Massage Therapy for Neck and Shoulder Pain : A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Joint Authors
Kong, Ling Jun
Yuan, Wei An
Fang, Min
Cheng, Ying Wu
Zhan, Hong Sheng
Chen, Bo
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-02-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
To evaluate the effectiveness of massage therapy (MT) for neck and shoulder pain.
Methods.
Seven English and Chinese databases were searched until December 2011 for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of MT for neck and shoulder pain.
The methodological quality of RCTs was assessed based on PEDro scale.
The meta-analyses of MT for neck and shoulder pain were performed.
Results.
Twelve high-quality studies were included.
In immediate effects, the meta-analyses showed significant effects of MT for neck pain (standardised mean difference, SMD, 1.79; 95% confidence intervals, CI, 1.01 to 2.57; P<0.00001) and shoulder pain (SMD, 1.50; 95% CI, 0.55 to 2.45; P=0.002) versus inactive therapies.
And MT showed short-term effects for shoulder pain (SMD, 1.51; 95% CI, 0.53 to 2.49; P=0.003).
But MT did not show better effects for neck pain (SMD, 0.13; 95% CI, −0.38 to 0.63; P=0.63) or shoulder pain (SMD, 0.88; 95% CI, −0.74 to 2.51; P=0.29) than active therapies.
In addition, functional status of the shoulder was not significantly affected by MT.
Conclusion.
MT may provide immediate effects for neck and shoulder pain.
However, MT does not show better effects on pain than other active therapies.
No evidence suggests that MT is effective in functional status.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kong, Ling Jun& Zhan, Hong Sheng& Cheng, Ying Wu& Yuan, Wei An& Chen, Bo& Fang, Min. 2013. Massage Therapy for Neck and Shoulder Pain : A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-485137
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kong, Ling Jun…[et al.]. Massage Therapy for Neck and Shoulder Pain : A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kong, Ling Jun& Zhan, Hong Sheng& Cheng, Ying Wu& Yuan, Wei An& Chen, Bo& Fang, Min. Massage Therapy for Neck and Shoulder Pain : A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-485137
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-485137