초록정보 내용

Objectives
We aimed to analyze the clinical application of meridian point in manual therapy for the treatment of autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
Methods
We searched the trials that investigated the therapeutic effects of manual therapy on ASD and mentioned the meridian points regardless of the control and the experimental group through several countries database. For trials that met the criteria, we analyzed the characteristics of the included studies and the frequency of use for acupuncture points and meridians.
Results
24 trial studies were included. Among them 23 studies were randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and 1 study were non-RCT. Regarding frequency of use, ST36 acupuncture points was used most frequently (11 times) while governor vessel, conception vessel, and stomach meridian were used more than 30 times.
Conclusions
In the study, we could analyze widely used acupuncture points and meridians of manual therapy for the ASD. This study can be a guideline for the manual therapy of ASD. However, there is a limitation that all of included studies were published in one country. Therefore, additional research related to this is considered necessary.

서지정보 내용

* 키워드 : Autism spectrum disorder, Manual therapy, Narrative review
* 발행처 : 척추신경추나의학회
* 페이지 : 63-73
* ISBN :
* ISSN : 1975535X