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| Title |
Effectiveness of Chinese massage therapy (Tui Na) for chronic low back pain: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
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| Published in |
Trials, October 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1745-6215-15-418 |
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| Authors |
Mingxiao Yang, Yue Feng, Hong Pei, Shufang Deng, Minyu Wang, Xianjun Xiao, Hui Zheng, Zhenhong Lai, Jiao Chen, Xiang Li, Xiaoguo He, Fanrong Liang |
| Abstract |
Low back pain is a common, disabling musculoskeletal disorder in both developing and developed countries. Although often recommended, the potential efficacy of massage therapy in general, and Chinese massage (tuina) in particular, for relief of chronic low back pain (CLBP) has not been fully established due to inadequate sample sizes, low methodological quality, and subclinical dosing regimens of trials to date. Thus, the purpose of this randomized controlled trial (RCT) is to evaluate the comparative effectiveness of tuina massage therapy versus conventional analgesics for CLBP. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 195 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 53 | 27% |
| Student > Master | 24 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 15 | 8% |
| Researcher | 11 | 6% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 11 | 6% |
| Other | 28 | 14% |
| Unknown | 55 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 67 | 34% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 35 | 18% |
| Sports and Recreations | 4 | 2% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 2% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 21 | 11% |
| Unknown | 63 | 32% |