Does manual therapy meaningfully change quantitative sensory testing and patient reported outcome measures in patients with musculoskeletal impairments related to the spine?: A 'trustworthy' systematic review and meta-analysis.
Sean P RileyBrian T SwansonStephen M ShafferDaniel W FlowersMargaret A HofbauerRichard Eloin LiebanoPublished in: The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy (2023)
High-quality RCTs could not be synthesized into strong conclusions secondary to the dissimilarity in research designs. Future research regarding quantitative sensory testing should develop RCTs with high confidence in estimated effects that can be translated into strong recommendations.