Immediate effects of Tuina techniques on working-related musculoskeletal disorder of professional orchestra musicians

Abstract

Although results showed that Tuina techniques are effectively reducing WRMD in professional orchestra musicians of the north of Portugal, further investigations with stronger measurements, double-blinding designs and bigger simple sizes are needed.

Chuna (or Tuina) Manual Therapy for Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

“…Of the 66 RCTs, 1 RCT was C(T)MT versus sham C(T)MT [40], 48 RCTs were C(T)MT versus other active interventions [5, 41–87], and 17 RCTs were C(T)MT plus other active interventions versus same other interventions [88–104] (Tables 1 and 3). …”

“…Studies about extremity diseases/disorders were classified into upper ( n = 13) and lower extremity ( n = 11), including 5 studies about shoulder lesions [5, 73, 74, 98, 99], 8 about arm and hand disorders [75–81, 100], 8 about knee problems [82–85, 101–104], and 2 about leg and foot disorders [86, 87]. One sham control study was a RCT that looked at overall musculoskeletal disorders, so it was not possible to classify it into a specific category [40]. Therefore, we have indicated the percentages for each part based on how the authors reported them in their study.…”

“…Of the 66 studies, only 3 RCTs [40, 44, 52] reported a proper description of participant blinding and assessor blinding. Participant blinding was performed in only one trial [40].…”

“…Participant blinding was performed in only one trial [40]. Double-blinding of the participants and practitioners did not occur.…”

“…One RCT [40] assessed the effect of C(T)MT on pain versus sham C(T)MT for musculoskeletal conditions. The study showed a significant effect of C(T)MT on pain relief compared to sham C(T)MT.…”