Chunco Rosemary
Shamrock Therapeutics LLC, Plano, Texas, USA.
Int J Ther Massage Bodywork. 2011 Mar 30;4(1):12-7.
To study the effects of massage on pain, stiffness, and fatigue in a patient recently diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis (AS).
A 47-year-old woman with AS diagnosed 11 months earlier received 7 massages across a 28-day period. Her pain, stiffness, and fatigue were recorded using visual analogue scales daily during the study period. Spinal mobility was measured at each massage session with finger-to-floor measurements for both forward and lateral flexion. The client also used a daily journal to supply pertinent information on quality of life.
Improvement was recorded in all dependent variables, with stiffness intensity showing the greatest improvement, to a final value of 0.75 from an initial value of 5. Duration of stiffness also showed improvement, to a final value of 1.2 from an initial value of 3.5. Improvement was also found in general pain (final value: 1; initial value: 4), fatigue (final value: 1.5; initial value 5), and forward and lateral flexion (forward flexion distance-final: 4 inches; initial: 6 inches; lateral flexion, left distance: final, 16.5 inches; initial, 21 inches; right distance: final, 16.5 inches; initial, 20.5 inches).
Massage shows promise as a treatment for symptoms associated with AS. Further study is needed to validate these effects and to determine the feasibility of massage as an adjunct to standard care for AS patients with mild-to-moderate symptoms of AS.
研究按摩对近期诊断为强直性脊柱炎（AS）患者的疼痛、僵硬和疲劳的影响。
一名11个月前被诊断为AS的47岁女性在28天内接受了7次按摩。在研究期间，每天使用视觉模拟量表记录她的疼痛、僵硬和疲劳情况。每次按摩时通过测量手指到地面的距离来评估脊柱前屈和侧屈的活动度。患者还通过每日日志提供有关生活质量的相关信息。
所有因变量均有改善，其中僵硬程度改善最为显著，从初始值5降至最终值0.75。僵硬持续时间也有所改善，从初始值3.5降至最终值1.2。全身疼痛（最终值：1；初始值：4）、疲劳（最终值：1.5；初始值5）以及前屈和侧屈（前屈距离 - 最终值：4英寸；初始值：6英寸；左侧屈距离：最终值，16.5英寸；初始值，21英寸；右侧屈距离：最终值，16.5英寸；初始值，20.5英寸）也有改善。
按摩有望成为治疗AS相关症状的一种方法。需要进一步研究以验证这些效果，并确定按摩作为轻度至中度AS症状患者标准护理辅助手段的可行性。
