頸部脊椎の自己操作に伴う有害事象:システマティックレビュー
Kevin W Meyer1, Robert J Butler2, Robert J Trager3,4,5
1Rehabilitation Care Services, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Tacoma, Washington, USA.
PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation
|January 26, 2026
まとめ
頸部脊椎の自己操作は、死亡例を含む重篤な有害事象(AE)につながる可能性がある。稀ではあるが、この実践には潜在的なリスクが伴い、その有病率と関連要因に関するさらなる研究の必要性が強調されている。
科学分野:
- 脊椎操作
- 公衆衛生
- 患者安全
背景:
- 症例報告は、頸部脊椎の自己操作に関連する潜在的な有害事象(AE)を示唆している。
- 頸部自己操作による自己管理の実践は、十分に文書化されていない。
- 頸部自己操作のリスクを理解することは、患者の安全にとって極めて重要である。
研究 の 目的:
- 頸部自己操作後の有害事象の公表症例を系統的にレビューすること。
- 報告された有害事象の重症度を評価すること。
- 個々の症例の詳細と頸部自己操作に使用された方法を特徴づけること。
主な方法:
- 観察研究を対象とした包括的なデータベース検索が、創刊から2024年5月まで実施された。
- 2人の独立したレビュアーが論文をスクリーニングし、バイアスのリスクを評価し、データを抽出した。
- 有害事象の重症度が主要な転帰であり、軽度、中等度、重度、または破滅的と評価された。
主要な成果:
- 頸部自己操作後の有害事象のユニークな症例が24件特定された。
- ほとんどの有害事象は操作後2日以内に発生し、しばしば頸部痛によって引き起こされた。
- 有害事象の重症度は様々で、17%は破滅的と分類され、2件の死亡例が含まれた。
結論:
- 頸部自己操作による有害事象は稀であるように思われるが、重篤な危害の可能性を伴う。
- 本研究では、これらの有害事象の一般的な発生率に関するエビデンスの確実性が低いことが特定された。
- 有害事象の動機、有病率、発生率、および素因を理解するためには、さらなる研究が必要である。
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