Puustjärvi K, Airaksinen O, Pöntinen P J
Dept. of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kuopio University Central Hospital, Finland.
Acupunct Electrother Res. 1990;15(2):159-62. doi: 10.3727/036012990816358234.
21 female patients suffering from chronic tension headache received 10 sessions of upper body massage consisting of deep tissue techniques in addition to softer techniques in the beginning. When found, trigger points were carefully and forcefully massaged. The range of cervical movements, surface ENMG on mm. frontalis and trapezius, visual analogue scale (VAS) and Finnish Pain Questionnaire (FPQ), and the incidence of neck pain during a two week period before and after the treatment, and at 3 and 6 months during the follow-up period together with Beck depression inventory were taken for evaluation and follow-up. The range of movement in all directions increased, and FPQ, VAS and the number of days with neck pain decreased significantly. There was a significant change in ENMG on the frontalis muscle whereas changes in trapezius remained insignificant. Beck inventory showed an improvement after the treatment. This study confirmed clinical and physiological effects of massage.
21名患有慢性紧张性头痛的女性患者接受了10次上身按摩，开始时采用深层组织技术以及较为轻柔的技术。发现触发点时，会小心且用力地进行按摩。记录治疗前后两周以及随访期3个月和6个月时的颈部活动范围、额肌和斜方肌的表面肌电图、视觉模拟评分法（VAS）和芬兰疼痛问卷（FPQ），以及颈部疼痛的发生率，并同时记录贝克抑郁量表以进行评估和随访。各个方向的活动范围均增加，FPQ、VAS以及颈部疼痛天数显著减少。额肌的肌电图有显著变化，而斜方肌的变化不显著。治疗后贝克量表显示有所改善。本研究证实了按摩的临床和生理效果。
