TY - JOUR
T1 - Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) massage for the treatment of congenital muscular torticollis (CMT) in infants and children
T2 - A systematic review and meta-analysis
AU - Chen, Shu Cheng
AU - Ho, Yuen Shan
AU - Kwai-Ping Suen, Lorna
AU - Yu, Juan
AU - Tang, Wei
AU - Jiang, Jin Feng
AU - Qu, Xiao Yong
AU - Yeung, Wing Fai
N1 - Funding Information:
No financial support.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020
PY - 2020/5
Y1 - 2020/5
N2 - Background and purpose: Congenital muscular torticollis (CMT) is a musculoskeletal condition occurring in infants and children. This systematic review is conducted to summarize the current evidence on the effects and safety of TCM massage therapy for the treatment of CMT in infants and children. Methods: We searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-RCTs on TCM massage for CMT in PubMed, Embase, CENTRAL, CINAHL, AMED, PsycINFO, Ovid MEDLINE, TCMLARS, ICTRP, CSTJ, CNKI, Wanfang Data, CBM, Taiwan Electronic Periodical Services, and the Index to Taiwan Periodical Literature System. Two reviewers conducted the data collection and analysis separately. Cochrane's collaboration tool was used to assess the risk of bias, and GRADEpro was used to assess the overall quality of the evidence. RevMan 5.3 software was used for data analysis with a random-effect model. Results: A systematic review of six RCTs and one quasi-RCT was conducted with a meta-analysis of two of the RCTs. Pooled analysis showed that TCM massage has similar effects to those of stretching therapy on CMT symptoms in terms of effective rate (risk ratio: 1.00, 95% CI: 0.94–1.06; I2 = 0%; P = 0.99). Conclusion: Evidence suggests that TCM massage therapy is beneficial for treating CMT in infants and children. Further clinical trials with high-quality methodologies need to be conducted.
AB - Background and purpose: Congenital muscular torticollis (CMT) is a musculoskeletal condition occurring in infants and children. This systematic review is conducted to summarize the current evidence on the effects and safety of TCM massage therapy for the treatment of CMT in infants and children. Methods: We searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-RCTs on TCM massage for CMT in PubMed, Embase, CENTRAL, CINAHL, AMED, PsycINFO, Ovid MEDLINE, TCMLARS, ICTRP, CSTJ, CNKI, Wanfang Data, CBM, Taiwan Electronic Periodical Services, and the Index to Taiwan Periodical Literature System. Two reviewers conducted the data collection and analysis separately. Cochrane's collaboration tool was used to assess the risk of bias, and GRADEpro was used to assess the overall quality of the evidence. RevMan 5.3 software was used for data analysis with a random-effect model. Results: A systematic review of six RCTs and one quasi-RCT was conducted with a meta-analysis of two of the RCTs. Pooled analysis showed that TCM massage has similar effects to those of stretching therapy on CMT symptoms in terms of effective rate (risk ratio: 1.00, 95% CI: 0.94–1.06; I2 = 0%; P = 0.99). Conclusion: Evidence suggests that TCM massage therapy is beneficial for treating CMT in infants and children. Further clinical trials with high-quality methodologies need to be conducted.
KW - Complementary therapy
KW - Congenital muscular torticollis (CMT)
KW - Meta-analysis
KW - Systematic review
KW - Traditional Chinese medicine
KW - Traditional Chinese medicine massage
KW - Tuina
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ctcp.2020.101112
DO - 10.1016/j.ctcp.2020.101112
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85078854561
SN - 1744-3881
VL - 39
JO - Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
JF - Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
M1 - 101112
ER -