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 6

Comparison of evidence in UK evidence report and current review for headache and other conditions

Condition	Intervention	UK evidence report evidence			New/additional evidence			New evidence?
		Inconclusive	Moderate	High	Inconclusive	Moderate	High
Headache and other
Cervicogenic headache	Spinal manipulation		Positive			Positive		No
	Self-mobilising apophyseal glides		Positive			Positive		No
	Friction massage and trigger points	Non-favourable			Non-favourable			No
	Mobilisation	Unclear				Positive		Yes
Tension-type headache	Spinal manipulation	Unclear			Unclear			Yes
	Osteopathic care				Favourable			Yes
	Spinal mobilisation				Favourable			Yes
Miscellaneous headache	Mobilisation	Favourable				Positive		Yes
Cervicogenic dizziness	Self-mobilising apophyseal glides		Positive			Positive		No
	Manipulation/mobilisation				Favourable			Yes
Balance in elderly people	Diversified chiropractic care				Unclear			Yes
Fibromyalgia	Spinal manipulation	Unclear			Unclear			No
	Cranio-sacral therapy	Favourable			Favourable			Yes
	Massage-myofascial release therapy	Favourable			Favourable			Yes