Appendix 1: Search strategy for the review of clinical effectiveness
PUBMED
Limit: publication dates: from 2014/03/21 -
publisher[sb]
AND
(
“back pain”[tiab] OR
backache[tiab] OR
“spine pain”[tiab] OR
“spinal pain”[tiab] OR
(“back disorder”[tiab] OR “back disorders”[tiab]) OR
(sciatic[tiab] OR sciatica[tiab]) OR
ischialgia[tiab] OR
((degenerate[tiab] OR degeneration[tiab] OR degenerating[tiab] OR degenerated[tiab] OR prolapse[tiab] OR prolapsing[tiab] OR prolapsed[tiab] OR hernia[tiab] OR hernias[tiab] OR herniating[tiab] OR herniate[tiab] OR herniated[tiab] OR bulge[tiab] OR bulges[tiab] OR bulging[tiab] OR bulged[tiab] OR protrude[tiab] OR protruding[tiab] OR protruded[tiab] OR protrusion[tiab] OR protrusions[tiab] OR extrude[tiab] OR extruding[tiab] OR extruded[tiab] OR extrusion[tiab] OR extrusions[tiab] OR sequestrate[tiab] OR sequestrated[tiab] OR sequestrating[tiab] OR sequestration[tiab] OR sequestrations[tiab] OR disorder[tiab] OR disorders[tiab] OR disordered[tiab] OR disease[tiab] OR diseases[tiab] OR diseased[tiab] OR rupture[tiab] OR ruptures[tiab] OR ruptured[tiab] OR slip[tiab] OR slips[tiab] OR slipped[tiab]) AND (disc[tiab] OR discs[tiab] OR discal[tiab] OR disk[tiab] OR disks[tiab])) OR
(“spinal stenosis"[tiab] OR “spinal stenoses”[tiab]) OR
(“lumbar stenosis”[tiab] OR “lumbar stenoses”[tiab)] OR
(discitis[tiab] OR discitides[tiab] or diskitis[tiab] OR diskitides[tiab] OR spondylodiskitis[tiab] OR spondylodiskitides[tiab] OR spondylodiscitis[tiab] OR spondylodiscitides[tiab]) OR
(“vertebrogenic pain syndrome”[tiab] OR “vertebrogenic pain syndromes”[tiab]) OR
(zygapophyseal[tiab] OR “facet joint”[tiab]) OR “facet joints”[tiab]) OR
lumbar[tiab] OR
lumbago[tiab] OR
dorsalgia[tiab]
)
AND
(
(spinal[tiab] OR lumbar[tiab] OR cervical[tiab]) AND manipulation[tiab]) OR
(chiropractic[tiab] OR chiropraxic[tiab]) OR
((back[tiab] OR spine[tiab] OR spinal[tiab] OR lumbar[tiab] OR musculoskeletal[tiab]) AND (adjustment[tiab] OR adjustments[tiab] OR adjusting[tiab] OR adjust[tiab] OR adjusted[tiab] OR manipulation[tiab] OR manipulations[tiab] OR manipulating[tiab] OR manipulate[tiab] OR manipulated[tiab] or mobilization[tiab] or mobilisation[tiab])) OR
(“musculoskeletal manipulation”[tiab] OR “musculoskeletal manipulations”[tiab] OR “manual therapy”[tiab] OR “manual therapies”[tiab] OR “manipulation therapy”[tiab] OR “manipulation therapies”[tiab] “manipulative therapy”[tiab] OR “manipulative therapies”[tiab]) OR
(manipulation[tiab] AND medicine[tiab]) OR (manipulations[tiab] AND medicine[tiab]) OR
flexion[tiab] OR
(“myofascial release”[tiab] OR “myofascial releases”[tiab] OR “myofascial therapy”[tiab] OR “myofascial therapies”[tiab]) OR
(“muscle energy technique”[tiab] OR “muscle energy techniques”[tiab]) OR
(“trigger point”[tiab] OR “trigger points”[tiab] OR “trigger area”[tiab] OR “trigger areas”[tiab]) OR
"Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation"[tiab] OR
"Cyriax Friction"[tiab] OR
"strain counterstrain"[tiab] OR
(craniosacral[tiab] OR "cranio sacral"[tiab]) OR
("complementary therapy”[tiab] OR “complementary therapies”[tiab] OR “alternative therapy”[tiab] OR “alternative therapies”[tiab] OR “alternative medicine”[tiab] OR “alternative medicines”[tiab])
)
AND
(
randomized[tiab] OR
placebo[tiab] OR
“drug therapy”[tiab] OR
“drug therapies”[tiab] OR
randomly[tiab] OR
trial[tiab] OR
groups[tiab]
)
MEDLINE
Database: Ovid MEDLINE(R) In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations, Ovid MEDLINE(R) Daily, Ovid MEDLINE(R) and Ovid OLDMEDLINE(R) 1946 to Present
6.
(spine pain or spinal pain).tw.
8.
(Sciatic adj3 (Neuralgia or Bilateral)).ti,ab.
10.
((disc* or disk*) adj3 (degener* or displace* or prolaps* or hernia* or bulge or protrusion* or extrusion* or sequestration* or disorder* or disease* or rupture* or slipped)).tw.
12.
((stenosis or stenoses) adj3 (lumbar or spine or spines or spinal)).tw.
16.
vertebrogenic pain syndrome*.tw.
17.
((Zygapophyseal or Facet or facets) adj3 (syndrome* or degenerat*)).tw.
18.
(lumbar adj3 (ache* or pain* or strain*)).tw.
20.
(lumbago or dorsalgia).tw.
21.
1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8 or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14 or 15 or 16 or 17 or 18 or 19 or 20
23.
manipulation, chiropractic/
26.
((back or spine or spinal or lumbar or musculoskeletal) adj3 (adjust* or manipulat* or mobili*ation)).tw.
27.
exp Musculoskeletal Manipulations/
29.
(Manipulati* adj (therap* or medicine)).tw.
30.
(Flexion adj2 distraction*).tw.
31.
(myofascial adj3 (release or therap*)).tw.
32.
Muscle energy technique*.tw.
35.
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation.tw.
37.
(Strain adj counterstrain).tw.
38.
(Craniosacral Therap* or Cranio sacral Therap*).tw.
41.
randomized controlled trial.pt.
54.
limit53 to yr=”1990-Current”
AMED
Database: AMED (Allied & Complementary Medicine) 1985-April 2014
6.
(spine pain or spinal pain).tw.
8.
(Sciatic adj3 (Neuralgia or Bilateral)).ti,ab.
10.
((disc* or disk*) adj3 (degener* or displace* or prolaps* or hernia* or bulge or protrusion* or extrusion* or sequestration* or disorder* or disease* or rupture* or slipped)).tw.
12.
((stenosis or stenoses) adj3 (lumbar or spine or spines or spinal)).tw.
15.
vertebrogenic pain syndrome*.tw.
16.
((Zygapophyseal or Facet or facets) adj3 (syndrome* or degenerat*)).tw.
17.
(lumbar adj3 (ache* or pain* or strain*)).tw.
19.
(lumbago or dorsalgia).tw.
22.
exp manipulation, chiropractic/
25.
((back or spine or spinal or lumbar or musculoskeletal) adj3 (adjust* or manipulat* or mobili*ation)).tw.
26.
exp Musculoskeletal Manipulations/
28.
(Manipulati* adj (therap* or medicine)).tw.
29.
(Flexion adj2 distraction*).tw.
30.
(myofascial adj3 (release or therap*)).tw.
31.
Muscle energy technique*.tw.
34.
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation.tw.
36.
(Strain adj counterstrain).tw.
37.
(Craniosacral Therap* or Cranio sacral Therap*).tw.
40.
randomised controlled trial.pt.
41.
randomized controlled trial.pt.
54.
limit 53 to yr=”1990-Current”
EMBASE
Database: Embase Classic + Embase 1947 to 2014 April 21
6.
(spine pain or spinal pain).tw.
8.
(Sciatic adj3 (Neuralgia or Bilateral)).tw.
10.
((disc* or disk*) adj3 (degener* or displace* or prolaps* or hernia* or bulge or protrusion* or extrusion* or sequestration* or disorder* or disease* or rupture* or slipped)).tw.
11.
vertebral canal Stenosis/
12.
((stenosis or stenoses) adj3 (lumbar or spine or spines or spinal)).tw.
14.
(diskitis or discitis).tw.
16.
vertebrogenic pain syndrome*.tw.
17.
((Zygapophyseal or Facet or facets) adj3 (syndrome* or degenerat*)).tw.
18.
(lumbar adj3 (ache* or pain* or strain*)).tw.
20.
(lumbago or dorsalgia).tw.
24.
((back or spine or spinal or lumbar or musculoskeletal) adj3 (adjust* or manipulat* or mobili*ation)).tw.
25.
exp Musculoskeletal medicine/
27.
(Manipulati* adj (therap* or medicine)).tw.
28.
(Flexion adj2 distraction*).tw.
29.
(myofascial adj3 (release or therap*)).tw.
30.
Muscle energy technique*.tw.
33.
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation.tw.
35.
(Strain adj counterstrain).tw.
36.
(Craniosacral Therap* or Cranio sacral Therap*).tw.
38.
randomized controlled trial/
51.
limit 50 to yr=”1990-Current”
CINAHL
Database: CINAHL Plus with Full Text (Full text from 1937-)
S44. S13 AND S25 AND S43; Limiters: Published Date: 19900101-
S43. 39 NOT S42
S42. S40 NOT (S40 AND S41)
S41. (MH “Human”)
S40. (MH “Animals”)
S39. S26 OR S27 or S28 or S29 or S30 or S31 or S32 or S33 or S34 or S35 or S36 or S37 or S38
S38. AB groups
S37. TI groups
S36. TI trial
S35. AB trial
S34. AB randomly
S33. TI randomly
S32. TI placebo
S31. AB placebo
S30. AB randomized
S29. AB randomised
S28. TI randomised
S27. TI randomized
S26. (PT clinical trial) OR (PT randomized controlled trial)
S25. S14 OR S15 OR S16 OR S17 OR S18 OR S19 OR S20 OR S21 OR S22 OR S23 OR S24
S24. (MH “Trigger Point”)
S23. (MH “Manual Therapy”)
S22. TI ( (Strain N1 counterstrain) or “Craniosacral Therap*” or “Cranio sacral Therap*” ) OR AB ( (Strain N1 counterstrain) or “Craniosacral Therap*” or “Cranio sacral Therap*” )
S21. TI ( “muscle energy technique*” or “trigger point*” or “Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation” ) OR AB ( “muscle energy technique*” or “trigger point*” or “Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation” )
S20. TI ( (myofascial) N3 (release or therap*) ) OR AB ( (myofascial) N3 (release or therap*) )
S19. TI (Flexion N2 distraction*) OR AB (Flexion N2 distraction*)
S18. TI ( (Manipulati* N1 (therap* or medicine)) ) OR AB ( (Manipulati* N1 (therap* or medicine)) )
S17. TI “manual therap*” OR AB “manual therap*”
S16. TI ( ((back or spine or spinal or lumbar or musculoskeletal) N3 (adjust* or manipulat* or mobili*ation)) ) OR AB ( ((back or spine or spinal or lumbar or musculoskeletal) N3 (adjust* or manipulat* or mobili*ation)) )
S15. TI chiropract* OR AB chiropract*
S14. (MH “Chiropractic + ”)
S13. S1 OR S2 OR S3 OR S12
S12. S4 OR S5 OR S6 OR S7 OR S8 OR S9 OR S10 OR S11
S11. TI ( “lumbar vertebrae” or lumbago or dorsalgia ) AND AB ( “lumbar vertebrae” or lumbago or dorsalgia)
S10. TI ( ((lumbar) N3 (ache* or pain* or strain*)) ) AND AB ( ((lumbar) N3 (ache* or pain* or strain*)) )
S9. TI ( ((Zygapophyseal or Facet or facets) N3 (syndrome* or degenerat*)) ) OR AB ( ((Zygapophyseal or Facet or facets) N3 (syndrome* or degenerat*)) )
S8. TI ( spondylodiscitis OR “vertebrogenic pain syndrome* ) OR AB ( spondylodiscitis OR ”vertebrogenic pain syndrome* )
S7. TI ( ((stenosis or stenoses) N3 (lumbar or spine or spines or spinal)) ) OR AB ( ((stenosis or stenoses) N3 (lumbar or spine or spines or spinal)) )
S6. TI ( ((disc* or disk*) N3 (degener* or displace* or prolaps* or hernia* or bulge or protrusion* or extrusion* or sequestration* or disorder* or disease* or rupture* or slipped)) ) OR AB ( ((disc* or disk*) N3 (degener* or displace* or prolaps* or hernia* or bulge or protrusion* or extrusion* or sequestration* or disorder* or disease* or rupture* or slipped)) )
S5. TI ( (sciatic N3 (neuralgia or bilateral)) ) OR AB ( (sciatic N3 (neuralgia or bilateral)) )
S4. TI ( “back pain” or backache* or sciatica or “spine pain” or “spinal pain” or “back disorder*” ) OR AB ( “back pain” or backache* or sciatica or “spine pain” or “spinal pain” or “back disorder*” )
S3. (MH “Spinal Stenosis”)
S2. (MH “Sciatica”)
S1. (MH “Back Pain + ”)
COCHRANE
1.
MeSH descriptor: [Back Pain] explode all trees
2.
MeSH descriptor: [Sciatica] explode all trees
3.
MeSH descriptor: [Spinal Stenosis] explode all trees
4.
MeSH descriptor: [Discitis] explode all trees
6.
backache* or sciatica or spine near pain or spinal near pain or back near disorder*:ti,ab,kw
7.
(sciatic near/3 (neuralgia or bilateral)) or ((disc* or disk*) near/3 (degener* or displace* or prolaps* or hernia* or bulge or protrusion* or extrusion* or sequestration* or disorder* or disease* or rupture* or slipped))
8.
((stenosis or stenoses) near/3 (lumbar or spine or spines or spinal)) or spondylodiscitis or ((Zygapophyseal or Facet or facets) near/3 (syndrome* or degenerat*)) or ((lumbar) near/3 (ache* or pain* or strain*)) or “lumbar vertebrae” or lumbago or dorsalgia
9.
#1 or #2 or #3 or #4 or #5 or #6 or #7 or #8
10.
MeSH descriptor: [Manipulation, Spinal] explode all trees
11.
MeSH descriptor: [Manipulation, Chiropractic] explode all trees
12.
MeSH descriptor: [Chiropractic] explode all trees
13.
MeSH descriptor: [Musculoskeletal Manipulations] this term only
14.
MeSH descriptor: [Trigger Points] explode all trees
15.
MeSH descriptor: [Complementary Therapies] this term only
16.
chiropract* or ((back or spine or spinal or lumbar or musculoskeletal) near/3 (adjust* or manipulat* or mobili*ation)) or manual near therap* or (Manipulati* near (therap* or medicine)) or (Flexion near/2 distraction*) or (myofascial near/3 (release or therap*)) or trigger near point* or (Strain near counterstrain) or Craniosacral near Therap*:ti,ab,kw
17.
#10 or #11 or #12 or #13 or #14 or #15 or #16
Note: Only include results from Cochrane Central (Trials); publication date 1990-
Appendix 2: Search strategy for the review of economic evaluation
MEDLINE
6.
(spine pain or spinal pain).tw.
8.
(Sciatic adj3 (Neuralgia or Bilateral)).ti,ab.
10.
((disc* or disk*) adj3 (degener* or displace* or prolaps* or hernia* or bulge or protrusion* or extrusion* or sequestration* or disorder* or disease* or rupture* or slipped)).tw.
12.
((stenosis or stenoses) adj3 (lumbar or spine or spines or spinal)).tw.
16.
vertebrogenic pain syndrome*.tw.
17.
((Zygapophyseal or Facet or facets) adj3 (syndrome* or degenerat*)).tw.
18.
(lumbar adj3 (ache* or pain* or strain*)).tw.
20.
(lumbago or dorsalgia).tw.
21.
1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8 or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14 or 15 or 16 or 17 or 18 or 19 or 20
23.
manipulation, chiropractic/
26.
((back or spine or spinal or lumbar or musculoskeletal) adj3 (adjust* or manipulat* or mobili*ation)).tw.
27.
exp Musculoskeletal Manipulations/
29.
(Manipulati* adj (therap* or medicine)).tw.
30.
(Flexion adj2 distraction*).tw.
31.
(myofascial adj3 (release or therap*)).tw.
32.
Muscle energy technique*.tw.
35.
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation.tw.
37.
(Strain adj counterstrain).tw.
38.
(Craniosacral Therap* or Cranio sacral Therap*).tw.
42.
exp “Costs and Cost Analysis”/
44.
resource allocation/ or exp economics, medical/ or “fees and charges”/
45.
(econom* or cost* or pric* or fee or fees or expense* or saving* or financial or “loss reduction” or payback* or “return on investment”).tw.
46.
(benefit* or “wage replacement”).tw.
48.
(resource* adj2 allocation).tw.
EMBASE
6.
(spine pain or spinal pain).tw.
8.
(Sciatic adj3 (Neuralgia or Bilateral)).ti,ab.
10.
((disc* or disk*) adj3 (degener* or displace* or prolaps* or hernia* or bulge or protrusion* or extrusion* or sequestration* or disorder* or disease* or rupture* or slipped)).tw.
11.
vertebral canal Stenosis/
12.
((stenosis or stenoses) adj3 (lumbar or spine or spines or spinal)).tw.
14.
(diskitis or discitis).ti,ab.
16.
vertebrogenic pain syndrome*.tw.
17.
((Zygapophyseal or Facet or facets) adj3 (syndrome* or degenerat*)).tw.
18.
(lumbar adj3 (ache* or pain* or strain*)).tw.
20.
(lumbago or dorsalgia).tw.
21.
1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8 or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14 or 15 or 16 or 17 or 18 or 19 or 20
24.
((back or spine or spinal or lumbar or musculoskeletal) adj3 (adjust* or manipulat* or mobili*ation)).tw.
25.
exp Musculoskeletal medicine/
27.
(Manipulati* adj (therap* or medicine)).tw.
28.
(Flexion adj2 distraction*).tw.
29.
(myofascial adj3 (release or therap*)).tw.
30.
Muscle energy technique*.tw.
33.
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation.tw.
35.
(Strain adj counterstrain).tw.
36.
(Craniosacral Therap* or Cranio sacral Therap*).tw.
39.
resource allocation/ or health economics/ or medical fee/
40.
(econom* or cost* or pric* or fee or fees or expense* or saving* or financial or “loss reduction” or payback* or “return on investment”).tw.
41.
(benefit* or “wage replacement”).tw.
43.
(resource* adj2 allocation).tw.
AMED
6.
(spine pain or spinal pain).tw.
8.
(Sciatic adj3 (Neuralgia or Bilateral)).ti,ab.
10.
((disc* or disk*) adj3 (degener* or displace* or prolaps* or hernia* or bulge or protrusion* or extrusion* or sequestration* or disorder* or disease* or rupture* or slipped)).tw.
12.
((stenosis or stenoses) adj3 (lumbar or spine or spines or spinal)).tw.
15.
vertebrogenic pain syndrome*.tw.
16.
((Zygapophyseal or Facet or facets) adj3 (syndrome* or degenerat*)).tw.
17.
(lumbar adj3 (ache* or pain* or strain*)).tw.
19.
(lumbago or dorsalgia).tw.
21.
exp manipulation, chiropractic/
24.
((back or spine or spinal or lumbar or musculoskeletal) adj3 (adjust* or manipulat* or mobili*ation)).tw.
25.
exp Musculoskeletal Manipulations/
27.
(Manipulati* adj (therap* or medicine)).tw.
28.
(Flexion adj2 distraction*).tw.
29.
(myofascial adj3 (release or therap*)).tw.
30.
Muscle energy technique*.tw.
33.
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation.tw.
35.
(Strain adj counterstrain).tw.
36.
(Craniosacral Therap* or Cranio sacral Therap*).tw.
40.
exp “Costs and Cost Analysis”/
42.
(econom* or cost* or pric* or fee or fees or expense* or saving* or financial or “loss reduction” or payback* or “return on investment”).tw.
43.
(benefit* or “wage replacement”).tw.
45.
(resource* adj2 allocation).tw.
CINAHL and Cochrane
Almost identical to MEDLINE