Efficacy and Safety of Massage for Osteoarthritis of the Knee: a Randomized Clinical Trial.

Background: Current treatment options for knee osteoarthritis have limited effectiveness and potentially adverse side effects. Massage may offer a safe and effective complement to the management of knee osteoarthritis.

Objective: Examine effects of whole-body massage on knee osteoarthritis, compared to active control (light-touch) and usual care.

Integrative treatment modalities for stoke victims in Korea.

Objectives: To suggest and discuss an integrative medicine model for stroke patients, we introduce our experience in Korea, describe treatment modalities used for stroke in Korean medicine, and present safety data on integrative care.

Summary: For inpatients, integrative management is applied at the request of the primary physician with the consent of patients or their families. In the acute stage, neurologists or neurosurgeons take charge as the primary physicians.

Treatment of functional abdominal pain in childhood with cognitive behavioral strategies.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of a cognitive-behavioral approach to the treatment of recurrent abdominal pain caused by childhood functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs).

Methods: From September 2001 to December 2002, 18 patients (12 male; mean age, 12.1 +/- 4.

Opinions and practices of medical rehabilitation professionals regarding prayer and meditation.

Objective: To assess the attitudes and practices of professionals in the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) regarding prayer and meditation.

Design: A national mail survey that included questions about the use of a number of complementary and alternative therapies.

Participants: The survey was mailed to 7,479 physicians, nurses, physical therapists, and occupational therapists who specialize in PM&R, and 1221 (17%) returned completed surveys.