What does research find about the efficacy of massage therapy for low-back pain?

A 2015 Cochrane review found evidence that massage may provide short-term relief from low-back pain, but the long-term effects of massage for low-back pain have not been established.

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issued by the American College of Physicians in 2017 included massage therapy as an option for treating acute/subacute low-back pain.

Healthcare continues evolving to less-invasive, natural, and drug-free methods, placing massage therapy as part of your complementary and alternative healthcare choice.

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