The immediate effect of traditional Malay massage on substance P, inflammatory mediators, pain scale and functional outcome among patients with low back pain: study protocol of a randomised controlled trial

Background: The treatment of low back pain is very challenging due to the recurrent nature of the problem. It is believed that traditional Malay massage helps to relieve such back pain but there is a lack of scientific evidence to support both the practice of traditional Malay massage and the mechan...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kamaruddin, K (Author), Lim, SM (Author), Ming, LC (Author), Neoh, CF (Author), Ramasamy, K (Author), Sejari, N (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2016
Subjects:
Online Access:View Fulltext in Publisher
LEADER 01571nam a2200301Ia 4500
001 10.1186-s12906-016-0988-1
008 220223s2016 CNT 000 0 und d
245 1 0 |a The immediate effect of traditional Malay massage on substance P, inflammatory mediators, pain scale and functional outcome among patients with low back pain: study protocol of a randomised controlled trial 
260 0 |c 2016 
856 |z View Fulltext in Publisher  |u https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-016-0988-1 
520 3 |a Background: The treatment of low back pain is very challenging due to the recurrent nature of the problem. It is believed that traditional Malay massage helps to relieve such back pain but there is a lack of scientific evidence to support both the practice of traditional Malay massage and the mechanism by which it exerts its effect. The aim of this study is to investigate the immediate effect of traditional Malay massage on the pain scale, substance P, inflammatory mediators, and functional outcomes among low back pain patients. 
650 0 4 |a COSTS 
650 0 4 |a East Asian traditional medicine 
650 0 4 |a EFFICACY 
650 0 4 |a Low back pain 
650 0 4 |a Massage 
650 0 4 |a MECHANISMS 
650 0 4 |a Substance P 
650 0 4 |a THAI MASSAGE 
650 0 4 |a URUT-MELAYU 
650 0 4 |a Visual analogue pain scale 
700 1 0 |a Kamaruddin, K  |e author 
700 1 0 |a Lim, SM  |e author 
700 1 0 |a Ming, LC  |e author 
700 1 0 |a Neoh, CF  |e author 
700 1 0 |a Ramasamy, K  |e author 
700 1 0 |a Sejari, N  |e author 
773 |t BMC COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE  |g 16