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Gua sha therapy for chronic low back pain: A protocol for systematic review
Yu-Wei Wang1, Zhen-Wen Xi1, Bin Pu1
1Department of Traditional Medical Diagnosis and Treatment Center, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province.
Background:
Non-specific chronic low back pain (LBP) is a debilitating disease that profoundly impacts patients' daily physical function and quality of life. Gua sha therapy, as an easy-to-use and noninvasive complementary modality, has been widely used clinically in patients with non-specific chronic LBP. The aim of this study is to test the potential benefits and harms of gua sha therapy on patients with non-specific chronic LBP.
Methods:
Ten English databases, 3 Korean databases, 6 Chinese databases, 1 Japanese database, and 2 Brazilian databases will be searched from their inception to September 2019. Randomized controlled trials will be included if gua sha therapy was used as the sole treatment or as a part of combination therapy with other treatments in patients with non-specific chronic LBP. Two reviewers will independently extract the data and assess the methodological quality using the Cochrane criteria for risk of bias. The meta-analysis will be performed using Review Manager 5.3 software.
Results:
The findings of this systematic review will be published in a peer-reviewed journal.
Conclusion:
This systematic review will provide more evidence regarding the clinical usage of gua sha therapy for non-specific chronic LBP.
Trial Registration Number:
CRD42019134567.
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