Massage therapy may be better than medication or exercise for easing low back pain in the short term, a new government-funded study suggests.
Those who received a series of either relaxation massage or structural massage were better able to work and be active for up to a year than those getting “usual medical care,” which included painkillers, anti-inflammatory drugs, muscle relaxants or physical therapy, the researchers found.
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