An integrative review of the literature on the chiropractic care of infants with constipation

Alcantara, Joel; Alcantara, Junjoe

doi:10.1016/j.ctcp.2013.10.008

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“…A study indicated that massage was beneficial to hospitalized children with constipation due to brain injury [ 61 ]. But it is not recommended because of the lack of sufficient evidence according to an integrative review of the literature [ 78 ]. Abdominal massage using essential oils seems helpful for constipation in the elderly [ 71 ].…”

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Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Chronic Constipation

Wang

Yin

2015

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Chronic constipation, an ancient disease, is prevalent, and costly in the general population. Complementary and alternative therapies are frequently used for constipation. This review introduces various methods of complementary and alternative therapies, including acupuncture, moxibustion, massage, and herbal medicine. Efficacy, safety, influence factors, sham control design, and mechanisms of these therapies are discussed and evaluated. Acupuncture or electroacupuncture was found to be most commonly used for constipation among these complementary and alternative therapies, followed by herbal medicine. Although only a small number of clinical studies are flawless, our review of the literature seems to suggest that acupuncture or electroacupuncture and herbal medicine are effective in treating constipation, whereas findings on massage and moxibustion are inconclusive. More well-designed clinical trials are needed to improve and prove the efficacy of the complementary and alternative therapies for constipation; mechanistic studies that would lead to wide spread use and improvement of the methods are also discussed in this review.

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Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Chronic Constipation

Wang

Yin

2015

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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“…Adverse events were defined as mild (transient effects lasting b 24 hours, eg, crying or discomfort), moderate (requiring medical/general practitioner treatment), or severe (requiring hospital treatment) 16 39 Wilson et al, 41 Zimmerman et al, 52 Humphreys, 21 Alcantara et al, 25,[35][36][37][38] Posadzki and Ernst, 24 Simonian and Staheli, 43 53 Ziv et al, 54 Jacobi et al, 46 L'Ecuyer, 55 Klougart et al, 51 Rageot, 47 40 Miller and Benfield, 26 Doyle, 44 Holla et al, 42 Hayes and Bezilla, 27 Hayden et al, 28 Dobson et al, 22 Pohlman and Holton-Brown, 23 Sawyer et al, 29 Koch et al, 30,31 Bronfort et al, 34 Philippi et al, 32 Rowe et al 33 Manual search of reference lists revealed additional 6 articles: Wiberg et al, 59 Straub et al, 60 Sandell et al, 61 Balon and Aker, 62 Khorshid et al, 63 …”

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Adverse Events Due to Chiropractic and Other Manual Therapies for Infants and Children: A Review of the Literature

Todd

Carroll

Robinson

et al. 2015

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

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“…The chiropractic techniques used vary among clinicians; however, most chiropractic physicians use diversified techniques to manipulate the spine. 20,21 For any intervention, the safety and efficacy of the treatment are always in question, especially when treating pediatric patients. In a review of the literature on adverse effects of chiropractic treatment of children, Todd et al stated that 3 deaths have been attributed to manual therapies.…”

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