Open AccessTuina for lumbar disc herniation
Author(s) -
Zuoxiong Miao,
Zhenglan Tong,
Jinfei Ye,
Shihan Leng,
Min Wang,
Anli Hu,
Jingyu Zhang,
Xingze Dai,
Jiarong Liang,
Yunlong Geng,
Liang Chen,
Ye Bin,
Yilong Dong
Publication year - 2021
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.0000000000024203
Subject(s) - medicine , cochrane library , lumbar disc herniation , medline , protocol (science) , meta analysis , web of science , chinese science , traditional chinese medicine , physical therapy , alternative medicine , lumbar , surgery , pathology , political science , law
Background: Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) is an important factor of causing leg pain and numbness. As a secondary discipline of Traditional Chinese Medicine, tuina is widely used for the treatment of LDH in China even in other nations while its clinical value is not acknowledged universally. So, we focus on this article aims to evaluate its efficacy and safety of LDH. Methods: Electronic databases involving Cochrane Library, PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, China Science and Technology Journal, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang and Chinese Biomedical Literature Database will be pertained with appropriate search strategy. And RevMan V.5.3.5 software will be conducted as the assessment tool for bias risk, data synthesis, subgroup analysis as well as meta-analyses. Results: This systematic review will provide a high-quality synthesis of current evidence of tuina for LDH. Conclusion: This protocol will determine whether Tuina is an effective and safe treatment method for LDH.