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Chuna Manual Therapy for Spondylolisthesis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

  • Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation
  • Abbr : JKMR
  • 2020, 30(4), pp.65-77
  • DOI : 10.18325/jkmr.2020.30.4.65
  • Publisher : The Korean Academy Of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Korean Medicine
  • Received : September 14, 2020
  • Accepted : October 5, 2020
  • Published : October 31, 2020

Su Min Hong 1 Hyun Ju Ha 1 Yoon Kwang sik 2

1대전대학교 한의과대학 한방재활의학과교실
2대전대학교 한의과대학 침구의학과교실

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ABSTRACT

Objectives This study is aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Chuna therapy for spondylolisthesis. Methods We searched th following 10 online databases without a language restriction (National Digital Science Library [NDSL], Research Information Sharing Service [RISS], Oriental Medicine Advanced Searching Integrated System [OASIS], KMBASE, MEDLINE/ PubMed, Cochrane library, Ebscohost, EMBASE, Ovid, China National Knowledge Infrastru [CNKI]) to find randomized controlled trials that used Chuna therapy for spondylolisthesis. The methodological quality of each randomized controlled clinical trial was assessed using the Cochrane risk of bias tool and meta-analyses were perfomed. Results Eleven randomized controlled trials were included. Chuna therapy showed statistically significant reduction of symptoms. Meta-analysis showed positive results for Chuna therapy for spondylolisthesis in terms of therapeutic effects to traction, chinese medicine, therapeutic exercise. Conclusion In this study, we reviewed studies about Chuna therapy used for spondylolisthesis. The studies showed that Chuna therapy can significantly effective on spondylolisthesis. But according to Cochrane risk of bias evaluation method, most of the studies's risk of bias were unclear. Therefore, more high-quality studies will be needed. (J Korean Med Rehabil 2020;30(4):65-77)

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