conventional treatment for primary dysmenorrhoea has a failure rate of 20% to 25% and may be contraindicated or not tolerated by some women. herbal medicine may be a suitable alternative. the objective of the manuscript, is determine the efficacy and safety of some iranian herbal medicine for primary dysmenorrhea when compared with placebo, no treatment, and other treatment. for this target ele...

Inclusion criteria: Systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in English language were included if they fulfilled the following criteria: (a) patients with adhesive capsulitis were included, (b) results on pain and function were reported, and (c) a study period of at least two weeks was reported. Articles were assessed using the Jadad (1) scale and Physiotherapy Evidence Databa...

INTRODUCTION Reiki is an ancient form of Japanese healing. While this healing method is widely used for a variety of psychologic and physical symptoms, evidence of its effectiveness is scarce and conflicting. The purpose of this systematic review was to try to evaluate whether Reiki produces a significant treatment effect. METHODS Studies were identified using an electronic search of Medline,...

Some clinicians believe that spinal manipulation is an effective treatment for asthma. The aim of this systematic review was to critically evaluate the evidence for or against this claim. Four electronic databases were searched without language restrictions from their inceptions to September 2008. Bibliographies and departmental files were hand-searched. The methodological quality of all includ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the methodological quality of published randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in burn care treatment and management. METHODS Using a predetermined search strategy we searched Ovid MEDLINE (1950 to January 2008) database to identify all English RCTs related to burn care. Full text studies identified were reviewed for key demographic and methodological characteristics. Metho...

Methods: A systematic review of the literature was performed to identify meta-analyses that fit the study inclusion criteria. Data were extracted from these meta-analyses regarding patient outcomes and reruptures. Meta-analysis quality was assessed using the Oxman-Guyatt and QUOROM (Quality of Reporting of Meta-analyses) systems. The Jadad algorithm was applied to determine the meta-analyses wi...

PURPOSE To determine whether antibiotics are beneficial in the management of category III prostatitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS The PubMed, Medline and Embase databases were searched for all published documents from January 1, 1965 to September 1, 2012 without language restriction. The randomized controlled trials that mentioned comparable groups of antibiotics treatment versus placebo or other ...

The objective of this review was to consolidate the available evidence about factors related recovery functional capacity (FC) in women with breast cancer, based PRISMA declaration criteria. quality studies assessed using New Castle Ottawa and JADAD scales. 11 were included: seven experimental four cohort follow-ups. Psychological, clinical, treatment FC recovery, identified. However, some resu...

Introduction: The distal radial fractures accounts of about 15 to 20% the total fractures. Many studies were done with relevance associating various management modalities radius and their functional outcomes. latest trend focuses on surgical intervention. Methods: reviewed literature was regarding recent perspectives in suitable articles identified basis inclusion exclusion criteria. data colle...

MAIN RESULTS 6 trials (n=263) met the selection criteria. 4 studies had poor quality (Jadad score (2 out of 5). Meta-analysis was completed using a random effects model and intention to treat data from individual studies. Patients who received EN had a lower risk of infection than those who received PN, less need for surgical intervention, fewer septic complications, and shorter hospital stays ...