Clinical effectiveness of manual therapy for the management of musculoskeletal and non-musculoskeletal conditions: systematic review and update of UK evidence report

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Published online 2014 Mar 28. doi: 10.1186/2045-709X-22-12

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Table 1

Number of studies in UK evidence report and current review – Musculoskeletal conditions, headache disorders, fibromyalgia

Condition	UK evidence report		Current review (additional studies)
	*Systematic reviews*	*RCTs*	*Systematic reviews*	*RCTs*	*Other primary study types*
Conditions/Interventions with inconclusive or negative evidence in the UK evidence report
Musculoskeletal
Sciatica/radiating leg pain	3	Details of RCTs in reviews not listed		2 & 1 ongoing
Neck pain (cervical manipulation/mobilisation only)	Unclear	Unclear		7
Non-specific mid back pain	0	7 [not all thoracic back pain]	1	1 ongoing
Coccydynia	0	1
Ankle and foot conditions	2	16	3	6 & 1 ongoing
Carpal tunnel syndrome	4	2	4	3
Lateral epicondylitis	3	11	8	9 & 1 ongoing	2 controlled clinical trials & 1 cohort
Temporo-mandibular disorders	2	5	1 ongoing	5
Shoulder conditions	2	6	15	12
Headache disorders and fibromyalgia
Cervicogenic headache	4	7	2	2
Tension-type headache	5	12	1	4
Miscellaneous headache	1	1	2	2
Fibromyalgia	3	8	3	2