Effectiveness of therapeutic massage for improving motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Parkinson's disease (PD) causes movement disorders [called motor symptoms (MS)], and motor dysfunction poses a great barrier to the quality of life. Although pharmacological therapy like levodopa can relieve the symptoms, it can also cause complications, such as psychosis, nausea, and dyskinesia. A therapy with more minor side effects is needed for PD. Therapeutic massages are the most commonly used forms of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), but no systematic review and meta-analysis have focused on the efficacy of massage on PD.

Objective

To evaluate the quality of evidence and efficacy of therapeutic massage for improving MS in PD.

Methods

We independently searched four electronic databases, including Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure

SUBMITTER: Kang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9483027 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature