Heat-stone massage for patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain: a protocol for multicenter randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Chronic musculoskeletal pain bothers the quality of life for approximately 1.71 billion people worldwide. Although pharmacological therapies play an important role in controlling chronic pain, overuse of opioids, persistent or recurrent symptoms, and pain-related disability burden still need to be addressed. Heat-stone massage is using the heated stone to stimulate muscles and ligaments followed by massage for relax, which can potentially treat the chronic musculoskeletal pain. To determine the efficacy and safety of heat-stone massage for patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain is needed.

Methods and analysis

This multicenter, 2-arm, randomized, positive drug-controlled trial will include a total of 120 patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain. The interve

SUBMITTER: Li L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10466406 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature