Massage therapy may be effective for treatment of chronic back pain, with benefits lasting at least 6 months. After 10 weeks, patients who got weekly massage sessions used less pain medicine and spent less time in bed, although the effects disappeared after a year. No difference between relaxation and structural massage was observed
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A Comparison of the Effects of 2 Types of Massage and Usual Care on Chronic Low Back Pain
Objective: To compare the effectiveness of 2 types of massage and usual care for chronic back pain
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Crossing Arms Reduces Pain Intensity By Confusing The Brain
If you have a pain, for example in your hand, and you cross your arms over the midline, it reduces the intensity of that sensation of pain by confusing the brain, scientists from University College