Meta-Analysis on Massage Therapy and Pain
This state-of-the-art, comprehensive database includes data from the 99 randomized controlled trials
The Massage Therapy Foundation, Samueli Institute, and the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) have partnered on a collaborative project for a meta-analysis of massage therapy for pain. The results of this collaboration were published in a three-part series in a peer-reviewed journal and discussed at the International Massage Therapy Research Conference May 12-15, 2016 in Seattle, WA.
The systematic review and meta-analysis investigated the impact of massage therapy on function in three types of pain populations: 1) populations who would typically visit their general healthcare practitioner with complaints of pain; 2) patients undergoing or recovering from surgical/operative procedures and 3) cancer patients.
Meta-Analysis:
Part One (May 10, 2016): New Research Analysis Indicates Massage Therapy Strongly Recommended for Pain Management
Cindy Crawford, Courtney Boyd, Charmagne F Paat, Ashley Price, Lea Xenakis, EunMee Yang, Weimin Zhang, Evidence for Massage Therapy (EMT) Working Group , The Impact of Massage Therapy on Function in Pain Populations—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials: Part I, Patients Experiencing Pain in the General Population, Pain Medicine, Volume 17, Issue 7, July 2016, Pages 1353–1375, https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnw099
Part Two (August 17, 2016): New Research Analysis Indicates Massage Therapy Shows Promise for Pain & Anxiety in Cancer Patients”
Courtney Boyd, Cindy Crawford, Charmagne F Paat, Ashley Price, Lea Xenakis, Weimin Zhang, Evidence for Massage Therapy (EMT) Working Group , The Impact of Massage Therapy on Function in Pain Populations—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials: Part II, Cancer Pain Populations, Pain Medicine, Volume 17, Issue 8, August 2016, Pages 1553–1568, https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnw100
Part Three (September 14, 2016): New Research Analysis Indicates Value of Massage Therapy for Surgical Pain”
Courtney Boyd, Cindy Crawford, Charmagne F Paat, Ashley Price, Lea Xenakis, Weimin Zhang, Evidence for Massage Therapy (EMT) Working Group , The Impact of Massage Therapy on Function in Pain Populations—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials: Part III, Surgical Pain Populations, Pain Medicine, Volume 17, Issue 9, September 2016, Pages 1757–1772, https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnw101
In the News:
“Can Massage Help Combat the Opioid Epidemic?” – 2016 Massage Magazine article on Meta-Analysis on Massage Therapy and Pain Database project.