Open AccessEffectiveness and safety of massage in the treatment of the congenital muscular torticollis
Author(s) -
Yuanyi Xiao,
Zhenhai Chi,
Fuqiang Yuan,
Daocheng Zhu,
Xilin Ouyang,
Xu Wei,
Jun Li,
Zhaona Luo,
Rixin Chen,
Lin Jiao
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.59
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1536-5964
pISSN - 0025-7974
DOI - 10.1097/md.0000000000021879
Subject(s) - massage , medicine , torticollis , cochrane library , randomized controlled trial , physical therapy , medline , meta analysis , manual therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , alternative medicine , surgery , pathology , political science , law
Background: Massage has been widely used in the treatment of muscular torticollis in children, but there is no objective and systematic evaluation of the efficacy of various literature, and the efficacy of massage in the treatment of congenital muscular torticollis (CMT) is not clear. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of massage in the treatment of muscular torticollis in children. Methods: Relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) will be searched from the databases of PubMed, the Cochrane Library, Embase, the China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang Database, Chinese Science and Technology Periodical Database, and Chinese Biomedical Literature Database from their inception to May 2020. Two reviewers will independently select studies, collect data, and assess the methodology quality by the Cochrane risk of bias tool. The RevMan V.5.3 will be used for meta-analysis. Results: This study will provide an assessment of the current state of Chinese massage therapy for the congenital muscular torticollis, aiming to show the efficacy and safety of massage treatment. Conclusion: This study will provide evidence to judge whether massage is an effective intervention for the third lumbar vertebrae transverse process syndrome. INPLASY registration number: INPLASY202070086.