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A single-blind, randomized clinical trial. Forty patients, who were diagnosed with SCS, were randomly allocated to receive a min session of either TTM or physical therapy PT using ultrasound therapy and hot packs. However, there was a significantly greater reduction in anxiety and pain intensity for the TTM group when compared with the PT group.
Similar changes were not found in the PT group. It is suggested that TTM provides acute neural effects that increase relaxation and decrease anxiety and pain intensity in patients with SCS. It is a branch of traditional Thai medicine and one of the methods used in the primary health care system in Thailand [2]. Currently, its utilization in alternative medical treatments for many conditions has increasingly revealed that TTM on back muscles promotes relaxation, reduces stress, and increases parasympathetic activity in patients with back pain; it also increases blood circulation, decreases blood pressure, decreases heart rate, reduces pain, and promotes relaxation and is the most frequently-used alternative treatment for back pain in Thailand [3,4].
The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest. Temporal displacement of the mechanical finger levers , cm l 1 , l 2 Lengths of mechanical finger arms, cm Salinee Rattanaphan Panya Srichandr. In this study, a mechanical model was developed, aiming to provide standardized and programmable traditional Thai massage TTM therapy to patients. The TTM was modeled and integrated into a mechanical hand MH system, and a prototype massage chair was built and tested for user satisfaction.
