Study shows skilled massage helpful relieving low back pain.
A recent Seattle study, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, concluded that skilled massage was as effective or more effective helping people with low back pain as compared to people receiving the usual treatment of medications or physical therapy. The Yale Medical Group published an article about this study 7-6-11.
In this study participants had an hour- long skilled massage for ten weeks. At 10 weeks a third of those in the massage group said their pain was better or gone compared to one in 25 who received the usual treatment. After 6 months those who received the massage stilled reported better results. At one year pain and function was about equal for all 3 groups in the study.
So if you know anyone who suffers from low back pain, please pass on this information. If they are interested in getting massage I would recommend that they look for a massage therapist with experience working with folks with back pain.
Until next time stay calm, relaxed and pain free.
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