Effectiveness of massage therapy on fatigue and pain in patients with multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Shahin SalarvandMohammad Eghbal HeidariKazem FarahiErfan TeymuriMohammad AlmasianSaeid BitarafPublished in: Multiple sclerosis journal - experimental, translational and clinical (2021)
Massage as a complementary and non-pharmacological therapy might have been associated with alleviating fatigue and pain in M.S. patients. Based on the current study, massage intervention for MS patients could have possible clinical value for palliating pain and fatigue and improving quality of life; however, this matter needs further and more significant trial studies.
Keyphrases
- chronic pain
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- randomized controlled trial
- newly diagnosed
- pain management
- neuropathic pain
- prognostic factors
- systematic review
- stem cells
- multiple sclerosis
- clinical trial
- sleep quality
- study protocol
- patient reported outcomes
- bone marrow
- physical activity
- smoking cessation
- patient reported
- postoperative pain
- replacement therapy