Reporting of adverse effects in randomised clinical trials of chiropractic manipulations: a systematic reviewEdzard Ernst
Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, Veysey Building, Salmon Pool Line, Exeter, EX2 4SG, UK
N Z Med J 125:87-140. 2012
..To systematically review the reporting of adverse effects in clinical trials of chiropractic manipulation...
- Spinal manipulation: an update of a systematic review of systematic reviews
Paul Posadzki
Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, 25 Victoria Park Road, Exeter EX2 4NT UK
N Z Med J 124:55-71. 2011
..The aim of this update is to critically evaluate the evidence for or against the effectiveness of spinal manipulation in patients with any type of clinical condition...
- Is yoga effective for pain? A systematic review of randomized clinical trials
Paul Posadzki
Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, University of Exeter, United Kingdom
Complement Ther Med 19:281-7. 2011
..The objective of this systematic review was to assess the effectiveness of yoga as a treatment option for any type of pain...
- Yoga for asthma? A systematic review of randomized clinical trials
Paul Posadzki
Department of Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
J Asthma 48:632-9. 2011
..The objective of this systematic review was to assess the effectiveness of yoga as a treatment option for asthma...
- Yoga for low back pain: a systematic review of randomized clinical trials
Paul Posadzki
Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, 25 Victoria Park Road, Exeter, Devon, UK
Clin Rheumatol 30:1257-62. 2011
..Two RCTs showed no between-group differences. It is concluded that yoga has the potential to alleviate low back pain. However, any definitive claims should be treated with caution...
- Spinal manipulations for the treatment of migraine: a systematic review of randomized clinical trials
P Posadzki
Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, University of Exeter, 25 Victoria Park Road, Exeter, UK
Cephalalgia 31:964-70. 2011
..The objective of this systematic review was to assess the effectiveness of spinal manipulations as a treatment for migraine headaches...
- Pilates for low back pain: a systematic review
Paul Posadzki
Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, 25 Victoria Park Road, Exeter, Devon, UK
Complement Ther Clin Pract 17:85-9. 2011
..The aim of this paper is to systematically review all controlled clinical trials of Pilates to treat low back pain...
- Osteopathy for musculoskeletal pain patients: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials
Paul Posadzki
Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, 25 Victoria Park Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 4NT, UK
Clin Rheumatol 30:285-91. 2011
..Collectively, these data fail to produce compelling evidence for the effectiveness of osteopathy as a treatment of musculoskeletal pain...
- Incorporation of massage into psychotherapy: an integrative and conjoint approach
Paul Posadzki
Department of Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, 25 Victoria Park Road, Exeter, EX2 4NT, UK
Chin J Integr Med 17:154-8. 2011
..Researchers and psychotherapists can obtain valuable and additional knowledge through cross-fertilization of ideas across the arguments presented here...
- Acupuncture for chronic nonbacterial prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: a systematic review
Paul Posadzki
Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, Veysey Building, Salmon Pool Line, Exeter, United Kingdom
J Androl 33:15-21. 2012
..The evidence that acupuncture is effective for chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome is encouraging but, because of several caveats, not conclusive. Therefore, more rigorous studies seem warranted...
- Complementary and alternative medicine for rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis: an overview of systematic reviews
Edzard Ernst
Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, UK
Curr Pain Headache Rep 15:431-7. 2011
..Four reviews were of high quality and one was burdened with high risk of bias. The evidence to support the effectiveness of CAM as a treatment option for rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis is ambiguous...
- The use of ginger (Zingiber officinale) for the treatment of pain: a systematic review of clinical trials
Rohini Terry
Complementary Medicine, PCMD, University of Exeter, 25 Victoria Park Road, Exeter, Devon, UK
Pain Med 12:1808-18. 2011
..The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the evidence from all human participant clinical trials that have assessed the efficacy of ginger for the treatment of any type of pain...
- Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for sexual dysfunction and erectile dysfunction in older men and women: an overview of systematic reviews
Edzard Ernst
Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
Maturitas 70:37-41. 2011
..For acupuncture and maca the evidence was insufficient for ED and SD respectively. It is concluded that there is some encouraging evidence but more and better studies are required to establish the value of CAM for SD and ED...
- Aromatherapy for health care: an overview of systematic reviews
Myeong Soo Lee
Medical Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea
Maturitas 71:257-60. 2012
..Several SRs of aromatherapy have recently been published. Due to a number of caveats, the evidence is not sufficiently convincing that aromatherapy is an effective therapy for any condition...
- An independent review of NCCAM-funded studies of chiropractic
Edzard Ernst
Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, University of Exeter, 25 Victoria Park Road, Exeter, EX2 4NT, UK
Clin Rheumatol 30:593-600. 2011
..The criticism repeatedly aimed at NCCAM seems justified, as far as their RCTs of chiropractic is concerned. It seems questionable whether such research is worthwhile...
- Guided imagery for musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review
Paul Posadzki
Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, Exeter, Devon, UK
Clin J Pain 27:648-53. 2011
..The objective of this systematic review was to assess the effectiveness of guided imagery (GI) as a treatment option for musculoskeletal pain (MSP)...
- Spinal manipulations for cervicogenic headaches: a systematic review of randomized clinical trials
Paul Posadzki
Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, 25 Victoria Park Road, Exeter, UK
Headache 51:1132-9. 2011
..The results are mixed and the only trial accounting for placebo effects fails to be positive. Therefore, the therapeutic value of this approach remains uncertain...
- Systematic reviews of spinal manipulations for headaches: an attempt to clear up the confusion
Paul Posadzki
University of Exeter Complementary Medicine, Exeter, Devon, UK
Headache 51:1419-25. 2011
..Confusingly, their conclusions are far from uniform. The aim of this article is to identify the reasons for this confusion and to create more clarity about the therapeutic value of SM...
