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Complementary and Integrative Health

Evidence Map of Massage Therapy for Pain: Update from 2018–2023


by Selene Mak, PhD, MPH ; Paul Shekelle, MD, PhD, MPH
Seminar date: 1/16/2025

Description: Complementary and integrative health (CIH) options continue to grow in popularity among the general public as well as Veterans. The VA’s Evidence Synthesis Program (ESP) Center in Los Angeles, CA conducted an update of a 2018 review to provide a broad overview of systematic reviews of massage therapy for painful adult health conditions of interest to VA.


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