Identifying relationships between sleep posture and non-specific spinal symptoms in adults: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:The objectives of this scoping review were to identify (1) study designs and participant populations, (2) types of specific methodology and (3) common results, conclusions and recommendations from the body of evidence regarding our research question; is there a relationship between sleep posture and spinal symptoms. DESIGN:Scoping review. DATA SOURCES:PEDro, Embase, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Cochrane Library, Medline, ProQuest, PsycINFO, SportDISCUS and grey literature from inception to 10 April 2018. DATA SELECTION:Using a modified Arksey and O'Malley framework, all English language studies in humans that met eligibility criteria using key search terms associated with sleep posture and spinal symptoms were included. DATA EXTRACTION:Data were inde

SUBMITTER: Cary D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6609073 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature