ArticleInternational journal of therapeutic massage & bodywork2018
Effects of Massage as a Combination Therapy with Lumbopelvic Stability Exercises as Compared to Standard Massage Therapy in Low Back Pain: a Randomized Cross-Over Study.
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- Systematic Review to Inform a World Health Organization (WHO) Clinical Practice Guideline: Benefits and Harms of Structured Exercise Programs for Chronic Primary Low Back Pain in Adults.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2023Pooled it
- Exercise therapy for chronic low back pain.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Mézières Method as a practice of embodiment in patients with low back pain: a mixed study.Annals of medicine · 2023Trial
- A Comparison Between the Effectiveness of Tepurak Therapy Versus Deep Tissue Massage Stretching on Low Back Function in Nonspecific Low Back Pain.International journal of therapeutic massage & bodywork · 2024Article
- Effects of different treatments on pain, functional disability, position sense and range of motion in elite bodybuilders with chronic low back pain.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Current Concept of Quantitative Sensory Testing and Pressure Pain Threshold in Neck/Shoulder and Low Back Pain.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Interventions for the Management of Acute and Chronic Low Back Pain: Revision 2021.The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy · 2021Article
- An Augmented Reality Device for Remote Supervision of Ultrasound Examinations in International Exercise Science Projects: Usability Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Article
- Lumbar muscles biomechanical characteristics in young people with chronic spinal pain.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundLittle is known about the effects of providing massage as a combination therapy (CT) with lumbopelvic stability training (LPST) in management of chronic nonspecific low back pain (CLBP) among elite female weight lifters. It is unclear whether massage therapy (MT) together with LPST has any additional clinical benefits for individuals with CLBP. PURPOSE: The current study compares the therapeutic effects of CT against MT as a stand-alone intervention on pain intensity (PI), pain pressure threshold (PPT), tissue blood flow (TBF), and lumbopelvic stability (LPS) among elite weight lifters with CLBP.
settingThe study was conducted at the campus for National Olympic weight lifting training camp.
participantsA total of 16 professional female elite weight lifting athletes who were training for Olympic weight lifting competition participated in the study. RESEARCH
designA within-subject, repeated measures, crossover, single-blinded, randomized allocation study.
interventionThe athletes were randomized into three sessions of CT and MT with a time interval of 24 hrs within sessions and a wash out period of four weeks between the sessions.
main outcome measuresThe PI, PPT, TBF, and LPS were measured before and after each session repeatedly in both groups of intervention. The changes in the PI, PPT, TBF, and LPS were analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA).
resultsThe results showed that the CT significantly demonstrated greater effects in reducing pain perception (45%-51%), improving pain pressure threshold (15% up to 25%), and increasing tissue blood flow (131%-152%) than MT (
conclusionThe combination therapy of massage therapy and LPST is likely to provide more clinical benefits in terms of PI, PPT, and TBF when compared to massage as a stand-alone therapy among individuals with chronic nonspecific low back pain.
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