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SynthesisBrazilian journal of physical therapy2016

Global Postural Reeducation for patients with musculoskeletal conditions: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.

Giovanni E Ferreira, Rodrigo G P Barreto, Caroline C Robinson, Rodrigo D M Plentz, Marcelo F Silva

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract readSystematic Review
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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Brazilian journal of physical therapy, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06308783 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Diaphragmatic Breathing and Global Postural Reeducation on Stress and Sleep Quality in Healthy University Students

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversidad Francisco de VitoriaRan2024 to 2024Enrolled33ConditionsStress, Sleep DisturbanceArmsDiaphragmatic Breathing, Global Postural Reeducation
NCT06928597 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Global Postural Reeducation (GPR) in the Treatment of Patients With Non-Specific Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Sham-Controlled Clinical Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorFederal University of BahiaRan2025 to 2026Enrolled42ConditionsLow Back PainArmsGlobal Postural Reeducation, Global Postural Reeducation Sham
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Effect of Global Postural Re-Education in Individuals With Text Neck Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2026
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  7. Effectiveness of Global Postural Reeducation in Postural Changes and Postural Stability in Young Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Giovanni E FerreiraPrograma de Pós-graduação em Ciências da Reabilitação, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.
Rodrigo G P BarretoPrograma de Pós-graduação em Fisioterapia, Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar), São Carlos, SP, Brasil.
Caroline C RobinsonPrograma de Pós-graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.
Rodrigo D M PlentzPrograma de Pós-graduação em Ciências da Reabilitação, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.
Marcelo F SilvaPrograma de Pós-graduação em Ciências da Reabilitação, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo systematically review randomized controlled trials that assessed the effects of Global Postural Reeducation (GPR) on patient-reported outcomes in conditions of the musculoskeletal system.

methodAn electronic search of MEDLINE (via PubMed), EMBASE, Cochrane CENTRAL, and SciELO was performed from their inception to June 2015. Randomized controlled trials that analyzed pain and patient-reported outcomes were included in this review. The Cochrane Collaboration's Risk of Bias Tool was used to evaluate risk of bias, and the quality of evidence was rated following the GRADE approach. There were no language restrictions.

resultsEleven trials were included totaling 383 patients. Overall, the trials had high risk of bias. GPR was superior to no treatment but not to other forms of treatment for pain and disability. No placebo-controlled trials were found.

conclusionGPR is not superior to other treatments; however, it is superior to no treatment. Due to the lack of studies, it is unknown if GPR is better than placebo. The quality of the available evidence ranges from low to very low, therefore future studies may change the effect estimates of GPR in musculoskeletal conditions.

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Musculoskeletal DiseasesPostureRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicHumans

Identifiers

PMID27437710
PMCPMC4946835

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