Clinical effectiveness of manual therapy for the management of musculoskeletal and non-musculoskeletal conditions: systematic review and update of UK evidence report

Table 3 Comparison of evidence in UK evidence report and current review for musculoskeletal spinal conditions

Condition	Intervention	UK evidence report evidence			New/additional evidence			New evidence?
		Inconclusive	Moderate	High	Inconclusive	Moderate	High
*Musculoskeletal- Spinal***
Sciatica/radiating leg pain	Spinal manipulation/mobilisation	Favourable			Favourable			Yes
Neck pain (acute/subacute/chronic)	Cervical spinal manipulation/mobilisation alone	Favourable			Favourable			Yes
	Manipulation and mobilisation with/without soft tissue treatment				Favourable			Yes
Mid back pain	Spinal manipulation	Favourable			Favourable			No
Coccydynia	Spinal manipulation	Favourable			Favourable			No
Temporomandibular disorders	Mobilisation/massage	Favourable			Favourable			No
Temporomandibular disorders	Mandibular manipulation				Unclear			Yes
	Intra-oral myofascial therapy				Favourable			Yes
	Osteopathic manual therapy (cervical and temporomandibular joint regions)				Favourable			Yes
Myofascial pain syndrome	Ischaemic compression				Favourable			Yes
• active upper trapezius trigger points, neck pain	Trigger point release				Non-favourable			Yes
	Integrated neuromuscular inhibition technique				Favourable			Yes

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