Massage therapy for the treatment of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis
- Forfatter(e)
- Chen, S. C. Yu, B. Y. Suen, L. K. Yu, J. Ho, F. Y. Yang, J. J. Yeung, W. F.
- År
- 2019
- Tidsskrift
- Complementary Therapies in Medicine
- Sider
- 389-399
- Kategori(er)
- ADHD
- Tiltakstype(r)
- Massasje
- Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To summarize the current evidence on the effects and safety of massage therapy for the treatment of ADHD in children and adolescents:
METHOD: A systematic review of 8 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and 3 case series studies was conducted with a meta-analysis of 4 of the RCTs.
RESULTS: Pooled analysis showed that massage produced more improvement in ADHD symptoms in terms of effective rate compared to Ritalin (risk ratio: 1.39, 95%CI: 1.16-1.66; P=0.0004). Individual RCTs suggested that massage was differed significantly from waitlist control in improving the conditions of anxious-passive (mean difference: -11.7; 95%CI [-17.84, -5.56]; P=0.0002), and asocial behavior (mean difference=-8.60; 95%CI [-15.87, -1.33]; P=0.02).
CONCLUSION: Evidence suggests that massage therapy is beneficial for treating ADHD in children and adolescents: