Massage for low‐back pain

AD Furlan, M Giraldo, A Baskwill… - … of systematic reviews, 2015 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Low‐back pain (LBP) is one of the most common and costly musculoskeletal
problems in modern society. It is experienced by 70% to 80% of adults at some time in their …

Massage for low-back pain: a systematic review within the framework of the Cochrane Collaboration Back Review Group

AD Furlan, L Brosseau, M Imamura, E Irvin - Spine, 2002 - journals.lww.com
Background. Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common and costly musculoskeletal
problems in modern society. Proponents of massage therapy claim it can minimize pain and …

Massage for low back pain: an updated systematic review within the framework of the Cochrane Back Review Group

AD Furlan, M Imamura, T Dryden, E Irvin - Spine, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Systematic Review. Objectives. To assess the effects of massage therapy for
nonspecific low back pain. Summary of Background Data. Low back pain is one of the most …

Impact of nervous system hyperalgesia on pain, disability, and quality of life in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a controlled analysis

M Imamura, ST Imamura… - Arthritis Care & …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Refractory, disabling pain associated with knee osteoarthritis (OA) is usually
treated with total knee replacement. However, pain in these patients might be associated …

COVID-19: maintaining essential rehabilitation services across the care continuum

JP Bettger, A Thoumi, V Marquevich, W De Groote… - BMJ global …, 2020 - gh.bmj.com
Rehabilitation addresses health and functioning for individuals across the lifespan. The
immediacy of care needs varies by condition. 2 Services are provided in every setting …

Updates on the use of non-invasive brain stimulation in physical and rehabilitation medicine.

JA Williams, M Imamura… - Journal of …, 2009 - medicaljournalssweden.se
Brain stimulation for the treatment of neuropsychiatric diseases has been used for more than
50 years. Although its development has been slow, current advances in the techniques of …

Ultrasonography in myofascial neck pain: randomized clinical trial for diagnosis and follow-up

A Stecco, A Meneghini, R Stern, C Stecco… - Surgical and Radiologic …, 2014 - Springer
Objective A definitive diagnosis of chronic neck pain (CNP) is sometimes not possible. The
aim of this study was to understand the possible role of the deep fasciae in CNP and the …

[HTML][HTML] Serum levels of proinflammatory cytokines in painful knee osteoarthritis and sensitization

M Imamura, F Ezquerro, F Marcon Alfieri… - International journal of …, 2015 - hindawi.com
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disorder in the world. Among the mechanisms
involved in osteoarthritis, biomarkers (cytokines profile) may be related to pain and pain …

Changes in pressure pain threshold in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain

M Imamura, J Chen, SR Matsubayashi, RA Targino… - Spine, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Cross-sectional study. Objective. The purpose of this study is to compare
pressure pain threshold (PPT) values between patients with chronic nonspecific low back …

Challenges and recommendations for placebo controls in randomized trials in physical and rehabilitation medicine: a report of the international placebo symposium …

F Fregni, M Imamura, HF Chien, HL Lew… - American journal of …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Fregni F, Imamura M, Chien HF, Lew HL, Boggio P, Kaptchuk TJ, Riberto M, Hsing
WT, Battistella LR, Furlan A: Challenges and recommendations for placebo controls in …