Title : Efficacy of Persian medicine massage (Qamz) in nonspecific shoulder pain: A randomized controlled trial
Abstract:
Objective: Qamz is a type of massage in Persian medicine. The main goal of this study was to assess the effect of Qamz on shoulder pain and range of motion.
Methods: This controlled clinical trial was conducted in 2019 on seventy 18 to 60- year-old patients with chronic non-specific shoulder pain. They were randomly assigned to the Qamz (pressing some points around the shoulder with fingers) (A) and control (waiting list) group (B). The intervention was done 1 session each week for 4 weeks and patients were followed for 3 months after the study. Qamz was performed, which is generally the pressure of the position with the fingers. The visual analogue scale (VAS) and Gonimeter were used to measure the shoulder pain and range of motion (respectively). Data were analyzed with repeated measures ANOVA in SPSS software.
Results: Thirty-six patients in group A and 34 in group B completed the study. The age was 43.92±8.7 years. Twenty-one patients (30%) were male. The shoulder pain was decreased as 63.9 ± 30.4% and 11.7± 23.7% in groups A and B, respectively (P<0.001 for comparison between groups). Flexion [30.69±39.89 vs. 2.64±7.9 degrees, P=0.001] and abduction [28.75±37.63 vs 2.2 ± 7.09 degrees, P=0.001] of the shoulder were significantly improved in group A more than group B. No adverse effects were reported.
Conclusion: Qamz significantly decreased the VAS score of the shoulder pain and increased the range of flexion and abduction of the shoulder in patients with nonspecific shoulder pain more than the control group.
