Benefits and Harms of spinal manipulative therapy for treating recent and persistent nonspecific Neck Pain: a systematic review with Meta-analysis

S Minnucci, T Innocenti, S Salvioli, S Giagio… - journal of orthopaedic & …, 2023 - jospt.org
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to estimate the benefits and harms of cervical spinal manipulative
therapy (SMT) for treating neck pain. DESIGN: Intervention systematic review with meta …

The combined effects of manual therapy and exercise on pain and related disability for individuals with nonspecific neck pain: A systematic review with meta-analysis

M Wilhelm, J Cleland, A Carroll, M Marinch… - Journal of Manual & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Neck pain is among the most prevalent and costly musculoskeletal disorders.
Manual therapy and exercise are two standard treatment approaches to manage neck pain …

Does self-myofascial release cause a remote hamstring stretching effect based on myofascial chains? A randomized controlled trial

P Fauris, C López-de-Celis, M Canet-Vintró… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: The hamstring muscles are described as forming part of myofascial chains or
meridians, and the superficial back line (SBL) is one such chain. Good hamstring flexibility is …

Prediction of Patient Satisfaction after Treatment of Chronic Neck Pain with Mulligan's Mobilization

J Fernández-Carnero, H Beltrán-Alacreu… - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chronic neck pain is among the most common types of musculoskeletal pain. Manual
therapy has been shown to have positive effects on this type of pain, but there are not yet …

Comparison of an exercise program with and without manual therapy for patients with chronic neck pain and upper cervical rotation restriction. Randomized controlled …

J Rodríguez-Sanz, M Malo-Urriés, MO Lucha-López… - PeerJ, 2021 - peerj.com
Background Cervical exercise has been shown to be an effective treatment for neck pain,
but there is still a need for more clinical trials evaluating the effectiveness of adding manual …

Reporting of adverse events associated with spinal manipulation in randomised clinical trials: an updated systematic review

LM Gorrell, BT Brown, R Engel, RP Lystad - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To describe if there has been a change in the reporting of adverse events
associated with spinal manipulation in randomised clinical trials (RCTs) since 2016. Design …

Effects of instrumental, manipulative and soft tissue approaches for the suboccipital region in subjects with chronic mechanical neck pain. A randomized controlled trial

JJ Arjona Retamal, A Fernandez Seijo… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The INYBI is an instrument used to release the suboccipital myofascial area. There is scarce
evidence of its efficacy. A randomized controlled, double-blinded, longitudinal and …

A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of manipulative therapy for patients with chronic neck pain

Z Liu, J Shi, Y Huang, X Zhou, H Huang, H Wu… - … therapies in clinical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background An increasing number of people suffer from chronic neck pain due to increased
telecommuting. Manual therapy is considered a safe and less painful method and has been …

Effects of dry needling of latent trigger points on viscoelastic and muscular contractile properties: preliminary results of a randomized within-participant clinical trial

A Pérez-Bellmunt, O Casasayas-Cos… - Journal of clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to evaluate changes in neuromuscular function and pain perception in
latent trigger points (TrPs) in the gastrocnemius muscle after a single session of dry …

Manual therapy for non-radicular cervical spine related impairments: establishing a 'Trustworthy'living systematic review and meta-analysis

SP Riley, SM Shaffer, DW Flowers… - Journal of Manual & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives To establish a 'trustworthy'living systematic review (SR) with a meta-analysis of
manual therapy for treating non-radicular cervical impairments. Design SR with meta …