Massage therapy for the treatment of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Shu Cheng Chen; Branda Yee Man Yu; Lorna Kwai Ping Suen; Juan Yu; Fiona Yan Yee Ho; Junjun Yang; Wing Fai Yeung

doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2018.12.011

Massage therapy for the treatment of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Shu Cheng Chen
, Branda Yee Man Yu
, Lorna Kwai Ping Suen
, Juan Yu
, Fiona Yan Yee Ho
, Junjun Yang
, Wing Fai Yeung^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	389-399
Number of pages	11
Journal	Complementary Therapies in Medicine
Volume	42
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2018.12.011
Publication status	Published - Feb 2019

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