September 2011. Volume 7. Number 3

Cranial osteopathy does not improve the health of children with cerebral palsy

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Wyatt K, Edwards V, Franck L, Britten N, Creanor S, Maddick A et al. Cranial osteopathy for children with cerebral palsy: a randomised controlled trial. Arch Dis Child. 2011;96:505-12.
Reviewers: Molina Arias M1, González de Dios J2.
1Servicio de Gastroenterología y Nutrición. Hospital Infantil Universitario La Paz. Madrid. España.
2Departamento de Pediatría. Hospital General Universitario de Alicante. España.
Correspondence: Manuel Molina Arias. Email: mmolina.hulp@salud.madrid.org
Reception date: 12/07/2011
Acceptance date: 13/07/2011
Publication date: 20/07/2011

Abstract

Authors' conclusions: cranial osteopathy for children with cerebral palsy does not lead to significant improvement in motor function, pain, sleep or quality of life in children, nor in quality of life of their carers.

Reviewers' conclusions: parents of children with cerebral palsy frequently try various complementary and alternative medicine therapies, many of them without evidence-based efficacy. The present study is one of the few who evaluate one of these therapies, cranial osteopathy, being unable to find any significant improvement in health or quality of life of children with cerebral palsy, nor in quality of life of their carers.

How to cite this article

Molina Arias M, González de Dios J. La osteopatía craneal no mejora el estado de salud de niños con parálisis cerebral. Evid Pediatr. 2011;7:62.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Wyatt K, Edwards V, Franck L, Britten N, Creanor S, Maddick A et al. Cranial osteopathy for children with cerebral palsy: a randomised controlled trial. Arch Dis Child. 2011;96:505-12.
Reviewers: Molina Arias M1, González de Dios J2.
1Servicio de Gastroenterología y Nutrición. Hospital Infantil Universitario La Paz. Madrid. España.
2Departamento de Pediatría. Hospital General Universitario de Alicante. España.
Correspondence: Manuel Molina Arias. Email: mmolina.hulp@salud.madrid.org
Reception date: 12/07/2011
Acceptance date: 13/07/2011
Publication date: 20/07/2011

How to cite this article

Molina Arias M, González de Dios J. La osteopatía craneal no mejora el estado de salud de niños con parálisis cerebral. Evid Pediatr. 2011;7:62.

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