Unravelling functional neurology: does spinal manipulation have an effect on the brain? - a systematic literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A recent hypothesis purports that spinal manipulation may cause changes at a brain level. Functional Neurology, a mainly chiropractic approach, promotes the use of spinal manipulation to improve 'brain function' as if it were a proven construct. No systematic review has been performed to investigate how well founded this hypothesis is.

Objective

To investigate whether spinal manipulation has an effect on 'brain function' that is associated with any clinical benefits.

Method

In this systematic review, the literature was searched in PubMed, Embase, and PEDro (final search February 2018). We included randomized or non-randomized controlled studies, in which spinal manipulation was performed to any region of the spine, applied on either symptomatic or asymptoma

SUBMITTER: Meyer AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6788096 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature