Comparison of Deep Tissue Massage and Therapeutic Massage for Lower Back Pain, Disease Activity, and Functional Capacity of Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients: A Randomized Clinical Pilot Study.

Mateusz Wojciech RomanowskiMaja ŠpiritovićRadosław RutkowskiAdrian DudekWłodzimierz SamborskiAnna Straburzyńska-Lupa

Published in: Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM (2017)

This study suggests that massage may have clinical benefits for treating ankylosing spondylitis patients. Additional scientific research in this area is warranted.

Keyphrases

ankylosing spondylitis
disease activity
rheumatoid arthritis
end stage renal disease
systemic lupus erythematosus
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
rheumatoid arthritis patients
peritoneal dialysis
juvenile idiopathic arthritis