In our research, we planned to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the evidence from all available randomised controlled trials (RCTs) that evaluate EBS on decreasing bone loss.Ģ.3. Therefore, an objective examination on the efficacy and safety of ESB on decreasing bone loss is needed. Additionally, although ESB was popular in patients, there is insufficient evidence to support the widespread use of ESB individuals.
However, there have been no relevant systematic reviews or meta-analyses on the effects and safety of ESB on preventing bone loss. Some clinical trials have shown that ESB can substantially prevent bone loss and improved balance. Many studies showed positive effect of ESB for muscular disorders that it can release symptoms and improved function of patients including knee osteoarthritis and neck pain. It is popular in middle aged patients because it is easy to learn and it can help with promoting the physical fitness and health. ESB exercises can help stretch limbs and muscles and regulate the breath, which improves the coordination of the body, harmonies qi and blood and contributes to physical and mental well-being. Compared with other exercise therapies, ESB is easy to master in a short time and has fewer physical demands for patients, especially for those who were more elder. It is composed with 8 sections of different activities which were focus mainly on maintaining good health, accelerating rehabilitation process and fighting chronic diseases. We will use the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation system to assess the quality of evidence.Įight-section brocade (ESB) is a traditional and safe physical therapy based on the traditional Chinese Medicine theory of qi1. A funnel plot will be developed to evaluate reporting bias and Begg and Egger tests will be used to assess funnel plot symmetries.
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Review Manager (Revman Version 5.3) software will be used for data synthesis, sensitivity analysis, meta regression, subgroup analysis, and risk of bias assessment.
The primary outcome measures will be bone mineral density (BMD), balance capacity, pain score, and adverse event including fracture during exercise. Inclusion criteria are randomised controlled trials of eight-section brocade that examine function and bone metabolism in middle-aged and elderly individuals with OP. Relevant studies involving eight-section brocade in middle-aged and elderly individuals with osteoporosis were systematically identified from electronic databases, including EMBASE, PubMed, the Cochrane Library Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, Chinese Science and Technology Periodicals Database, Chinese BioMedical Database, and Wanfang Data.