Assessing the impact of massage and herbal therapies on chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial
A seven-day regimen combining Thai massage with YTPS safely and effectively reduced pain and disability while enhancing antioxidant activity. This integrative approach may serve as a practical and culturally relevant therapy for managing chronic low back pain in community healthcare settings.
Authors
- Pranee Sriraj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2819-1016)
- Tichanon Promsrisuk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8523-2633)
- Ratchadawan Aukkanimart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8041-3598)
- Areeya Changthong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3201-7072)
- Ranuka Kamolrattanakul (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6391-9628)
- Yuwadee Manjit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3416-5317)
Institutions
- Rajamangala University of Technology Isan (TH)
- University of Phayao (TH)
- Sakon Nakhon Rajabhat University (TH)
- Surin Hospital (TH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine
- Published
- 2025-11-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1515/jcim-2025-0212
- Primary Topic
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00