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Two authors independently evaluated the quality of the trials according to the risk of bias assessment provided by the PEDro (physiotherapy evidence database) scale. RevMan V.5.2.0 software was employed for data analysis. The GRADE approach was used to evaluate the overall quality of the evidence.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Three trials with 502 participants were included. Meta-analysis suggested that cervical spine manipulation (mean difference 1.28, 95% confidence interval 0.80 to 1.75; P\u2009&lt;\u20090.00001; heterogeneity: Chi\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u2009=\u20098.57, P\u2009=\u20090.01, I\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u2009=\u200977%) improving visual analogue scale for pain showed superior immediate effects compared with cervical computer traction. The overall strength of evidence was judged to be moderate quality. One out of three trials reported the adverse events and none with a small sample size.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>There was moderate level evidence to support the immediate effectiveness of cervical spine manipulation in treating people with cervical radiculopathy. The safety of cervical manipulation cannot be taken as an exact conclusion so far.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/0269215515570382","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,2,14]],"date-time":"2015-02-14T00:19:51Z","timestamp":1423873191000},"page":"145-155","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":46,"title":["Does cervical spine manipulation reduce pain in people with degenerative cervical radiculopathy? 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