ArticleMedicine2021
A systematic review of Tuina for women with primary dysmenorrhea: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Clinical efficacy and neural mechanisms of Tuina for primary dysmenorrhea with cold congestion and blood stasis pattern: a protocol for a randomized controlled fMRI trial.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Efficacy and Safety of Non-Pharmacological Therapies for Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Network Meta-Analysis.Journal of pain research · 2025Review
- Traditional Chinese medicine treatment strategies for primary dysmenorrhea.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Review
- Treatment progress of cryptozoospermia with Western Medicine and traditional Chinese medicine: A literature review.Health science reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundPrimary dysmenorrhea (PD) occurs most often in adolescent girls. Tuina, a kind of Chinese massage, can effectively relieve women's pain and is widely used in clinical practice. However, there is no relevant systematic review show its effectiveness and safety. The study aims to assess the effectiveness and safety of Tuina for PD.
methodsThe following electronic databases will be searched from the respective dates of database inception to September 1st, 2021: The Cochrane Library, Web of Science, EMBASE, Springer, MEDLINE, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, the Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, the World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Registry Platform, the Chinese Scientific Journal Database, Wanfang database, and other sources.
resultsThis study will provide a high quality comprehensive and/or descriptive analysis of existing evidence on Tuina therapy for PD.
conclusionThis study will provide the evidence of whether Tuina is an effective and safe intervention for women with PD. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42021257392.
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