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Pain descriptors offer insight but fall short in guiding treatment, researchers say
Posted by Nick Ng, BA | Sep 13, 2025 | Massage, Pain, Research | 0
Low back pain drawings indicate physical symptoms, not psychological distress, researchers say
Posted by Nick Ng, BA | Sep 1, 2025 | Massage, Pain, Research | 0
Exercise, psychological care show long-term relief for chronic back pain, but studies face high bias risk
Posted by Nick Ng, BA | Aug 17, 2025 | Pain, Research | 0
5 chronic low back pain treatments have ‘moderate certainty evidence’ for reducing pain, researchers report
Posted by Nick Ng, BA | Aug 3, 2025 | Pain, Research | 0
How to fact check massage therapy research: 6 things to look for
Posted by Nick Ng, BA | Jun 20, 2025 | Massage, Research | 0
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PopularHow to fact check massage therapy research: 6 things to look for
by Nick Ng, BA | Jun 20, 2025 | Massage, Research | 0
Key takeaways: Prior plausibility: Evaluate how a claim aligns with established science. For...
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Nearly 10 years later, massage therapy evidence for low back pain is still ‘low’
by Nick Ng, BA | Jun 12, 2025 | Massage, Research | 0
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Top RatedHow to fact check massage therapy research: 6 things to look for
by Nick Ng, BA | Jun 20, 2025 | Massage, Research | 0
Key takeaways: Prior plausibility: Evaluate how a claim aligns with established science. For...
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Nearly 10 years later, massage therapy evidence for low back pain is still ‘low’
by Nick Ng, BA | Jun 12, 2025 | Massage, Research | 0
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Clinical equipoise: Is it possible to do a pure randomized-controlled trial in massage therapy?
by Nick Ng, BA | Jun 20, 2025 | Massage, Research | 0
Clinical equipoise means that clinicians and researchers honestly don’t know which treatment is...
Read MoreUntrustworthy trials skew evidence base for cognitive behavioral therapy and exercise in spinal pain, study finds
by Nick Ng, BA | Jun 8, 2025 | Pain, Research | 0
A group of British, Australian, and Finnish researchers identified eight clinical trials that skew...
Read MoreWhat is regression to the mean in massage therapy?
by Ravensara Travillian, PhD, CMT | May 17, 2025 | Massage, Research | 0
Regression to the mean in health care describes the tendency of the symptoms of a condition to go...
Read MoreOutcome-based vs. mechanism-based studies in massage therapy: Why should we care?
by Bryan Quesnelle, RMT | May 11, 2025 | Massage, Research | 0
We see the terms “evidence-based practice”—and sometimes its cousin “science-based practice”—pop...
Read MoreMaking sense about massage and low back pain with Dr. Christopher Moyer
by Nick Ng, BA | Sep 24, 2015 | Massage, Research | 0
A 2015 Cochrane Review found “little confidence” in the effectiveness of massage therapy for...
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