Spinal manual therapy in infants, children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis on treatment indication, technique and outcomes

Femke Driehuis, Thomas J Hoogeboom, Maria W G Nijhuis- van der Sanden, Rob A de Bie and J Bart Staal

PLOS ONE, 2019, vol. 14, issue 6, 1-22

Abstract: Background: Studies on effectiveness and safety of specific spinal manual therapy (SMT) techniques in children, which distinguish between age groups, are lacking. Objective: To conduct a systematic review of the evidence for effectiveness and harms of specific SMT techniques for infants, children and adolescents. Methods: PubMed, Index to Chiropractic Literature, Embase, CINAHL and Cochrane Library were searched up to December 2017. Controlled studies, describing primary SMT treatment in infants (

Date: 2019
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