ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2012
Tuina-focused integrative chinese medical therapies for inpatients with low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Clinical Efficacy Evaluation of Tuina Combined Medicated Oil in the Treatment of Nonspecific Low Back Pain: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2026Trial
- Effectiveness of tuina and physiotherapy to manage pain for patients with chronic low back pain: a pragmatic randomized clinical trial.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2026Trial
- Acupoint-tuina therapy promotes lactation in postpartum women with insufficient milk production who underwent caesarean sections.Medicine · 2019Trial
- Mechanosensitive Ion Channels and Neuroplasticity in Tuina Therapy: Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications.Neural plasticity · 2026Review
- A bibliometric analysis of the development trend of Tuina research: Based on the Web of Science (WOS) platform.Medicine · 2025Article
- Effect of functional training on fundamental motor skills among children: A systematic review.Heliyon · 2024Article
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- Therapeutic effect of Duhuo Jisheng Decoction add-on Tui-na manipulation on osteoarthritis of knee: a randomized controlled trial.Chinese medicine · 2023Article
- Traditional Chinese Manual Therapy (Tuina) reshape the function of default mode network in patients with lumbar disc herniation.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Article
- Using AGREE II reporting checklist to evaluate the quality of Tuina clinical practice guidelines.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- A Protocol for a Single-Centered, Pragmatic, Randomized, Controlled, Parallel Trial Comparing Comprehensive Nonsurgical Therapy Options for Individuals with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis.Journal of pain research · 2023Article
- Positive short term effects of an integrative korean medicine treatment package for low back pain caused by motor vehicle accidents: A retrospective chart review of real - world practice data.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022Article
- Tui Na for Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JMIR research protocols · 2021Article
- TCM nonpharmacological interventions for chronic low-back pain: A protocol for systematic review and network meta-analysis.Medicine · 2020Article
- Spinal Manipulative Therapy Alters Brain Activity in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Longitudinal Brain fMRI Study.Frontiers in integrative neuroscience · 2020Article
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- Characteristics of Traditional Chinese Medicine Use in Pediatric Dislocations, Sprains and Strains.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
- Chuna (or Tuina) Manual Therapy for Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2017Review
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Abstract
Objective. To evaluate the effectiveness of Tuina-focused integrative Chinese medical therapies (TICMT) on inpatients with low back pain (LBP). Methods. 6 English and Chinese databases were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of TICMT for in-patients with LBP. The methodological quality of the included RCTs was assessed based on PEDro scale. And the meta-analyses of TICMT for LBP on pain and functional status were conducted. Results. 20 RCTs were included. The methodological quality of the included RCTs was poor. The meta-analyses' results showed that TICMT had statistically significant effects on pain and functional status, especially Tuina plus Chinese herbal medicine (standardised mean difference, SMD: 1.17; 95% CI 0.75 to 1.60 on pain; SMD: 1.31; 95% CI 0.49 to 2.14 on functional status) and Tuina plus acupuncture (SMD: 0.94; 95% CI 0.38 to 1.50 on pain; SMD: 0.53; 95% CI 0.21 to 0.85 on functional status). But Tuina plus moxibustion or hot pack did not show significant improvements on pain. And the long-term evidence of TICMT was far from sufficient. Conclusions. The preliminary evidence from current studies suggests that TICMT might be effective complementary and alternative treatments for in-patients with LBP. However, the poor methodological quality of the included RCTs means that high-quality RCTs with long follow-up are warranted.
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