Effectiveness of Chinese massage therapy (Tui Na) for chronic low back pain: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Yang, Mingxiao ^a   Feng, Yue ^a   Pei, Hong ^b   Deng, Shufang ^a   Wang, Minyu ^a   Xiao, Xianjun ^a   Zheng, Hui ^a   Lai, Zhenhong ^a   Chen, Jiao ^a   Li, Xiang ^a   He, Xiaoguo ^b   Liang, Fanrong ^a  

^a CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b The People Hospital of Sichuan province   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese massage therapy; Chronic low back pain; Effectiveness; Randomized controlled trial; Tuina

Indexed keywords

IBUPROFEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CIRCULATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRICTION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOSTLING; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASSAGE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESSING; PULLING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TIME; ROLLING; TAPPING; TUINA; CHINA; CHRONIC PAIN; DISABILITY; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOCICEPTION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CHINA; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MASSAGE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN PERCEPTION; PAIN THRESHOLD; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84934267895     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-418     Document Type: Article

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