Pain Relieving Benefits of Massage Therapy Compared to Massage Therapy Combined with Microcurrent Point Stimulation

Abstract

Chronic pain (CP) seriously affects the patient’s daily activities and quality of life. Chronic pain is an epidemic worldwide, with 1.5 billion people feeling its effects. In the United States, about 100 million individuals are estimated to suffer from chronic pain, costing the country billions of dollars in health care and lost work productivity each year [1-3]. Massage, is the manipulation and kneading of muscles and joints of the body with the hands, especially to relieve tension or pain. Massage has been practiced for thousands of years and is commonly used for many types of chronic pain [4,5].