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

Table 1

Categories of musculoskeletal conditions and number of randomized controlled trials ().

Musculoskeletal conditions	Number of studies
	C(T)MT versus sham	C(T)MT versus OIs	C(T)MT + OIs vs. OIs	Number	Total
Spine
Cervical	26.6%
Cervical spondylotic radiculopathy		11	1	12
Cervical spondylosis		7		7
Lower cervical vertebral degenerative instability		2		2
Atlantoaxial joint disorder		1		1
Curvature abnormality			1	1
Cervical shoulder pain		1		1
		22	2		24
Thoracolumbar	24.3%
Lumbar disc herniation		5	4	9
Lumbar muscle strain		3		3
Thoracolumbar fracture			2	2
		8	6		14
Others
Scoliosis		1	1	2
Sacrococcygeal pain		1		1
Ankylosing spondylitis			1	1
		2	2		4
Upper Extremity
Shoulder	27.3%
Periarthritis of shoulder		2	2	4
Acromioclavicular dislocation		1		1
		3	2		5
Arm and hand
Humeral fracture		3		3
Radius fracture		2		2
Lateral epicondylitis of humerus		1	1	2
Brachial plexus block		1		1
		7	1		8
Lower Extremity
Knee
Knee osteoarthritis		4	1	5
Post knee surgery pain or dysfunction			2	2
Kaschin-Beck disease			1	1
		4	4		8
Leg and foot
Calcaneal fracture		1		1
Ankle fracture		1		1
		2			2
Total	1	48	17		66

C(T)MT: Chuna (or Tuina) manual therapy; OIs: other interventions.