Chuna (or Tuina) Manual Therapy for Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Nam-Woo Lee, Gee-Heon Kim, In Heo, Koh-Woon Kim, In-Hyuk Ha, Jun-Hwan Lee, Eui-Hyoung Hwang, Byung-Cheul Shin · Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine · 2017 December 26
DOI 10.1155/2017/8218139
Objective
To review the literature and systematically evaluate the effectiveness of Chuna (or Tuina) manual therapy (C[T]MT) on pain and function for musculoskeletal disorders.
Conclusions
This systematic review suggests that C(T)MT is safe and effective for pain reduction and functional improvement for musculoskeletal diseases; however, the evidence for functional improvement was not as strong as for pain reduction. For future studies, high-quality RCTs such as sham-controlled studies with standardized interventions are needed to provide sufficient evidence on the effects of C(T)MT for musculoskeletal diseases.
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