ArticleJournal of chiropractic medicine2012
Ultrasound as a treatment of mammary blocked duct among 25 postpartum lactating women: a retrospective case series.
Article in Journal of chiropractic medicine, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04569136 (Physical Therapy Intervention for Puerperal Mastitis in Breastfeeding Women), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers.
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Physical Therapy Intervention for Puerperal Mastitis in Breastfeeding Women
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Effects of Therapeutic Ultrasound on Human Milk Composition: A Quasi-Experimental Pre-Post Design Study.Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association · 2026Article
- Non-pharmacological interventions for lactational mastitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.BMJ open · 2026Article
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- Motherhood after Spinal Cord Injury: Breastfeeding, Autonomic Dysreflexia, and Psychosocial Health: Clinical Practice Guidelines.Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Physical therapy intervention for breast symptoms in lactating women: a randomized controlled trial.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- Does the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine's Clinical Protocol #36 'The Mastitis Spectrum' promote overtreatment and risk worsened outcomes for breastfeeding families? Commentary.International breastfeeding journal · 2023Article
- Breast Pathology That Contributes to Dysfunction of Human Lactation: a Spotlight on Nipple Blebs.Journal of mammary gland biology and neoplasia · 2020Review
- Re-thinking benign inflammation of the lactating breast: Classification, prevention, and management.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe purpose of this case series is to report the outcomes of 25 postpartum women who were experiencing difficulties with breastfeeding and were treated using therapeutic ultrasound.
methodsCase files of postpartum women who presented to a chiropractic clinic between 2005 and 2011 with difficulties with breastfeeding due to blocked ducts were identified.
resultsTwenty-five cases were retrospectively identified of women who presented with a breast lump that was consistent with a blocked duct. Eight women experienced recurrent blocked ducts (5 had multiple episodes while nursing the same child; 3 women experienced episodes with more than 1 child). Patients had been treated with therapeutic ultrasound, receiving between 1 and 7 treatments (average, 3.3) to experience improvement in their presenting symptoms. A majority of the patients reported improvements in breastfeeding and symptoms after treatment. No adverse reactions were identified in the patient records.
conclusionFor women reported in this case series, chiropractic management including ultrasound therapy was a beneficial treatment for women presenting with blocked ducts and difficulties breastfeeding.
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