NEWS NOTES
compiled by Brandon Twyford
Editor, Online and Digital Strategy | brandon@abmp.com
MANUAL THERAPY
WITH CRYOTHERAPY
MORE EFFECTIVE THAN
MANUAL THERAPY
WITH KINESIO TAPING,
STUDY FINDS
A randomized trial published in Alternative
Therapies in Health and Medicine evaluated
the efficacy of manual therapy combined
with cryotherapy versus manual therapy
combined with Kinesio Taping for
males with lumbar discopathy.
The study took place in the
Physiotherapy Outpatient Department
of the Regional Hospital in Zywiec,
Poland, and the participants were 40
males aged 30–75 with lumbar discopathy.
The patients were randomly assigned to
two groups: manual therapy with cryotherapy, and manual therapy with Kinesio
Taping. Both groups received two treatments per week for five weeks, for a total of
10 treatments. Primary outcomes were measured using a visual analog scale and the
Laitinen scale pain ratings, and the secondary outcome measured quality of life using
the short form-36 (SF-36) questionnaire.
The manual therapy with cryotherapy group reported significantly better scores,
in both outcomes, than the manual therapy with Kinesio Tape group. Read more at
www.alternative-therapies.com/abstracts/9553.html.
ABMP MEMBER FEATURED
IN THE NEWS
ABMP member Charmaine Stattman was
recently featured in the "Local Stories" section
of Voyage Denver online. Stattman, a reiki
master, registered massage therapist, yoga
teacher, and foot reflexologist, spoke with
Voyage Denver about her bodywork path and
the obstacles she's overcome along the way.
Read the article at www.voyagedenver.com/
interview/meet-receive-englewood-littleton.
REPORT: TOP
TRENDS IN
MASSAGE FROM
MINDBODY
Massage is America's most
popular wellness service, and
by a huge margin. Research
conducted by Mindbody shows
that 60 percent of all integrative
health users enjoyed at least one
massage in the last year. See
what keeps your clients coming
back—and how to bring even
more people closer to wellness.
Visit www.mindbodyonline.
com/education/research-
report/top-trends-massage
to view the full report.
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