• 1. First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin, 300193, P.R.China;
  • 2. Evidence-based Medicine Center, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 300193, P.R.China;
  • 3. Graduate School of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 300193, P.R.China;
  • 4. Laboratory for Biological Effects of Massage, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 300193, P.R.China;
  • 5. The First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 300193, P.R.China;
WANG Jingui, Email: wjg65tj@163.com
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Objective To provide an overview of systematic reviews on the efficacy and safety of massage for the treatment of cervical spondylotic radiculopathy.Methods CNKI, WanFang Data, VIP, CBM, PubMed, The Cochrane Library and EMbase databases were electronically searched to collect the systematic reviews on the efficacy and safety of massage for the treatment of cervical spondylotic radiculopathy from inception to December 30th, 2018. Two reviewers independently screened the literature and extracted the data, applied the AMSTAR2 scale to evaluate its methodological quality, and GRADE to evaluate the quality of the evidence.Results A total of 7 systematic reviews/meta-analysis were included. The AMSTAR2 scale evaluation showed that the quality of the included studies was extremely low. The GRADE evidence grading results showed that the quality of the VAS score outcome index of the two literatures was intermediate, and the quality of the OASCSR outcome index of one literature was intermediate. The quality of the remaining outcome indicators reported is low or very low.Conclusion The available evidence shows that the efficacy and safety of manual treatment of cervical spondylotic radiculopathy is acceptable, but the overall methodological quality of the systematic review is extremely low, and the quality level of evidence is generally low. The future clinical trials and systematic reviews should be strictly followed. The scientific research design of the medical science provides high-quality evidence and provides reference for clinical practice.

Citation: WANG Xiaoyu, WANG Hucheng, LIU Leilei, LI Huanan, SUN Qing, ZHANG Wei, WANG Jingui. Efficacy and safety of massage for cervical spondylotic radiculopathy: an overview of systematic reviews. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2019, 19(8): 976-982. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.201902089 Copy

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