TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical effects of thai herbal compress: A systematic review and meta-analysis
AU - Dhippayom, Teerapon
AU - Kongkaew, Chuenjid
AU - Chaiyakunapruk, Nathorn
AU - Dilokthornsakul, Piyameth
AU - Sruamsiri, Rosarin
AU - Saokaew, Surasak
AU - Chuthaputti, Anchalee
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Objective: To determine the clinical effects of Thai herbal compress. Methods: International and Thai databases were searched from inception through September 2014. Comparative clinical studies investigating herbal compress for any indications were included. Outcomes of interest included level of pain, difficulties in performing activities, and time from delivery to milk secretion. Mean changes of the outcomes from baseline were compared between herbal compress and comparators by calculating mean difference. Results: A total of 13 studies which involved 778 patients were selected from 369 articles identified. The overall effects of Thai herbal compress on reducing osteoarthritis (OA) and muscle pain were not different from those of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, knee exercise, and hot compress. However, the reduction of OA pain in the herbal compress group tended to be higher than that of any comparators (weighted mean difference 0.419; 95 CI -0.004, 0.842) with moderate heterogeneity (I2 = 58.3 , P = 0.048). When compared with usual care, herbal compress provided significantly less time from delivery to milk secretion in postpartum mothers (mean difference -394.425 minutes; 95 CI -620.084, -168.766). Conclusion: Thai herbal compress may be considered as an alternative for osteoarthritis and muscle pain and could also be used as a treatment of choice to induce lactation.
AB - Objective: To determine the clinical effects of Thai herbal compress. Methods: International and Thai databases were searched from inception through September 2014. Comparative clinical studies investigating herbal compress for any indications were included. Outcomes of interest included level of pain, difficulties in performing activities, and time from delivery to milk secretion. Mean changes of the outcomes from baseline were compared between herbal compress and comparators by calculating mean difference. Results: A total of 13 studies which involved 778 patients were selected from 369 articles identified. The overall effects of Thai herbal compress on reducing osteoarthritis (OA) and muscle pain were not different from those of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, knee exercise, and hot compress. However, the reduction of OA pain in the herbal compress group tended to be higher than that of any comparators (weighted mean difference 0.419; 95 CI -0.004, 0.842) with moderate heterogeneity (I2 = 58.3 , P = 0.048). When compared with usual care, herbal compress provided significantly less time from delivery to milk secretion in postpartum mothers (mean difference -394.425 minutes; 95 CI -620.084, -168.766). Conclusion: Thai herbal compress may be considered as an alternative for osteoarthritis and muscle pain and could also be used as a treatment of choice to induce lactation.
UR - http://downloads.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2015/942378.pdf
U2 - 10.1155/2015/942378
DO - 10.1155/2015/942378
M3 - Article
VL - 2015
SP - 1
EP - 14
JO - Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
JF - Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
SN - 1741-427X
ER -