Tomita, Norio
Croteau, Dany
Roy-Cardinal, Marie-Hélène
Choinière, Manon
Benhaïm, Laura
Raby, Sara
Boulanger, Aline
Runquist, Jill
Gaudreault, Nathaly
Cloutier, Guy
Bureau, Nathalie J. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3710-9280
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fonds de Recherche du Québec-Société et Culture (284121)
Fonds de Recherche du Québec-Société et Culture (266408)
Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Santé (266408)
Fonds Québécois de la Recherche sur la Nature et les Technologies (316861)
Article History
Received: 4 November 2025
Revised: 10 April 2026
Accepted: 13 May 2026
First Online: 19 June 2026
Declarations
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: The Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal Institutional Review Board approved this study (CE 21.003) on April 14th, 2021.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all subjects to participate in this study and for the use of any anonymized person’s data in any form (including personal details, images or videos) for publication.
: NT is a massage therapist certified by the Fédération Québécoise des massothérapeutes agréés (FQM) and the CEO and Chief Therapist of Atelier Tomita Inc., which provides therapeutic massage services in Quebec. LB is a certified chiropractor, member of the Ordre des Chiropraticiens du Québec (OCQ) and owner of Le CocOOOn Thérapeutique, which provides chiropractic care services in Quebec. SR and JR are certified acupuncturists and members of the Ordre des Acupuncteurs du Québec (OAQ). SR is affiliated with La Lignée, Clinique d’acupuncture, Sara Raby, Ac–propriétaire, and JR is affiliated with HOMAthérapie. All the other authors have no conflicts of interest to declare that are relevant to the content of this article.