Effects of the Alexander technique on pain and adverse events in chronic non-specific neck pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Self-care-oriented positive approach are very important for the management of chronic neck pain. To evaluate the clinical efficacy of the Alexander Technique (AT) courses on pain and adverse events in chronic non-specific neck pain (CNSNP), compared to the conventional therapy.

Methods

We evaluated the effects of the AT in the treatment of the CNSNP according to PICO (participant, intervention, comparison, outcome) elements. In this paper, we have utilized some English databases. Totally 140 records are included in the Cochrane Library (43), PubMed (18), Web of Science (27), EBSCO (21), EMBESE (31). The search dated from the day of the database's inception to June, 2024. Those parameters like Weighted mean differences (WMD), Standardized mean difference (SMD) and 9

SUBMITTER: Qin D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11584109 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature