Massage
Intervention1 paper2 findingsMeSH D008405
Outcomes
22-hour postprandial plasma glucose
downin humans1High certainty
1 study
2-hour postprandial plasma glucose
downin humans1High certainty
Massage decreases 2-hour postprandial plasma glucose in humans (SUCRA: 94.1%).
Human trialprediabetes
Non-pharmacological therapies of traditional Chinese medicine in prediabetes: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials · Frontiers in endocrinology · 27 Aug 2026
Fasting plasma glucose
downin humans1High certainty
1 study
Fasting plasma glucose
downin humans1High certainty
Massage decreases fasting plasma glucose in humans (SUCRA: 99.3%).
Human trialcompared with lifestyle interventions
Non-pharmacological therapies of traditional Chinese medicine in prediabetes: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials · Frontiers in endocrinology · 27 Aug 2026