Consider the subsequent quantitative study: Chen, Z., Huang, Z., Li, X., Deng, W., Gao, M., Jin, M., … & Du, Q. (2023). Effects of traditional Chinese medicine combined with modern rehabilitation therapies on motor function in children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 17, 1097477. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2023.1097477/full
Particulalry, the subsequent paragraph: There were some limitations of our systematic review, which should be interpreted with caution. First, methodological heterogeneity in the included should not be ignored. Due to the differences in the age and CP severity of the participants, TCM treatments varied among the included studies, such as acupuncture, massage, and herbal fumigation. Subgroup analysis of different intervention protocols could not be conducted because of the insufficient number of included studies. Future studies should consider standardized TCM diagnosis and treatment for children with CP. Second, the pooled results of our systematic review may suffer from methodological quality. Seven of the included studies showed a high risk of bias, while only two studies specified the blinding of the assessors. Third, 21 of the 22 included studies are from China, which indicates that the integrated TCM and modern rehabilitation therapies for CP are not widely used in the world. In the future, the promotion of TCM needs to be strengthened, such as the training of international TCM practitioners. Fourth, it is difficult to quantitatively divide the proportion of TCM treatments and modern rehabilitation therapies because of the differences in basic theory between TCM and modern rehabilitation therapies because of the differences in basic theory between TCM and modern rehabilitation.
Were There Any Untoward Events During the Conduct of The Study?
Particulalry, the subsequent paragraph: There were some limitations of our systematic review, which should be interpreted with caution. First, methodological heterogeneity in the included should not be ignored. Due to the differences in the age and CP severity of the participants, TCM treatments varied among the included studies, such as acupuncture, massage, and herbal fumigation. Subgroup analysis of different intervention protocols could not be conducted because of the insufficient number of included studies. Future studies should consider standardized TCM diagnosis and treatment for children with CP. Second, the pooled results of our systematic review may suffer from methodological quality. Seven of the included studies showed a high risk of bias, while only two studies specified the blinding of the assessors. Third, 21 of the 22 included studies are from China, which indicates that the integrated TCM and modern rehabilitation therapies for CP are not widely used in the world. In the future, the promotion of TCM needs to be strengthened, such as the training of international TCM practitioners. Fourth, it is difficult to quantitatively divide the proportion of TCM treatments and modern rehabilitation therapies because of the differences in basic theory between TCM and modern rehabilitation therapies because of the differences in basic theory between TCM and modern rehabilitation.
Were There Any Untoward Events During the Conduct of The Study?
