An original research study comparing the effectiveness of both relaxation and structural massage therapy to standard care for adults with uncomplicated (cancer, recent spinal surgery, spinal stenosis) chronic low back pain found both styles of massage therapy to be more effective in both the short term and long relief of symptoms as compared to “usual” care. The study was published in the July 2011 issue Annals of Internal Medicine, vol 155, No 1. Click here to read:  Cherkin et al 2011 MT for LBP