Deflorin, Carlina; Hohenauer, Erich; Stoop, Rahel; van Daele, Ulrike; Clijsen, Ron; Taeymans, Jan (2020). Physical Management of Scar Tissue: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. THE JOURNAL OF ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE, 26(10), pp. 854-865. 10.1089/acm.2020.0109.
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Objective: The aim of this systematic review with meta-analysis was to describe the status on the effects of physical scar treatments on pain, pigmentation, pliability, pruritus, scar thickening, and surface area. Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Subjects: Adults with any kind of scar tissue. Interventions: Physical scar management versus control or no scar management. Outcome measures: Pain, pigmentation, pliability, pruritus, surface area, scar thickness. Results: The overall results revealed that physical scar management is beneficial compared with the control treatment regarding the management of pain (p = 0.012), pruritus (p < 0.001), pigmentation (p = 0.010), pliability (p < 0.001), surface area (p < 0.001), and thickness (p = 0.022) of scar tissue in adults. The observed risk of bias was high for blinding of participants and personnel (47%) and low for other bias (100%). Conclusions: Physical scar management demonstrates moderate-to-strong effects on improvement of scar issues as related to signs and symptoms. These results show the importance of specific physical management of scar tissue.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
School of Health Professions School of Health Professions > Physiotherapy > Public Health & Physiotherapy Related Health Economics |
Name: |
Deflorin, Carlina; Hohenauer, Erich; Stoop, Rahel; van Daele, Ulrike; Clijsen, Ron and Taeymans, Jan |
Subjects: |
R Medicine > RL Dermatology |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Jan Taeymans |
Date Deposited: |
24 Dec 2020 08:06 |
Last Modified: |
12 Jan 2022 14:50 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1089/acm.2020.0109. |
PubMed ID: |
32589450 |
ARBOR DOI: |
10.24451/arbor.14015 |
URI: |
https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/14015 |
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