Meta-Analysis of Manual Therapy Effects on Adult Physical and Mental Health
by Yanjun Mo·Updated 11d ago
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Description
88 randomized controlled trials involving 5,524 participants were analyzed to evaluate manual therapy interventions. The study, authored by Yanjun Mo and last updated in May 2026, synthesizes evidence on outcomes like pain, blood pressure, anxiety, and sleep quality. Quantitative analyses were performed using Review Manager, with results presented via forest plots.
Use Cases
Evaluating the efficacy of massage therapy, reflexology, and joint mobilization based on aggregated clinical trial results.
Analyzing changes in physiological indicators like systolic blood pressure and heart rate based on meta-analytic findings.
Assessing improvements in psychological outcomes such as anxiety and depressive symptoms based on standardized inventory scores.
Investigating the impact on clinical symptoms like pain and sleep quality based on Visual Analogue Scale and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index data.
Strengths
Includes 88 studies with a total of 5,524 participants, providing a substantial evidence base.
Reports specific quantitative results, such as a pain VAS decrease of 16.01 and systolic blood pressure reduction of 3.91 mmHg.
Employs rigorous methodology including Cochrane RoB 2.0 and GRADE for evidence assessment.
Registered with PROSPERO (CRD420251244910), indicating a predefined protocol.
Limitations
The primary data file is a 557.4 KB DOCX document; the underlying tabular data (e.g., forest plot data) is not directly available in a structured format.
Row count and column-level documentation for any underlying data are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
Freshness should be verified as the last update was 2026-05-26 06:03:35.
Provenance
Source
figshare, author Yanjun Mo
Collection Method
Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials from PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Embase up to November 1, 2025.
Time Range
Literature search up to November 1, 2025.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-26 06:03:35
The dataset is a 557.4 KB DOCX document containing the review manuscript and results tables; users may need to extract numerical data from the document for analysis.