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INTRODUCTION: Low back pain is a chronic recurrent symptom, which can lower the patient's quality of life. With technological development of automated home massage systems, now offers a promising alternative to physiotherapy. However, thus far, the effectiveness of such methods has not been evaluated. We aimed to compare the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a massage chair with those of conventional physiotherapy for the treatment. METHODS: This was a randomized controlled trial with a two-group parallel design. Following randomization and allocation, 56 participants were enrolled to receive either physiotherapy (nâ=â25) or mechanical massage using the massage chair (nâ=â31). Pain severity was measured using a visual analog scale (VAS) and satisfaction assessed with the McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ). Quality of life modification was analyzed using the Functional Rating Index (FRI). Cost-effectiveness was analyzed by comparing the sum of physiotherapy fees and monthly rental fees for chair massage. RESULTS: Physiotherapy and massage chair were both effective for pain control as assessed with the VAS (Pâ<â.001), satisfaction as assessed by MPQ (Pâ<â.001) and life quality improvement as assessed by FRI (Pâ<â.001) in both groups. Both VAS and FRI scores were significantly higher for physiotherapy than for massage chair (Pâ=â.03 and Pâ=â.03, respectively). There was no significant difference in MPQ between the two groups. Massage chair therapy was more cost-effective than physiotherapy, at only 60.17% of the physiotherapy cost (Pâ<â.001). CONCLUSIONS: The home massage chair system was cost-effective, but pain control and disability improved more with physiotherapy. However, our results showed that the massage chair is a promising treatment for pain control and quality of life modification, but efficacy is still superior in physiotherapy and the chair is not a replacement for physiotherapy. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Clinical Research Information Service, KCT0003157. Retrospectively registered August 2, 2018.
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Dolor de la Región Lumbar/psicología , Dolor de la Región Lumbar/terapia , Masaje/métodos , Manejo del Dolor/economía , Modalidades de Fisioterapia/economía , Adulto , Análisis Costo-Beneficio , Femenino , Humanos , Dolor de la Región Lumbar/epidemiología , Masculino , Masaje/instrumentación , Persona de Mediana Edad , Manejo del Dolor/instrumentación , Dimensión del Dolor , Satisfacción del Paciente/estadística & datos numéricos , Modalidades de Fisioterapia/instrumentación , Estudios Prospectivos , Calidad de Vida , Escala Visual AnalógicaRESUMEN
This study aimed to elucidate the anti-inflammatory and related activities of mushroom Phellinus linteus. The results show that the EtOH extract of Phellinus linteus (PLE) dose-dependently inhibited the mouse ear edema induced by croton oil. Among PLE subfractions, the n-BuOH subfraction showed highest anti-inflammatory activity in croton oil-induced ear edema test. The n-BuOH subfraction also showed highest inhibitory activity on the chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) angiogenesis in a dose-dependent manner. PLE could significantly reduce the number of writhing induced by acetic acid in mice, indicating that PLE possesses potent antinociceptive effect mediated by its anti-inflammatory activity. Mycelial extract of six different Phellinus strains were found to contain anti-angiogenic activity in the CAM assay. These results suggest that Phellinus linteus has anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive activities, in addition to its anti-angiogenic activity.