Publications by authors named "Ching-Fang Chiang"
Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of noninvasive neurostimulation therapies in patients with poststroke dysphagia.
Data Sources: Electronic databases, including Embase, PubMed, Scopus, and the Cochrane Library, were searched up to May 31, 2018.
Study Selection: All published randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing neurostimulation therapies, including repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), surface neuromuscular electrical stimulation (sNMES), and pharyngeal electrical stimulation (PES), in patients with acute and subacute poststroke dysphagia were included.
Objective: To compare the effectiveness of diverse injections in patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy using pairwise and network meta-analysis.
Data Sources: PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, and Cochrane Library were searched for studies published up to September 31, 2017.
Study Selection: We included all published or unpublished randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing diverse injections including corticosteroid, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, hyaluronic acid, botulinum toxin, platelet-rich plasma (PRP), and prolotherapy in patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy.
Purpose: To compare the effectiveness of autologous blood-derived products (ABP) injection with that of placebo (sham injection, no injection, or physiotherapy alone) in patients with Achilles tendinopathy.
Methods: Electronic databases, including PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library were searched up to June 2017. All published or unpublished randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were included.