Manual therapy for the pediatric population: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This systematic review evaluates the use of manual therapy for clinical conditions in the pediatric population, assesses the methodological quality of the studies found, and synthesizes findings based on health condition. We also assessed the reporting of adverse events within the included studies and compared our conclusions to those of the UK Update report.

Methods

Six databases were searched using the following inclusion criteria: children under the age of 18 years old; treatment using manual therapy; any type of healthcare profession; published between 2001 and March 31, 2018; and English. Case reports were excluded from our study. Reference tracking was performed on six published relevant systematic reviews to find any missed article. Each study that met the

SUBMITTER: Parnell Prevost C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6417069 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature