1. Massage therapy has short-term benefits for people with common musculoskeletal disorders compared to no treatment: a systematic review 
Diederik C Bervoets, Pim AJ Luijsterburg, Jeroen JN Alessie, Martijn J Buijs, Arianne P Verhagen 
Journal of Physiotherapy 
Volume 61, Issue 3, Pages (July 2015)
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2. Figure 1 Flow of studies through the review.
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3. Figure 2
Risk of bias of the included studies assessed using the Cochrane Back Review Group tool.
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4. Figure 3
Weighted mean differences (95% CI) in the effect of massage versus control on pain measured on a visual analogue scale (0 to 100 mm), pooling data from three trials on shoulder pain (n=89), two trials on low back pain (n=93), two trials on osteoarthritis of the knee (n=118), and one trial on neck pain (n=114).
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5. Figure 5
Standardised mean differences (SMD) (95% CI) in the effect of massage versus control on shoulder function, pooling data from two trials on shoulder pain (n=81).
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6. Figure 7
Weighted mean differences (MD) (95% CI) in the effect of massage versus control on function measured on 0-to-24 point scales, pooling data from two trials on low back pain (n=410) using the Roland Disability Questionnaire (RDQ) and two trials on osteoarthritis of the knee (n=118) using the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC).
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7. Figure 9
Weighted mean differences (MD) (95% CI) in the effect of massage versus other active treatments on pain measured on a visual analogue scale (0 to 100mm), presenting data from three trials on massage versus relaxation, two trials on massage versus mobilisation and/or manipulation (mob/manip), and one trial on massage versus acupuncture.
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8. Figure 11
Weighted mean differences (MD) (95% CI) in the effect of massage versus other active treatments on function of low back pain measured on the 0-to-24 point Roland Disability Questionnaire (RDQ), presenting data from two trials.
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