There has been an
article in the “Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics” on the “Effects
of shiatsu in the management of fibromyalgia symptoms: a controlled pilot
study” (link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23830713).
Mark the word manipulative!
Maybe you don’t know what shiatsu is. If you
look up Wikipedia (link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiatsu)
you find: “There is no scientific evidence for any medical efficacy of shiatsu.” Bearing
this in mind we’ll have a look at the study.
The authors concluded: “This pilot study showed the
potential of Shiatsu in the improvement of pain intensity, pressure pain
threshold, sleep quality, and symptoms impact on health of patients with
fibromyalgia.” Wow! Great! You might want to shout out loud. But you’d better
restrain yourself. The shiatsu group “received full-body Shiatsu twice a week for
8 weeks” - and the control group? The control group “received an
educational booklet.” This isn’t science, this is manipulation. It simply isn’t
a control group. You would have to do a sham shiatsu treatment for the same amount
of time.
Massage has a strong negative recommendation and reiki has a negative recommendation according to the German guideline for fibromyalgia.
I don't recomment shiatsu for the treatment of fibromyalgia.
Ich glaube kaum das mir das bei meiner Fibro helfen würde, allein die Vorstellung des Drucks, nein danke lieber nicht. Eine Massage geht schon nicht.
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Angelika
Even Dr. Walter Bishop sometimes takes a water melon as a control group.
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