Massage Therapy: Evidence Base

Massage therapy as a therapeutic intervention is being embraced by the medical community, it is simple to carry out, economical, and has very few side effects.If you are not yet aware of the growing body of evidence to support the work that we do, here is a list of systematic reviews that lend credibility to massage therapy.

• Massage Therapy and Back pain (Chou et al. 2017, Qaseem et al. 2017, Nahin et al. 2016, Wong et al. 2017)
• Massage Therapy and Neck pain (Brosseau et al. 2012, Bussières et al. 2016, Côté et al. 2016, Nahin et al. 2016, Sutton et al. 2016, Wong et al. 2016, van der Velde et al. 2016)
• Massage Therapy and Temporomandibular joint disorder (Martins et al. 2016, Randhawa et al. 2016)
• Massage Therapy and Tension Headaches (Chaibi et al. 2014, Nahin et al. 2016, Varatharajan et al. 2016)
• Massage Therapy and Migraines (Chaibi et al. 2011)
• Massage Therapy and Lateral Epicondylitis (Piper et al. 2016, Sutton et al. 2016)
• Massage Therapy and Dupuytren's Disease (Ball et al. 2016)
• Massage Therapy and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (Piper et al. 2016, Huisstede et al. 2017)
• Massage Therapy and Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome (Rajasekaran et al. 2016)
• Massage Therapy and Knee Osteoarthritis (Salamh et al. 2017)
• Massage Therapy and Ankle Sprains (Doherty et al. 2017)
• Massage Therapy and Plantar Heel Pain (Piper et al. 2016, Sutton et al. 2016)
• Massage Therapy and Arthritis (Nelson et al. 2017)
• Massage Therapy and Labour Pain (Jones et al. 2012, Smith et al. 2012)
• Massage Therapy and Fibromyalgia (Yuan et al. 2015)
• Massage Therapy and Scar Management (Anthonissen et al. 2016)