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Perception about the importance and use of therapeutic massage as a treatment modality among physical therapists working in Saudi Arabia
[Purpose] To report perceptions about the importance and use of therapeutic massage as a treatment modality among physical therapists working in Saudi Arabia. [Subjects and Methods] A 21-item structured questionnaire was used to assess various domains including the demographic and professional chara...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4499993/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26180330 http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.27.1827 |
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author | Zafar, Hamayun Oluseye, Kamaldeen Alghadir, Ahmad Iqbal, Zaheen A. |
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description | [Purpose] To report perceptions about the importance and use of therapeutic massage as a treatment modality among physical therapists working in Saudi Arabia. [Subjects and Methods] A 21-item structured questionnaire was used to assess various domains including the demographic and professional characteristics of physical therapists and their perceptions about the importance and use of therapeutic massage in their daily practice. The questionnaire was uploaded online and the web link was sent to 140 members of the Saudi Physical Therapy Association (SPTA). [Results] The overall response rate was 86%. Among the respondents, 31% reported occasional use of therapeutic massage in their clinical practice, and 55% reported to have received formal training for therapeutic massage. Use of therapeutic massage was more common among female physical therapists. [Conclusion] Many physical therapists working in Saudi Arabia consider therapeutic massage to be an important treatment modality, but its use is relatively limited, either due to the time and effort required to dispense it, or the lack of scientific evidence for its efficacy. |
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spelling | pubmed-44999932015-07-15 Perception about the importance and use of therapeutic massage as a treatment modality among physical therapists working in Saudi Arabia Zafar, Hamayun Oluseye, Kamaldeen Alghadir, Ahmad Iqbal, Zaheen A. J Phys Ther Sci Original Article [Purpose] To report perceptions about the importance and use of therapeutic massage as a treatment modality among physical therapists working in Saudi Arabia. [Subjects and Methods] A 21-item structured questionnaire was used to assess various domains including the demographic and professional characteristics of physical therapists and their perceptions about the importance and use of therapeutic massage in their daily practice. The questionnaire was uploaded online and the web link was sent to 140 members of the Saudi Physical Therapy Association (SPTA). [Results] The overall response rate was 86%. Among the respondents, 31% reported occasional use of therapeutic massage in their clinical practice, and 55% reported to have received formal training for therapeutic massage. Use of therapeutic massage was more common among female physical therapists. [Conclusion] Many physical therapists working in Saudi Arabia consider therapeutic massage to be an important treatment modality, but its use is relatively limited, either due to the time and effort required to dispense it, or the lack of scientific evidence for its efficacy. The Society of Physical Therapy Science 2015-06-30 2015-06 /pmc/articles/PMC4499993/ /pubmed/26180330 http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.27.1827 Text en 2015©by the Society of Physical Therapy Science. Published by IPEC Inc. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) License. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Zafar, Hamayun Oluseye, Kamaldeen Alghadir, Ahmad Iqbal, Zaheen A. Perception about the importance and use of therapeutic massage as a treatment modality among physical therapists working in Saudi Arabia |
title | Perception about the importance and use of therapeutic massage as a treatment
modality among physical therapists working in Saudi Arabia |
title_full | Perception about the importance and use of therapeutic massage as a treatment
modality among physical therapists working in Saudi Arabia |
title_fullStr | Perception about the importance and use of therapeutic massage as a treatment
modality among physical therapists working in Saudi Arabia |
title_full_unstemmed | Perception about the importance and use of therapeutic massage as a treatment
modality among physical therapists working in Saudi Arabia |
title_short | Perception about the importance and use of therapeutic massage as a treatment
modality among physical therapists working in Saudi Arabia |
title_sort | perception about the importance and use of therapeutic massage as a treatment
modality among physical therapists working in saudi arabia |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4499993/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26180330 http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.27.1827 |
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