SynthesisPain research & management2021
Therapeutic Effects of Traditional Chinese Exercises on Musculoskeletal Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of balance training on pain and functional outcomes in knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.F1000Research · 2022Pooled it
- Traditional Chinese Exercises on Pain and Disability in Middle-Aged and Elderly Patients With Neck Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2022Pooled it
- Physical Therapists' Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Treatment for Knee Osteoarthritis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Multiform-based Yi Jin Jing exercise against osteoarthritis of the knee: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2025Article
- Effects of Traditional Chinese Exercise Yijinjing on Disability and Muscle Strength Among Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- The Applications and Prescriptions of Motion Style Acupuncture Treatment for Musculoskeletal Pain: A Scoping Review of Clinical Controlled Trials.Journal of pain research · 2025Review
- Effects of Tuina combined with traditional Chinese exercises on function disability in patients with lumbar disc herniation: a multicentre, randomised, controlled clinical trial.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
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- Commentary: Current Evidence on Traditional Chinese Exercises for Quality of Life in Patients With Essential Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
Background: The number of patients with musculoskeletal pain, which seriously affects people's quality of life, has increased. Traditional Chinese exercises are accepted and practiced to strengthen the body. Objective: This study aims to explore the efficacy of traditional Chinese exercises for the treatment of musculoskeletal pain. Methods: A comprehensive search of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) related to traditional Chinese exercises on patients with musculoskeletal pain was completed using PubMed, SinoMed, CNKI, VIP, and Wanfang Med Online databases. All RCTs published until February 2021 were considered. Two researchers independently screened the literature according to the predesigned inclusion and exclusion criteria, and data was extracted and assessed for their risk of bias via the Cochrane collaboration tool. Meta-analysis was performed using RevMan5.2 and Rx64 4.0.2 software. Results: A total of 45 RCT studies with 3178 patients were included. Traditional Chinese exercises were able to effectively alleviate patients with musculoskeletal pain (MD = -1.54, 95% confidence interval (-1.88, -1.19),
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