ArticleThe Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association2012
The use of spinal manipulative therapy for pediatric health conditions: a systematic review of the literature.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Comparison of common interventions for the treatment of infantile colic: a systematic review of reviews and guidelines.BMJ open · 2020Pooled it
- Manual therapy for the pediatric population: a systematic review.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2019Pooled it
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- The risk associated with spinal manipulation: an overview of reviews.Systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Non-surgical interventions for adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis: an overview of systematic reviews.PloS one · 2014Pooled it
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- Chiropractic Care in Children: A Review of Evidence and Safety.Clinical pediatrics · 2025Review
- Parents' and healthcare professionals' perspectives on manual therapy in infants: A mixed-methods study.PloS one · 2023Article
- Spinal manipulation and mobilisation in the treatment of infants, children, and adolescents: a systematic scoping review.BMC pediatrics · 2022Article
- A comparison of two assessment tools used in overviews of systematic reviews: ROBIS versus AMSTAR-2.Systematic reviews · 2021Review
- Measurement of range-of-motion in infants with indications of upper cervical dysfunction using the Flexion-Rotation-Test and Lateral-Flexion-Test: a blinded inter-rater reliability study in a clinical practice setting.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2021Observational
- An overview of systematic reviews of complementary and alternative therapies for infantile colic.Systematic reviews · 2019Review
- How frequent are non-evidence-based health care beliefs in chiropractic students and do they vary across the pre-professional educational years.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2018Article
- Conservative Care of Pediatric Acquired Torticollis: A Report of 2 Cases.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2017Article
- Neck pain in children: a retrospective case series.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2016Article
- [Manual medicine and osteopathic methods on the growing spine].Der Orthopade · 2016Review
- Chiropractic Care of an 8-Year-Old Girl With Nonorganic, Primary Nocturnal Enuresis: A Case Report.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2016Article
- Conservative care with or without manipulative therapy in the management of back and neck pain in Danish children aged 9-15. Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2016Article
- What effect does chiropractic treatment have on gastrointestinal (GI) disorders: a narrative review of the literature.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2015Article
- Clinical effectiveness of manual therapy for the management of musculoskeletal and non-musculoskeletal conditions: systematic review and update of UK evidence report.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2014Article
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Abstract
introductionThis study had two purposes. These were: (i) to conduct a search of the literature between 2007 and 2011 investigating the use of spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) for pediatric health conditions and (ii) to perform a systematic review of eligible retrieved clinical trials.
methodsThe Index of Chiropractic Literature and PubMed were electronically searched using appropriate search words and MeSH terms, respectively, as well as reference tracking of previous reviews. Studies that met the inclusion criteria were evaluated using an instrument that assessed their methodological quality.
resultsSixteen clinical trials were found that met the inclusion criteria and were scored. DISCUSSION: Six clinical trials investigated the effectiveness of SMT on colic, two each on asthma and enuresis, and one each on hip extension, otitis media, suboptimal breastfeeding, autism, idiopathic scoliosis and jet lag. None investigated the effectiveness of SMT on spinal pain.
conclusionStudies that monitored both subjective and objective outcome measures of relevance to both patients and parents tended to report the most favorable response to SMT, especially among children with asthma. Many studies reviewed suffered from several methodological limitations. Further research is clearly required in this area of chiropractic health care, especially with respect to the clinical effectiveness of SMT on pediatric back pain.
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