Effectiveness of traditional Thai massage versus Swedish massage among patients with back pain associated with myofascial trigger points

被引：58

作者：

Chatchawan, Uraiwon ^{[1
]}

Thinkhamrop, Bandit ^{[2
]}

Kharmwan, Samerduen ^{[3
]}

Knowles, Jacqueline ^{[4
]}

Eungpinichpong, Wichai ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Khon Kaen Univ, Fac Associated Med Sci, Dept Phys Theraphy, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand

[2] Khon Kaen Univ, Fac Publ Hlth, Dept Biostat & Demog, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand

[3] Khon Kaen Univ, Fac Med, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand

[4] Khon Kaen Univ, Fac Publ Hlth, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand

来源：

JOURNAL OF BODYWORK AND MOVEMENT THERAPIES | 2005年 / 9卷 / 04期

关键词：

Massage; Traditional Thai massage; Myofascial trigger point; Back pain; Randomized control trial;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jbmt.2005.02.001

中图分类号：

R49 [康复医学];

学科分类号：

100215 [康复医学与理疗学];

摘要：

The aim of this study was to verify the effectiveness of traditional Thai massage (TTM) among patients with back pain associated with myofascial trigger points (MTrPs). Swedish massage (SM) was selected as the treatment for the comparison group. One hundred and eighty patients were randomly allocated to receive either TTM or SM for 6 sessions during a 3-4 week period, with follow-up 1 month later. Results indicated that pain intensity, assessed using the visual analog scale (VAS), among patients in both groups was reduced by more than half after 3 weeks of treatment and for up to one month afterwards (P<0.05) with no significant difference in VAS between the groups. Similar improvements were found for most other outcome measures. We conclude that TTM and SM are effective in reducing back pain among patients with MTrPs. We therefore suggest that massage therapy, and in particular Thai massage, be considered as an alternative primary health care treatment for this disorder. (C) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：298 / 309

页数：12

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