• DOI:10.1186/1472-6882-12-S1-P147
• Corpus ID: 37220927

P02.91. The effect of a standardized massage application on spinal stiffness in asymptomatic subjects

@article{Kawchuk2012P0291TE,
  title={P02.91. The effect of a standardized massage application on spinal stiffness in asymptomatic subjects},
  author={G Kawchuk and Narasimha Prasad and Richard Chamberlain and A Klymkiv and L Peter},
  journal={BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine},
  year={2012},
  volume={12},
  pages={P147 - P147}
}

• G. Kawchuk, N. Prasad, +2 authors L. Peter
• Published 12 June 2012
• Engineering, Medicine
• BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Methods Asymptomatic subjects were randomized to an experimental group (n=20) that received lumbar spine massage or a control group (n=18) that did not receive massage but read quietly. To standardize massage application in experimental subjects, a mechanical device was used with application pressure determined by the subject’s comfort level. Spinal stiffness was measured at the third lumbar vertebra using a validated indentation device. Preand postmassage stiffness values were compared using a Generalized Linear Model (alpha = 0.05).