mood: Beck Depression Inventory, Brief Profile of Mood States, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory;
Stress: Numerical Rating Scale;
Physiological: Heart Rate, Respiration Rate, Systolic Blood Pressu |
35 |
3-Low |
The purpose of the current study was to examine the impact of massage therapy on psychological, physical, and psychophysiological measures in patients undergoing autologous bone marrow transplantation (BMT). Patients scheduled to undergo BMT were randomly assigned to receive either (a) massage therapy, consisting of 20-minute sessions of shoulder, neck, head, and facial massage, or (b) standard treatment. Overall effects of massage therapy on anxiety, depression, and mood were assessed pretreatment, midtreatment, and prior to discharge using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Beck Depression Inventory, and Brief Profile of Mood States, respectively. The immediate effects of massage were measured via the State Anxiety Inventory, Numerical Scales of Distress, Fatigue, Nausea, and Pain and indices of psychophysiological arousal (heart rate, blood pressure, and respiration rate), collected prior to and following patients' first, fifth, and final massage (on Days--7, midtreatment, and predischarge). Analysis of the data evaluating the immediate effects of massage showed that patients in the massage therapy group demonstrated significantly larger reductions in distress, fatigue, nausea, and State Anxiety than the standard treatment group at Day-7, in State Anxiety at midtreatment, and in fatigue at the predischarge assessment. The overall measures of psychological symptoms measured at pretreatment, midtreatment, and prior to discharge showed no overall group differences, although the massage group scored significantly lower on the State Anxiety Inventory than the standard care group at the midtreatment assessment. The two groups together showed significant declines through time on scores from the Profile of Mood States and State and Trait Anxiety Inventories. |
Swedish/Esalen massage therapy, psychological & physical & psychophysiological symptoms, cancer patients (mean age 41 yrs) who underwent autologous bone marrow transplantation surgery |
Not Described |
No |
Healing-arts specialist |
Massage Therapy: ND (ND);
Standard Treatment (Active Control): ND (ND). |
ND (ND);
ND (ND). |
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Massage Therapy: 9 x 20 min, ND, 3w + ND;
Standard Treatment (Active Control): ND x ND, ND, 3w + ND. |
9 x 20 min, ND, 3w + ND;
ND x ND, ND, 3w + ND. |
Yes |
*Numerical Rating Scale (pain): p = Not Significant (between groups) at all time points, Effect Size = -2.47, Active Control, pre / post; *Numerical Rating Scale (fatigue): p = 0.02 (between groups) at 7d pre/post; p = 0.03 (between groups) pre/post-discharge, Effect Size = -3.07, Active Control, pre / post; Beck Depression Inventory (depression): p = Not Significant (between groups) at all time points; Brief Profile of Mood States (general distress/mood): p = Not Significant (between groups) at all time points; State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (state-anxiety): p < 0.0001 (between groups) at 7d pre/post; p = 0.05 (between groups) at pre/post midtreatment; p = 0.02 (between groups) midtreatment overall effect; p < 0.0001 (between groups) pre/post over time; State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (trait-anxiety): p = Not Significant (between groups) at time points; *Numerical Rating Scale (emotional distress): p = 0.002 (between groups) at 7d pre/post; p = 0.02 (between groups) pre/post over time, Effect Size = -3.59, Active Control, pre / post; Diastolic Blood Pressure: p = 0.01 (between groups) pre / post over time; Systolic Blood Pressure: p = Not Significant (between groups) at all time points; Heart Rate: p = Not Significant (between groups) at all time points; Respiration Rate: p = Not Significant (between groups) at all time points. |
Massage effective for: Sleep, Mood, Stress, Physiological. |
Authors do not report or mention anything about AEs |
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10517036 |
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T. A. Ahles, D. M. Tope, B. Pinkson, S. Walch, D. Hann, M. Whedon, B. Dain, J. E. Weiss, L. Mills and P. M. Silberfarb |
| Title |
Massage therapy for patients undergoing autologous bone marrow transplantation |
| Publication Date |
1999 |
| Periodical |
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management |
| F8 |
vol |
| Volume |
18 |
| F10 |
vol 18 |
| Issue |
3 |
| F12 |
pages |
| Page Start-End |
157-163 |
| Group |
Cancer |
| F15 |
pages 157-163 |
| Publication Data |
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, vol 18: 3, pages 157-163 |
| Condition |
Cancer: Cancer patients undergoing bone marrow transplants |
| Condition (to hide) |
35c (sex = ND) cancer patients (mean age = ND) |
| Outcome Measures |
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| cleaned up results |
Numerical Rating Scale (pain)
Numerical Rating Scale (fatigue)
Beck Depression Inventory (depression)
Brief Profile of Mood States (general distress/mood)
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (state-anxiety)
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (trait-anxiety)
Numerical Rating Scale (emotional distress)
Diastolic Blood Pressure
Systolic Blood Pressure
Heart Rate
Respiration Rate
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| Outcome Measures_ |
Pain: Numerical Rating Scale;
Sleep: Numerical Rating Scale;
Mood: Beck Depression Inventory, Brief Profile of Mood States, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory;
Stress: Numerical Rating Scale;
Physiological: Heart Rate, Respiration Rate, Systolic Blood Pressu |
| Total Participants |
35 |
| Quality Assignment (SIGN 50) |
3-Low |
| Abstract |
The purpose of the current study was to examine the impact of massage therapy on psychological, physical, and psychophysiological measures in patients undergoing autologous bone marrow transplantation (BMT). Patients scheduled to undergo BMT were randomly assigned to receive either (a) massage therapy, consisting of 20-minute sessions of shoulder, neck, head, and facial massage, or (b) standard treatment. Overall effects of massage therapy on anxiety, depression, and mood were assessed pretreatment, midtreatment, and prior to discharge using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Beck Depression Inventory, and Brief Profile of Mood States, respectively. The immediate effects of massage were measured via the State Anxiety Inventory, Numerical Scales of Distress, Fatigue, Nausea, and Pain and indices of psychophysiological arousal (heart rate, blood pressure, and respiration rate), collected prior to and following patients' first, fifth, and final massage (on Days--7, midtreatment, and predischarge). Analysis of the data evaluating the immediate effects of massage showed that patients in the massage therapy group demonstrated significantly larger reductions in distress, fatigue, nausea, and State Anxiety than the standard treatment group at Day-7, in State Anxiety at midtreatment, and in fatigue at the predischarge assessment. The overall measures of psychological symptoms measured at pretreatment, midtreatment, and prior to discharge showed no overall group differences, although the massage group scored significantly lower on the State Anxiety Inventory than the standard care group at the midtreatment assessment. The two groups together showed significant declines through time on scores from the Profile of Mood States and State and Trait Anxiety Inventories. |
| Keywords |
Swedish/Esalen massage therapy, psychological & physical & psychophysiological symptoms, cancer patients (mean age 41 yrs) who underwent autologous bone marrow transplantation surgery |
| Power |
Not Described |
| Power1 |
No |
| Provider Type |
Healing-arts specialist |
| Intervention Description: Number Assigned (Dropout Rate) |
Massage Therapy: ND (ND);
Standard Treatment (Active Control): ND (ND). |
| # Assigned (Dropout Rate)_ |
ND (ND);
ND (ND). |
| double check # assign |
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| Intervention Description: Dosages |
Massage Therapy: 9 x 20 min, ND, 3w + ND;
Standard Treatment (Active Control): ND x ND, ND, 3w + ND. |
| Intervention Description: Dosages1 |
9 x 20 min, ND, 3w + ND;
ND x ND, ND, 3w + ND. |
| *Meta-Analysis |
Yes |
| Relevant Results _ |
*Numerical Rating Scale (pain): p = Not Significant (between groups) at all time points, Effect Size = -2.47, Active Control, pre / post; *Numerical Rating Scale (fatigue): p = 0.02 (between groups) at 7d pre/post; p = 0.03 (between groups) pre/post-discharge, Effect Size = -3.07, Active Control, pre / post; Beck Depression Inventory (depression): p = Not Significant (between groups) at all time points; Brief Profile of Mood States (general distress/mood): p = Not Significant (between groups) at all time points; State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (state-anxiety): p < 0.0001 (between groups) at 7d pre/post; p = 0.05 (between groups) at pre/post midtreatment; p = 0.02 (between groups) midtreatment overall effect; p < 0.0001 (between groups) pre/post over time; State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (trait-anxiety): p = Not Significant (between groups) at time points; *Numerical Rating Scale (emotional distress): p = 0.002 (between groups) at 7d pre/post; p = 0.02 (between groups) pre/post over time, Effect Size = -3.59, Active Control, pre / post; Diastolic Blood Pressure: p = 0.01 (between groups) pre / post over time; Systolic Blood Pressure: p = Not Significant (between groups) at all time points; Heart Rate: p = Not Significant (between groups) at all time points; Respiration Rate: p = Not Significant (between groups) at all time points. |
| Conclusions |
Massage effective for: Sleep, Mood, Stress, Physiological. |
| Adverse Events |
Authors do not report or mention anything about AEs |
| PubMed Link |
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10517036 |
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369 |
Billhult, 2007 |
A. Billhult, I. Bergbom and E. Stener-Victorin |
Massage relieves nausea in women with breast cancer who are undergoing chemotherapy |
2007 |
J Altern Complement Med |
vol |
13 |
vol 13 |
1 |
pages |
53-7 |
Cancer |
pages 53-7 |
J Altern Complement Med, vol 13: 1, pages 53-7 |
Cancer: Breast cancer |
39c female breast cancer patients (mean age = 52) |
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Visual Analog Scale (anxiety)
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (anxiety)
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (depression)
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Mood: Visual Analog Scale, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.
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39 |
2-Acceptable |
OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of massage on nausea anxiety and depression in patients with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy. DESIGN: This work was a single-center prospective randomized controlled trial. SETTINGS/LOCATION: This study was conducted in an oncology clinic in a hospital in southwestern Sweden. SUBJECTS: Thirty-nine (39) women (mean age = 51.8) with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy were enrolled. INTERVENTIONS: The patients were randomly assigned to a massage therapy group (20 minutes of massage on five occasions) or a control group (five 20-minute visits). OUTCOME MEASURES: All patients recorded nausea and anxiety on the Visual Analogue Scale before and after each intervention. They also completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. RESULTS: Massage treatment significantly reduced nausea compared with control treatment (p = 0.025) when improvement was measured as a percentage of the five treatment periods. Differences in anxiety and depression between the two treatment regimes could not be statistically demonstrated. CONCLUSIONS: This study complements previous studies on the effect of massage and supports the conclusion that massage reduces nausea in these patients. |
Adult |
Not Described |
ND |
Nurse |
Massage Therapy: 19 (0%);
No Treatment: 20 (0%). |
19 (0%);
20 (0%). |
|
Massage Therapy: 5 x 20 mins, ND, ND + ND;
No Treatment: 5 x 20 mins, ND, ND + ND. |
5 x 20 mins, ND, ND + ND;
5 x 20 mins, ND, ND + ND. |
No |
Visual Analog Scale (anxiety): p = Not Described; Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (anxiety): p = Not Significant (between groups) over time; Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (depression): p = Not Significant (between groups) over time. |
No relevant significant results. |
Authors do not report or mention anything about AEs |
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=billhult++Massage+relieves+nausea+in+women+with+breast+cancer+who+are+undergoing+chemotherapy |
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| Author |
A. Billhult, I. Bergbom and E. Stener-Victorin |
| Title |
Massage relieves nausea in women with breast cancer who are undergoing chemotherapy |
| Publication Date |
2007 |
| Periodical |
J Altern Complement Med |
| F8 |
vol |
| Volume |
13 |
| F10 |
vol 13 |
| Issue |
1 |
| F12 |
pages |
| Page Start-End |
53-7 |
| Group |
Cancer |
| F15 |
pages 53-7 |
| Publication Data |
J Altern Complement Med, vol 13: 1, pages 53-7 |
| Condition |
Cancer: Breast cancer |
| Condition (to hide) |
39c female breast cancer patients (mean age = 52) |
| Outcome Measures |
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| cleaned up results |
Visual Analog Scale (anxiety)
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (anxiety)
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (depression)
|
| Outcome Measures_ |
Mood: Visual Analog Scale, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.
|
| Total Participants |
39 |
| Quality Assignment (SIGN 50) |
2-Acceptable |
| Abstract |
OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of massage on nausea anxiety and depression in patients with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy. DESIGN: This work was a single-center prospective randomized controlled trial. SETTINGS/LOCATION: This study was conducted in an oncology clinic in a hospital in southwestern Sweden. SUBJECTS: Thirty-nine (39) women (mean age = 51.8) with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy were enrolled. INTERVENTIONS: The patients were randomly assigned to a massage therapy group (20 minutes of massage on five occasions) or a control group (five 20-minute visits). OUTCOME MEASURES: All patients recorded nausea and anxiety on the Visual Analogue Scale before and after each intervention. They also completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. RESULTS: Massage treatment significantly reduced nausea compared with control treatment (p = 0.025) when improvement was measured as a percentage of the five treatment periods. Differences in anxiety and depression between the two treatment regimes could not be statistically demonstrated. CONCLUSIONS: This study complements previous studies on the effect of massage and supports the conclusion that massage reduces nausea in these patients. |
| Keywords |
Adult |
| Power |
Not Described |
| Power1 |
ND |
| Provider Type |
Nurse |
| Intervention Description: Number Assigned (Dropout Rate) |
Massage Therapy: 19 (0%);
No Treatment: 20 (0%). |
| # Assigned (Dropout Rate)_ |
19 (0%);
20 (0%). |
| double check # assign |
|
| Intervention Description: Dosages |
Massage Therapy: 5 x 20 mins, ND, ND + ND;
No Treatment: 5 x 20 mins, ND, ND + ND. |
| Intervention Description: Dosages1 |
5 x 20 mins, ND, ND + ND;
5 x 20 mins, ND, ND + ND. |
| *Meta-Analysis |
No |
| Relevant Results _ |
Visual Analog Scale (anxiety): p = Not Described; Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (anxiety): p = Not Significant (between groups) over time; Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (depression): p = Not Significant (between groups) over time. |
| Conclusions |
No relevant significant results. |
| Adverse Events |
Authors do not report or mention anything about AEs |
| PubMed Link |
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=billhult++Massage+relieves+nausea+in+women+with+breast+cancer+who+are+undergoing+chemotherapy |
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519 |
Campeau, 2007 |
M. P. Campeau, R. Gaboriault, M. Drapeau, T. Van Nguyen, I. Roy, B. Fortin, M. Marois and P. F. Nguyen-Tan |
Impact of massage therapy on anxiety levels in patients undergoing radiation therapy: randomized controlled trial |
2007 |
J Soc Integr Oncol |
vol |
5 |
vol 5 |
4 |
pages |
133-8 |
Cancer |
pages 133-8 |
J Soc Integr Oncol, vol 5: 4, pages 133-8 |
Cancer: Cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy |
100ac (32 M/68 F) cancer patients (mean age = ND) |
|
Visual Analog Scale (anxiety)
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (State-anxiety)
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Trait-anxiety)
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Mood: Visual Analog Scale; State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. |
100 |
2-Acceptable |
Anxiety is a major issue in the cancer patient population. This randomized phase III trial evaluated the effects of massage therapy on anxiety levels in patients undergoing radiation therapy. Patients undergoing radiation therapy were randomly assigned to either 10 massage sessions or control sessions. Anxiety levels were evaluated throughout the course of treatment using both the visual analogue scale (VAS) and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). The immediate effect of massage therapy on anxiety scores was measured via pre- and postmassage VAS scores. The intermediate-term effect of massage was assessed through the VAS scores over the 10 sessions and STAI scores at the last session. The trial's primary outcome was the difference in intermediate-term anxiety scores whereas the secondary outcome was the difference in immediate anxiety scores. Between January 2006 and June 2006 100 patients were randomized. After their massage the patients'' immediate postmassage anxiety score according to the VAS was reduced by an average of 45% compared with their premassage score (p < .001). No impact of massage therapy on intermediate-term anxiety scores was observed. Both groups showed a similar decline in VAS anxiety scores from the first to the last session that is 15% and 19% in the massage therapy and control groups respectively (p = .73). Furthermore no difference was observed between the groups'' respective state-anxiety scores after the 10 sessions. Massage therapy is associated with a significant immediate decrease in anxiety scores. However massage therapy appears to have no major impact on intermediate-term anxiety in patients undergoing radiation therapy. |
Adult |
Yes, power achieved |
Yes, sample size of 100 individuals would be sufficient to detect a 15% difference in intermediate-term anxiety scores between the groups, at the 5% level of significance with 80% power. |
Massage therapist |
Massage Therapy: 52 (13%);
No Treatment: 48 (10%). |
52 (13%);
48 (10%). |
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Massage Therapy: 10 x 15 mins, daily, 10d + ND;
No Treatment: 10 x ND, daily, 10d + ND. |
10 x 15 mins, daily, 10d + ND;
10 x ND, daily, 10d + ND. |
No |
Visual Analog Scale (anxiety): p < 0.001 (within groups) (Massage Therapy) over time; State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (State-anxiety): p = Not Significant (between groups) over time; State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Trait-anxiety): p = Not Significant (between groups) over time. |
Massage effective for: Mood. |
Authors do not report or mention anything about AEs |
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=campeau+Impact+of+massage+therapy+on+anxiety+levels+in+patients+undergoing+radiation+therapy%3A+randomized+controlled+trial |
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| Author |
M. P. Campeau, R. Gaboriault, M. Drapeau, T. Van Nguyen, I. Roy, B. Fortin, M. Marois and P. F. Nguyen-Tan |
| Title |
Impact of massage therapy on anxiety levels in patients undergoing radiation therapy: randomized controlled trial |
| Publication Date |
2007 |
| Periodical |
J Soc Integr Oncol |
| F8 |
vol |
| Volume |
5 |
| F10 |
vol 5 |
| Issue |
4 |
| F12 |
pages |
| Page Start-End |
133-8 |
| Group |
Cancer |
| F15 |
pages 133-8 |
| Publication Data |
J Soc Integr Oncol, vol 5: 4, pages 133-8 |
| Condition |
Cancer: Cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy |
| Condition (to hide) |
100ac (32 M/68 F) cancer patients (mean age = ND) |
| Outcome Measures |
|
| cleaned up results |
Visual Analog Scale (anxiety)
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (State-anxiety)
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Trait-anxiety)
|
| Outcome Measures_ |
Mood: Visual Analog Scale; State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. |
| Total Participants |
100 |
| Quality Assignment (SIGN 50) |
2-Acceptable |
| Abstract |
Anxiety is a major issue in the cancer patient population. This randomized phase III trial evaluated the effects of massage therapy on anxiety levels in patients undergoing radiation therapy. Patients undergoing radiation therapy were randomly assigned to either 10 massage sessions or control sessions. Anxiety levels were evaluated throughout the course of treatment using both the visual analogue scale (VAS) and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). The immediate effect of massage therapy on anxiety scores was measured via pre- and postmassage VAS scores. The intermediate-term effect of massage was assessed through the VAS scores over the 10 sessions and STAI scores at the last session. The trial's primary outcome was the difference in intermediate-term anxiety scores whereas the secondary outcome was the difference in immediate anxiety scores. Between January 2006 and June 2006 100 patients were randomized. After their massage the patients'' immediate postmassage anxiety score according to the VAS was reduced by an average of 45% compared with their premassage score (p < .001). No impact of massage therapy on intermediate-term anxiety scores was observed. Both groups showed a similar decline in VAS anxiety scores from the first to the last session that is 15% and 19% in the massage therapy and control groups respectively (p = .73). Furthermore no difference was observed between the groups'' respective state-anxiety scores after the 10 sessions. Massage therapy is associated with a significant immediate decrease in anxiety scores. However massage therapy appears to have no major impact on intermediate-term anxiety in patients undergoing radiation therapy. |
| Keywords |
Adult |
| Power |
Yes, power achieved |
| Power1 |
Yes, sample size of 100 individuals would be sufficient to detect a 15% difference in intermediate-term anxiety scores between the groups, at the 5% level of significance with 80% power. |
| Provider Type |
Massage therapist |
| Intervention Description: Number Assigned (Dropout Rate) |
Massage Therapy: 52 (13%);
No Treatment: 48 (10%). |
| # Assigned (Dropout Rate)_ |
52 (13%);
48 (10%). |
| double check # assign |
|
| Intervention Description: Dosages |
Massage Therapy: 10 x 15 mins, daily, 10d + ND;
No Treatment: 10 x ND, daily, 10d + ND. |
| Intervention Description: Dosages1 |
10 x 15 mins, daily, 10d + ND;
10 x ND, daily, 10d + ND. |
| *Meta-Analysis |
No |
| Relevant Results _ |
Visual Analog Scale (anxiety): p < 0.001 (within groups) (Massage Therapy) over time; State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (State-anxiety): p = Not Significant (between groups) over time; State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Trait-anxiety): p = Not Significant (between groups) over time. |
| Conclusions |
Massage effective for: Mood. |
| Adverse Events |
Authors do not report or mention anything about AEs |
| PubMed Link |
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=campeau+Impact+of+massage+therapy+on+anxiety+levels+in+patients+undergoing+radiation+therapy%3A+randomized+controlled+trial |
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