Can massage ameliorate menopausal and postmenopausal symptoms in women? A systematic review and meta-analysis
Massage significantly improves psychological, depressive, anxious, and fatigue-related symptoms in menopausal and postmenopausal women but does not show significant effects on urogenital, sleep-related, and other physical symptoms. It can be recommended as an effective therapy for menopausal and postmenopausal syndromes.
Authors
- Baoling Lian
- Xiheng Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6710-7537)
- X. D. Xu
- Haixin Gou
- XinGang Lu
- Junfeng Pan
- Liwei Yu
Institutions
- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Huadong Hospital (CN)
- Longhua Hospital Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Shanghai Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital (CN)
- Community Health Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Complementary Therapies in Medicine
- Published
- 2026-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2026.103370
- Primary Topic
- Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00