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Response to acupressure vs. "physical therapy"
March 15, 2007
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The description of the study comparing acupressure outcomes vs. "physical therapy" outcomes for low back pain is not very descriptive. It is unclear what is really being compared. What treatment was rendered in the "physical therapy?" Is physical therapy referring to exercise treatment only? For one, I am a manual therapist, and acupressure is part of manual physical therapy. The study is comparing physical therapy with physical therapy in reality.