What is Pressure massage?

Category: Lifestyle Modifications

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Generic name: Massage Therapy

Pressure massage or trigger point massage is a type of massage therapy; it is the practice of applying structured pressure on specific points to help relieve tension in an area.

Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Fibromyalgia 2 1
Pain 2 1
Stiffness/spasticity 2 1
Coccydynia (pain in tailbone) 1 0
Constant stabbing sharp pain 1 0
Joint pain in fingers 1 0

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  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 0
Mild 0
None 1

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Pressure massage

Side effect Patients Percentage

Why patients stopped taking Pressure massage

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Did not seem to work 1
Other 1
See 1 patient who's stopped going to Pressure massage

Duration

Stopped going to Pressure massage

Duration Patients Percentage
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 1
Usually 0
Sometimes 0
Never taken as prescribed 0
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 0
Somewhat hard to take 0
A little hard to take 0
Not at all hard to take 1
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There are no evaluations for Pressure massage.