The effects of Gua sha on symptoms and inflammatory biomarkers associated with chronic low back pain: A randomized active-controlled crossover pilot study in elderly

Highlights • Presented a crossover RCT protocol to evaluate Gua sha in elderly with low back pain. • Gua sha is at least as effective as hot pack therapy in reducing pain intensity. • Gua sha improved the back flexibility and functional disability. • Gua sha reduced salivary TNF-α and HO-1 levels su...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Complementary therapies in medicine 2017-06, Vol.32 (NA), p.25-32
Hauptverfasser:	Yuen, John W.M, Tsang, William W.N, Tse, Sonny H.M, Loo, Wings T.Y, Chan, Suk-Tak, Wong, Diana L.Y, Chung, Hilary H.Y, Tam, Jacky K.K, Choi, Thomas K.S, Chiang, Vico C.L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Back pain Biomarkers Biomarkers - blood Chronic Pain - therapy Clinical trials Correlation Cross-Over Studies Crossover Data analysis Design analysis Drugs, Chinese Herbal - therapeutic use Elderly Feasibility studies Female Geriatrics Gua sha Health Heme Hot pack Humans Hyperthermia, Induced Inflammation Inflammation - blood Internal Medicine Low back pain Low Back Pain - therapy Lubricants & lubrication Male Medical Education Medicine, Chinese Traditional Mental depression Middle Aged Mobility Older people Oxygenase Pain Patients Pilot Projects Randomized controlled study Skin Stroke Therapy Tumor necrosis factor Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha - blood Tumor necrosis factor-TNF
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • Presented a crossover RCT protocol to evaluate Gua sha in elderly with low back pain. • Gua sha is at least as effective as hot pack therapy in reducing pain intensity. • Gua sha improved the back flexibility and functional disability. • Gua sha reduced salivary TNF-α and HO-1 levels suggested anti-inflammatory. • The effects of Gua sha may be more long lasting than hot pack therapy.
ISSN:	0965-2299 1873-6963
DOI:	10.1016/j.ctim.2017.03.010