• Medicine · Nov 2021

    A systematic review of Tuina for women with primary dysmenorrhea: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.

    • Yueming Lv, Huichao Feng, Fushi Jing, Yonghui Ren, Qian Zhuang, Jiao Rong, Qi Pan, Mengtian Li, Jing Zhang, and Fujie Jing.
    • School of Acupuncture-Tuina, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, China.
    • Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Nov 24; 100 (47): e27935e27935.

    BackgroundPrimary dysmenorrhea (PD) occurs most often in adolescent girls. Tuina, a kind of Chinese massage, can effectively relieve women's pain and is widely used in clinical practice. However, there is no relevant systematic review show its effectiveness and safety. The study aims to assess the effectiveness and safety of Tuina for PD.MethodsThe following electronic databases will be searched from the respective dates of database inception to September 1st, 2021: The Cochrane Library, Web of Science, EMBASE, Springer, MEDLINE, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, the Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, the World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Registry Platform, the Chinese Scientific Journal Database, Wanfang database, and other sources.ResultsThis study will provide a high quality comprehensive and/or descriptive analysis of existing evidence on Tuina therapy for PD.ConclusionThis study will provide the evidence of whether Tuina is an effective and safe intervention for women with PD.Prospero Registration NumberCRD42021257392.Copyright © 2021 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

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