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Using Guasha to treat musculoskeletal pain: A systematic review of controlled clinical trials

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

Background:
Guasha is a therapeutic method for pain management using tools to scrape or rub the surface of the body to relieve blood stagnation. This study aims to systematically review the controlled clinical trials on the effectiveness of using Guasha to treat musculoskeletal pain.
Methods:
We searched 11 databases (without language restrictions): MEDLINE, Allied and Complementary Medicine (AMED), [...]