Massage Therapy for Neck and Shoulder Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="613279.fig.002a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ecam/volume-2013/613279/figures/613279.fig.002a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>Neck pain </td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="613279.fig.002b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ecam/volume-2013/613279/figures/613279.fig.002b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b> Shoulder pain</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>Forest plot of the immediate effect of massage therapy for (a) neck pain and (b) shoulder pain.</table>

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Figure 2: Massage Therapy for Neck and Shoulder Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 