Article ; Online: The effect of massage therapy on pain after surgery
Complementary Therapies in Medicine, Vol 71, Iss , Pp 102892- (2022)
A comprehensive meta-analysis
2022
Abstract: Background: Findings on the usefulness of massage therapy (MT) in postoperative pain management are often inconsistent among studies. Objectives: This study’s aim is to conduct a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCT) to clarify the effects ... ...
Abstract | Background: Findings on the usefulness of massage therapy (MT) in postoperative pain management are often inconsistent among studies. Objectives: This study’s aim is to conduct a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCT) to clarify the effects of massage therapy in the treatment of postoperative pain. Methods: Three databases (PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials) were searched for RCTs published from database inception through January 26, 2021. The primary outcome was pain relief. The quality of RCTs was appraised with the Cochrane Collaboration risk of bias tool. The random-effect model was used to calculate the effect sizes and standardized mean difference (SMD) with 95 % confidential intervals (CIs) as a summary effect. The heterogeneity test was conducted through I2. Subgroup and sensitivity analyses were used to explore the source of heterogeneity. Possible publication bias was assessed using visual inspection of funnel plot asymmetry. Results: The analysis included 33 RCTs and showed that MT is effective in reducing postoperative pain (SMD, −1.32; 95 % CI, −2.01 to −0.63; p = 0.0002; I2 = 98.67 %). A similar significant effect was found for both short (immediate assessment) and long terms (assessment performed 4–6 weeks after the MT). Remarkably, we found neither the duration per session nor the dose had an impact on the effect of MT and there seemed to be no difference in the effects of different MT types. In addition, MT seemed to be more effective for adults. Furthermore, MT had better analgesic effects on cesarean section and heart surgery than orthopedic surgery. Limitations: Publication bias is possible due to the inclusion of studies in English only. Additionally, the included studies were extremely heterogeneous. Double-blind research on MT is difficult to implement, and none of the included studies is double-blind. There was some heterogeneity and publication bias in the included studies. In addition, there is no uniform evaluation standard for the ... |
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Keywords | Postoperative pain ; Massage therapy ; Meta-analysis ; Randomized controlled trials ; Other systems of medicine ; RZ201-999 |
Subject code | 150 |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Document type | Article ; Online |
Database | BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection) |
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