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Greater Pain and Function Improvement With Physiotherapy vs Massage Chair Therapy for Low-Back Pain
December 2020
Greater Pain and Function Improvement With Physiotherapy vs Massage Chair Therapy for Low-Back Pain
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1
Clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness of massage chair therapy versus basic physiotherapy in lower back pain patients: A randomized controlled trial.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Mar;99(12):e19514.Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
Fifty-six patients with low-back pain (LBP) were randomized to receive 3 weeks of outpatient in-hospital physiotherapy (n=31) or mechanical massage chair therapy (n=25). The outcomes of interest included pain scores on a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and the McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ), the Functional Rating Index (FRI), and cost-effectiveness through the mean cost per patient and total cost. Th...
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