Deep Tissue Massage and Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs for Low Back Pain: A Prospective Randomized Trial
Joint Authors
Kotwicki, Tomasz
Kocur, Piotr
Majchrzycki, Marian
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-02-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Objective.
To investigate whether chronic low back pain therapy with deep tissue massage (DTM) gives similar results to combined therapy consisting of DTM and non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID).
Design.
Prospective controlled randomized single blinded trial.
Settings.
Ambulatory care of rehabilitation.
Participants.
59 patients, age 51.8 ± 9.0 years, with chronic low back pain.
Interventions.
2 weeks of DTM in the treatment group (TG) versus 2 weeks of DTM combined with NSAID in the control group (CG).
Main Outcome Measures.
Visual analogue scale, Oswestry disability index (ODI), and Roland-Morris questionnaire (RM).
Results.
In both the TG and the CG, a significant pain reduction and function improvement were observed.
VAS decreased from 58.3 ± 18.2 to 42.2 ± 21.1 (TG) and from 51.8 ± 18.8 to 30.6 ± 21.9 (CG).
RM value decreased from 9.8 ± 5.1 to 6.4 ± 4.4 (TG), and from 9.3 ± 5.5 to 6.1 ± 4.6 (CG).
ODI value decreased from 29.2 ± 17.3 to 21.4 ± 15.1 (TG) and from 21.4 ± 9.4 to 16.6 ± 9.4 (CG).
All pre-post-treatment differences were significant; however, there was no significant difference between the TG and the CG.
Conclusion.
DTM had a positive effect on reducing pain in patients with chronic low back pain.
Concurrent use of DTM and NSAID contributed to low back pain reduction in a similar degree that the DTM did.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Majchrzycki, Marian& Kocur, Piotr& Kotwicki, Tomasz. 2014. Deep Tissue Massage and Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs for Low Back Pain: A Prospective Randomized Trial. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049088
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Majchrzycki, Marian…[et al.]. Deep Tissue Massage and Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs for Low Back Pain: A Prospective Randomized Trial. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049088
American Medical Association (AMA)
Majchrzycki, Marian& Kocur, Piotr& Kotwicki, Tomasz. Deep Tissue Massage and Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs for Low Back Pain: A Prospective Randomized Trial. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049088
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1049088