Table 5 Massage interventions characteristics
Massage alone or with other interventions | N (%) |
Alone | 84 (70.59) |
With conventional medicine | 9 (7.56) |
With Chinese herbal medicine | 1 ( 0.84) |
With non-pharmacological intentions | 22 (18.49) |
Other | 3 (2.52) |
Type of massage interventions | N (%) |
Massage/Tuina | 47 (39.50) |
Acupressure | 8 (6.72) |
Manipulation | 32 (26.89) |
Structural massage | 1 (0.84) |
Relaxation massage | 1 (0.84) |
Reptrotherapy | 1 (0.84) |
Manual therapy | 9 (7.56) |
Compound manipulation with anesthesia | 1 (0.84) |
Therapeutic massage | 2 (1.68) |
Other | 8 (6.72) |
Not reported | 9 (7.56) |