Manual therapies for pain control: chiropractic and massage.
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effectiveness of chiropractic and massage therapy for the reduction of any type of pain. METHODS Systematic reviews of chiropractic and massage as a means of pain control were located and evaluated. RESULTS Six systematic reviews were found, 4 of chiropractic and 2 of massage therapy. Promising evidence emerged from some of these reviews but neither for chiropractic nor for massage was there fully convincing evidence for effectiveness in controlling musculoskeletal or other pain. DISCUSSION The notion that chiropractic or massage are effective interventions for pain control has not been demonstrated convincingly through rigorous clinical trials.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Clinical journal of pain
دوره 20 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004