Table 1.
Characteristics of randomized controlled trials of massage therapy for fibromyalgia.
Figure 1.
Flow chart for this meta-analysis. RCTs: randomized controlled trials; FM: fibromyalgia.
Figure 2.
Risk of bias. Red (−): high risk of bias; Yellow (?): unknown risk of bias; Green (+): low risk of bias.
Figure 3.
Forest plot showing the effect of massage therapy on pain, anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbance in patients of fibromyalgia.
Figure 4.
Forest plot of the subgroup analyses of massage therapy on pain in patients of fibromyalgia.
Figure 5.
Forest plot of the subgroup analyses of massage therapy on anxiety in patients of fibromyalgia.
Figure 6.
Forest plot of the subgroup analyses of massage therapy on depression in patients of fibromyalgia.
Figure 7.
Forest plot of the subgroup analyses of massage therapy on sleep disturbance in patients of fibromyalgia.
Figure 8.
Funnel plot for pain, anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbance. Ernst E, Pittler MH (1997) Alternative therapy bias. Nature 385∶480.