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Craniosacral therapy for chronic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Haller H, Lauche R, Sundberg T, Dobos G, Cramer H. Haller H, et al. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2019 Dec 31;21(1):1. doi: 10.1186/s12891-019-3017-y. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2019. PMID: 31892357 Free PMC article.
OBJECTIVES: To systematically assess the evidence of Craniosacral Therapy (CST) for the treatment of chronic pain. METHODS: PubMed, Central, Scopus, PsycInfo and Cinahl were searched up to August 2018. ...
OBJECTIVES: To systematically assess the evidence of Craniosacral Therapy (CST) for the treatment of chronic pain. METHODS: PubMed, C …
Is Craniosacral Therapy Effective? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Ceballos-Laita L, Ernst E, Carrasco-Uribarren A, Cabanillas-Barea S, Esteban-Pérez J, Jiménez-Del-Barrio S. Ceballos-Laita L, et al. Healthcare (Basel). 2024 Mar 18;12(6):679. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12060679. Healthcare (Basel). 2024. PMID: 38540643 Free PMC article. Review.
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of craniosacral therapy (CST) in the management of any conditions. METHODS: Two independent reviewers searched the PubMed, Physiotherapy Evidence Database, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and Os …
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of craniosacral therapy (CST) in the management of any c …
Effectiveness of osteopathic craniosacral techniques: a meta-analysis.
Amendolara A, Sheppert A, Powers R, Payne A, Stacey S, Sant D. Amendolara A, et al. Front Med (Lausanne). 2024 Oct 3;11:1452465. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1452465. eCollection 2024. Front Med (Lausanne). 2024. PMID: 39430589 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: Craniosacral osteopathic manipulative medicine-also known as craniosacral therapy (CST)-is a widely taught and used component of osteopathic medicine. ...
BACKGROUND: Craniosacral osteopathic manipulative medicine-also known as craniosacral therapy (CST)-is a widely taught and use …
A systematic review of craniosacral therapy: biological plausibility, assessment reliability and clinical effectiveness.
Green C, Martin CW, Bassett K, Kazanjian A. Green C, et al. Complement Ther Med. 1999 Dec;7(4):201-7. doi: 10.1016/s0965-2299(99)80002-8. Complement Ther Med. 1999. PMID: 10709302
OBJECTIVES: The objective of this research was to review critically the scientific basis of craniosacral therapy as a therapeutic intervention. DESIGN: A systematic search for and critical appraisal of research on craniosacral therapy was conducted. ...MAIN OUTCOME …
OBJECTIVES: The objective of this research was to review critically the scientific basis of craniosacral therapy as a therapeutic int …
Craniosacral therapy.
Upledger JE. Upledger JE. Phys Ther. 1995 Apr;75(4):328-30. doi: 10.1093/ptj/75.4.328. Phys Ther. 1995. PMID: 7899490 No abstract available.
Clinical Effectiveness of Craniosacral Therapy in Patients with Headache Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Carrasco-Uribarren A, Mamud-Meroni L, Tarcaya GE, Jiménez-Del-Barrio S, Cabanillas-Barea S, Ceballos-Laita L. Carrasco-Uribarren A, et al. Pain Manag Nurs. 2024 Feb;25(1):e21-e28. doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2023.07.009. Epub 2023 Sep 13. Pain Manag Nurs. 2024. PMID: 37709558 Review.
OBJECTIVES: To analyze the effectiveness of craniosacral therapy in improving pain and disability among patients with headache disorders. ...CONCLUSION: Very low certainty of evidence suggests that craniosacral therapy produces clinically unimportant effects on pain …
OBJECTIVES: To analyze the effectiveness of craniosacral therapy in improving pain and disability among patients with headache disord …
Interventions for preventing and treating low-back and pelvic pain during pregnancy.
Liddle SD, Pennick V. Liddle SD, et al. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Sep 30;2015(9):CD001139. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001139.pub4. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015. PMID: 26422811 Free PMC article. Review.
There was moderate-quality evidence (study design limitations or imprecision) from individual studies suggesting that osteomanipulative therapy significantly reduced low-back pain and functional disability, and acupuncture or craniosacral therapy improved pelvic pain more …
There was moderate-quality evidence (study design limitations or imprecision) from individual studies suggesting that osteomanipulative ther …
Treatments for pregnancy-related lumbopelvic pain: a systematic review of physiotherapy modalities.
Gutke A, Betten C, Degerskär K, Pousette S, Olsén MF. Gutke A, et al. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2015 Nov;94(11):1156-67. doi: 10.1111/aogs.12681. Epub 2015 Jun 16. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2015. PMID: 26018758 Free article. Review.
The evidence was very limited for efficacy of water gymnastics, progressive muscle relaxation, a specific pelvic tilt exercise, osteopathic manual therapy, craniosacral therapy, electrotherapy and yoga. For postpartum lumbopelvic pain, the evidence was very limited for cli …
The evidence was very limited for efficacy of water gymnastics, progressive muscle relaxation, a specific pelvic tilt exercise, osteopathic …
Effectiveness of osteopathic interventions in chronic non-specific low back pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Dal Farra F, Risio RG, Vismara L, Bergna A. Dal Farra F, et al. Complement Ther Med. 2021 Jan;56:102616. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2020.102616. Epub 2020 Nov 13. Complement Ther Med. 2021. PMID: 33197571 Free article.
Studies investigated osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT, n = 6), myofascial release (MFR, n = 2), craniosacral treatment (CST, n = 1) and osteopathic visceral manipulation (OVM, n = 1). None of the study was completely judged at low RoB. ...
Studies investigated osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT, n = 6), myofascial release (MFR, n = 2), craniosacral treatment (CST, n …
The Neurophysiological Effects of Craniosacral Treatment on Heart Rate Variability: A Systematic Review of Literature and Meta-Analysis.
Cook AC, Egli AE, Cohen NE, Bernardi K, Chae MY, Kapalko BA, Coyne SA, Scott R. Cook AC, et al. Cureus. 2024 Jul 18;16(7):e64807. doi: 10.7759/cureus.64807. eCollection 2024 Jul. Cureus. 2024. PMID: 39156412 Free PMC article. Review.
Craniosacral treatment (CST) is an osteopathic technique grounded in the assumption that there is an intrinsic, fine movement of the cerebrospinal fluid. ...
Craniosacral treatment (CST) is an osteopathic technique grounded in the assumption that there is an intrinsic, fine movement of the
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