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Massage therapy has been found to be more effective for acute low back pain than no treatment; the benefits were found to be limited to the short term [118] and there was no effect for improving function. [118] For chronic low back pain, massage therapy was no better than no treatment for both pain and function, though only in the short-term. [118]
Spinal manipulation appears to provide similar effects to other recommended treatments for chronic low back pain. [57] There is no evidence it is more effective than other therapies or sham, or as an adjunct to other treatments, for acute low back pain [58] "Back school" is an intervention that consists of both education and physical exercises.
For acute low back pain, low quality evidence has suggested no difference between real and sham spine manipulation, [46] and moderate quality evidence has suggested no difference between spine manipulation and other commonly used treatments, such as medication and physical therapy. [46] [47] [48]
Another Cochrane Collaboration review found that massage provided some long-term benefit for low back pain, and stated: "It seems that acupressure or pressure point massage techniques provide more relief than classic (Swedish) massage, although more research is needed to confirm this." [8]
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Post operative arthroscopic surgeries also shows significant recovery with cold compression. [6] It has been studied following facial surgery where it has been found to decrease pain and swelling on day two or three. [7] In athletes, cryotherapy has its greatest effect on recovery by using it within the first 24 hours [8] of exercise or injury.
Williams flexion exercises (WFE) – also called Williams lumbar flexion exercises – are a set of related physical exercises intended to enhance lumbar flexion, avoid lumbar extension, and strengthen the abdominal and gluteal musculature in an effort to manage low back pain non-surgically.
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