Complementary and alternative treatment for neck pain: chiropractic, acupuncture, TENS, massage, yoga, Tai Chi, and Feldenkrais.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to evaluate the role of massage as a complementary and alternative treatment modality for neck pain management.
Results Summary
The abstract suggests that massage is a reasonable complementary and alternative method for neck pain, though no specific efficacy data is provided. It is grouped with other low-risk, potentially beneficial treatments for neck pain.
Population
Patients with neck pain.
Effective Dosage
Not Assessed
Duration
Not Assessed
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
chiropractic | decrease | neck pain | patients with neck pain | - | represent reasonable complementary and alternative medicine methods | #1 |
acupuncture | decrease | neck pain | patients with neck pain | - | represent reasonable complementary and alternative medicine methods | #2 |
TENS | decrease | neck pain | patients with neck pain | - | represent reasonable complementary and alternative medicine methods | #3 |
massage | decrease | neck pain | patients with neck pain | - | represent reasonable complementary and alternative medicine methods | #4 |
yoga | decrease | neck pain | patients with neck pain | - | represent reasonable complementary and alternative medicine methods | #5 |
Tai Chi | decrease | neck pain | patients with neck pain | - | represent reasonable complementary and alternative medicine methods | #6 |
Feldenkrais | decrease | neck pain | patients with neck pain | - | represent reasonable complementary and alternative medicine methods | #7 |
Of the multitude of treatment options for the management of neck pain, no obvious single treatment modality has been shown to be most efficacious. As such, the clinician should consider alternative treatment modalities if a modality is engaging, available, financially feasible, potentially efficacious, and is low risk for the patient. As evidence-based medicine for neck pain develops, the clinician is faced with the challenge of which treatments to encourage patients to pursue. Treatment modalities explored in this article, including chiropractic, acupuncture, TENS, massage, yoga, Tai Chi, and Feldenkrais, represent reasonable complementary and alternative medicine methods for patients with neck pain.