Testing feasibility of traditional Malay massage compared to relaxation for patients with non-specific low back pain: A pilot randomized-controlled trial
| Autor: | Siong Meng Lim, Faizah Safina Bakrin, Kalavathy Ramasamy, Khang Wen Goh, Long Chiau Ming, Siew Kuan Chua, Aman Shah Abdul Majid, Khairulanwar Husain, Bey Hing Goh, Nurhanisah Sejari, Kamaria Kamaruddin, Chin Fen Neoh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Massage Relaxation (psychology) business.industry Visual analogue scale Low back pain language.human_language 030205 complementary & alternative medicine law.invention 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Primary outcome Complementary and alternative medicine Randomized controlled trial Non specific law language Physical therapy Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine medicine.symptom business Malay |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Integrative Medicine. 40:101217 |
| ISSN: | 1876-3820 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.eujim.2020.101217 |
| Popis: | Introduction This study was to test the feasibility of an approach that is intended to be used in a larger scale study to investigate the immediate effect of traditional Malay massage on substance P, inflammatory mediators, pain intensity and level of disability among patients with low back pain. Method A pilot, non-blinded, randomized controlled trial was conducted with thirty patients who fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The participants were randomly allocated to intervention and control groups. Blood samples were collected before and after 5 min of intervention, and were analyzed for the level of substance P (i.e. primary outcome) and other inflammatory mediators as secondary outcomes. Self-reported measurements for pain intensity and functional outcome using Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) were determined. Result A significant reduction in substance P level (1.45 ± 0.21 pg/mL versus 1.40 ± 0.15 pg/mL; p = 0.047) after application of traditional Malay massage was noted, but no significant change was reported for inter-group comparisons. The changes in other inflammatory markers were not significant for inter-group comparisons before and after application of traditional Malay massage and the relaxation position. However, the changes in both Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score (p Conclusions The traditional Malay massage was reported to have an immediate effect on substance P but not on the inflammatory markers. This finding is well correlated with the changes in pain intensity (VAS score) and daily functional abilities (RMDQ score). |
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