Effectiveness and safety of Tuina massage therapy for paediatric fever: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

BMC Pediatr · 2025 · PMC12044972 · PMID 40312678

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Compared with the use of antipyretic drugs alone, the efficacy of tepid water massage did not reach statistical significance (RR = 4.86, 95% CI: 0.71–33.41), while Chinese Tuina massage significantly reduced the proportion of febrile children (RR = 0.41, 95% CI: 0.26–0.65).

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