Effectiveness of Traditional Chinese "Gua Sha" Therapy in Patients with Chronic Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Braun M, Schwickert M, Nielsen A, Brunnhuber S, Dobos G, Musial F, Lüdtke R, Michalsen A. · Pain Medicine · 2011 March 25
DOI 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2011.01053.x
Objective
The researchers aimed to investigate the effectiveness of Gua sha in the symptomatic treatment of chronic neck pain.
Conclusions
Gua sha has beneficial short-term effects on pain and functional status in patients with chronic neck pain. The value of Gua sha in the long-term management of neck pain and related mechanisms remains to be clarified.
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