Manual therapy for unsettled, distressed and excessively crying infants: a systematic review and meta-analyses.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:To conduct a systematic review and meta-analyses to assess the effect of manual therapy interventions for healthy but unsettled, distressed and excessively crying infants and to provide information to help clinicians and parents inform decisions about care. METHODS:We reviewed published peer-reviewed primary research articles in the last 26 years from nine databases (Medline Ovid, Embase, Web of Science, Physiotherapy Evidence Database, Osteopathic Medicine Digital Repository , Cochrane (all databases), Index of Chiropractic Literature, Open Access Theses and Dissertations and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature). Our inclusion criteria were: manual therapy (by regulated or registered professionals) of unsettled, distressed and excessively crying infants who

SUBMITTER: Carnes D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5988120 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature