A 2017 meta-analysis of five databases ranging from January 1, 1990 to December 13, 2016 were reviewed. The review included 14 researches with 1299 patients. Conclusions show massage therapy has a significantly positive effect...
A 2002 Journal of Manipulative Physiology Therapy reported a pilot study of 36 patients, age 6-17 years of age, with persistent mild to moderate asthma, who received 20 spinal manipulative therapy sessions over three...
Spring has sprung and it’s time to sneeze again….achoo! Runny nose, where’s the tissue...
Recent analysis of 2012 NIH data on integrative healthcare usage by older adults indicates that overall, 29.2% of older adults used any of seven CHA in the past year. Most commonly used CHA included...
The goal of this paper is to summarise the existing evidence and evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture as a clinical treatment for osteoporosis. Six English and four Chinese databases were searched from their inception...
Patients were randomly allocated to standard care plus either two 20-minute hand massages (experimental), two 20-minute hand holdings (active control), or two 20-minute rest periods (passive control/standard care). Pain intensity, pain unpleasantness, anxiety, muscle...
The study evaluates the use of manual therapies (chiropractic manipulation, massage) and movement therapies (yoga, tai chi) by people with arthritis how they may relate to their personal characteristics, and the reported emotional and...
The research identified 60 good quality RCTs using CAM as intervention for patients with rheumatic diseases: acupuncture (9), Ayurvedic treatment (3), homeopathic treatment (3), electricity (2), natural products (31), megavitamin therapies (8), chiropractic or...
Cognitive disorders pose a major problem in the aging population across the globe. Acupoint massage has been used to improve cognitive functions in older adults. In this study, the authors performed a meta-analysis to...