Massage Therapy in Children with Asthma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Joint Authors
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-05-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
To systematically evaluate the efficacy of massage, a traditional treatment method of traditional Chinese medicine on children with asthma.
Methods.
Literatures from 5 databases using the date ranging from 1 January, 1990, to 13 December, 2016, were reviewed, which were all randomized controlled trials evaluating the efficacy on children with asthma and effect on lung function mainly by massage therapy.
Results.
14 researches with 1299 patients were included in the meta-analysis.
Compared with control group, a better efficacy was found in treatment group, which focused on massage therapy.
Compared with control group, there was remarkable increase on FEV1 as well as PEF in treatment group.
Conclusion.
All studies have shown that massage therapy has a significantly positive effect on children with asthma, improves the pulmonary function parameters of large airway, reduces the plasma concentrations of PAF and prostaglandin, and increases the levels of PAF-AH and DP1; therefore, it greatly improves pulmonary function.
However, the limited research designs of included studies lead to high risk of bias.
More randomized controlled trials with better methodological quality are needed to further confirm the effectiveness of massage.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wu, Ji& Yang, Xi-Wen& Zhang, Ming. 2017. Massage Therapy in Children with Asthma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154076
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wu, Ji…[et al.]. Massage Therapy in Children with Asthma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154076
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wu, Ji& Yang, Xi-Wen& Zhang, Ming. Massage Therapy in Children with Asthma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154076
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1154076