Efficacy of massage therapy in improving outcomes in knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

CONCLUSION: Massage therapy may lead to some improvement in pain, stiffness, and functionality scores in the short term but not in long term. Aromatherapy massage was not found to be any better than standard massage therapy. Current evidence is limited by methodological heterogeneity amongst trials and small sample size of the studies.PMID:34890892 | DOI:10.1016/j.ctcp.2021.101522
Source: Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice - Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Source Type: research