Open AccessChiropractic spinal manipulation for infant colic: a systematic review of randomised clinical trials
Author(s) -
Ernst E.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
international journal of clinical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.756
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1742-1241
pISSN - 1368-5031
DOI - 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2009.02133.x
Subject(s) - medicine , chiropractic , infantile colic , spinal manipulation , clinical trial , physical therapy , alternative medicine , evidence based medicine , medline , systematic review , randomized controlled trial , pediatrics , surgery , pathology , psychiatry , crying , political science , law
Summary Some chiropractors claim that spinal manipulation is an effective treatment for infant colic. This systematic review was aimed at evaluating the evidence for this claim. Four databases were searched and three randomised clinical trials met all the inclusion criteria. The totality of this evidence fails to demonstrate the effectiveness of this treatment. It is concluded that the above claim is not based on convincing data from rigorous clinical trials.