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SynthesisActa neurologica Belgica2022

Complementary and alternative therapies in multiple sclerosis: a systematic literature classification and analysis.

Goli Arji, Hossein Rezaeizadeh, Abdolrreza Naser Moghadasi, Mohammad Ali Sahraian, Mehrdad Karimi, Mojtaba Alizadeh

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Synthesis in Acta neurologica Belgica, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Goli ArjiSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Health Information Technology Department, Saveh University of Medical Sciences, Saveh, Iran.
Hossein RezaeizadehDepartment of Persian Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
Abdolrreza Naser MoghadasiMultiple Sclerosis Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad Ali SahraianMultiple Sclerosis Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mehrdad KarimiDepartment of Persian Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
Mojtaba AlizadehDepartment of Computer Engineering, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran. alizadeh.mo@lu.ac.ir.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5601-8387
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IRUniversity of Tehran · IRLorestan University · IRSaveh University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

INTRODUCTION AND

aimMultiple Sclerosis (MS) is a disease determined by inflammatory demyelination and neurodegeneration in the Central Nervous System (CNS). Despite the extensive utilization of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in MS, there is a need to have comprehensive evidence regarding their application in the management of MS symptoms. This manuscript is a Systematic Literature Review and classification (SLR) of CAM therapies for the management of MS symptoms based on the International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (ICF) model.

methodStudies published between 1990 and 2020 IN PubMed, Science Direct, Scopus, Pro-Quest, and Google Scholar using CAM therapies for the management of MS symptoms were analyzed.

resultsThirty-one papers on the subject were analyzed and classified. The findings of this review clearly show that mindfulness, yoga, and reflexology were frequently used for managing MS symptoms. Moreover, most of the papers used mindfulness and yoga as a CAM therapy for the management of MS symptoms, which mostly devoted to mental functions such as fatigue, depression, cognition, neuromuscular functions such as gait, muscle strength, and spasticity, and sensory function such as balance, in addition to, reflexology is vastly used to management of mental functions of MS patients.

conclusionEvidence suggested that CAM therapies in patients with MS have the potential to target and enhancement numerous elements outlined in the ICF model. Although the use of CAM therapies in MS symptom management is promising, there is a need for strict clinical trials. Future research direction should concentrate on methodologically powerful studies to find out the potential efficacy of CAM intervention.

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Complementary TherapiesMultiple SclerosisFatigueGaitHumansMuscle StrengthComplementary and alternative medicineMultiple sclerosisSystematic literature review

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PMID35060096
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