Background Low back pain during pregnancy affects the normal daily activities of pregnant women to a certain extent. Current studies have shown that Kinesio Taping (KT) may be a treatment for low back pain during pregnancy, but there is still a lack of key evidence. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of KT in the treatment of low back pain during pregnancy. Methods PubMed, Web of Science, The Cochrane Library, Scopus, Embase, Wanfang Data, CNKI, and VIP databases were searched to collect randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of the efficacy of KT intervention on low back pain in women during pregnancy. The retrieval time limit is from the establishment of the database to April 2021. Two researchers independently screened the literature, extracted the data, and evaluated the risk of bias in the included studies. Meta-analysis was performed using RevMan5.3 software. Results A total of 7 RCTs were included, including 444 patients. Meta-analysis results showed that: Compared with the control group, KT intervention could significantly improve low back pain and dysfunction, VAS score (− 1.62, 95%CI − 2.08 to − 1.16, P < 0.00001, I2 = 77%), RMDQ score (− 1.00, 95%CI − 1.54 to − 0.46, P = 0.0003, I2 = 80%); The results of the meta-analysis of the subgroup showed that compared with the control group, the KT intervention was less than or equal to 1 week, and the waist pain and dysfunction were improved, with statistically significant differences. The difference in the improvement of low back pain was statistically significant after KT intervention for more than 1 week, but there was no statistically significant difference in RMDQ score (− 1.25, 95%CI − 2.66 to 0.15, P = 0.08, I2 =77%). Compared with the control group, KT intervention improved low back pain in the second and third trimesters, and the difference was statistically significant. Conclusion KT has a positive effect on the improvement of low back pain during pregnancy, KT intervention can significantly improve pregnant women’s low back pain and dysfunction problems, improve the quality of life. It is suggested that future research should focus on the prevention and treatment of low back pain during pregnancy to provide more research data for improving women’s health.

Background: In recent years, with the development of medical science and artificial intelligence, research on rehabilitation robots has gained more and more attention, for nearly 10 years in the Web of Science database by journal of rehabilitation robot-related research literature analysis, to parse and track rehabilitation robot research hotspot and front, and provide some guidance for future research.Methods: This study employed computer retrieval of rehabilitation robot-related research published in the core data collection of the Web of Science database from 2010 to 2020, using CiteSpace 5.7 visualization software. The hotspots and frontiers of rehabilitation robot research are analyzed from the aspects of high-influence countries or regions, institutions, authors, high-frequency keywords, and emergent words.Results: A total of 3,194 articles were included. In recent years, the research on rehabilitation robots has been continuously hot, and the annual publication of relevant literature has shown a trend of steady growth. The United States ranked first with 819 papers, and China ranked second with 603 papers. Northwestern University ranked first with 161 publications. R. Riener, a professor at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, ranked as the first author with 48 articles. The Journal of Neural Engineering and Rehabilitation has the most published research, with 211 publications. In the past 10 years, research has focused on intelligent control, task analysis, and the learning, performance, and reliability of rehabilitation robots to realize the natural and precise interaction between humans and machines. Research on neural rehabilitation robots, brain–computer interface, virtual reality, flexible wearables, task analysis, and exoskeletons has attracted more and more attention.Conclusions: At present, the brain–computer interface, virtual reality, flexible wearables, task analysis, and exoskeleton rehabilitation robots are the research trends and hotspots. Future research should focus on the application of machine learning (ML), dimensionality reduction, and feature engineering technologies in the research and development of rehabilitation robots to improve the speed and accuracy of algorithms. To achieve wide application and commercialization, future rehabilitation robots should also develop toward mass production and low cost. We should pay attention to the functional needs of patients, strengthen multidisciplinary communication and cooperation, and promote rehabilitation robots to better serve the rehabilitation medical field.

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Background: Low back pain during pregnancy affects the normal daily activities of pregnant women to a certain extent. Current studies have shown that Kinesio Taping(KT) may be a treatment for low back pain during pregnancy, but there is still a lack of key evidence. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of KT in the treatment of low back pain during pregnancy.Methods: PubMed, Web of Science, The Cochrane Library, Wanfang Data, CNKI, and VIP databases were searched to collect randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of the efficacy of KT intervention on low back pain in women during pregnancy. The retrieval time limit is from the establishment of the database to April 2021. Two researchers independently screened the literature, extracted the data, and evaluated the risk of bias in the included studies. Meta-analysis was performed using RevMan5.3 software.Results:A total of 7 RCTs were included, including 444 patients. Meta-analysis results showed that: Compared with the control group, KT intervention could significantly improve low back pain and dysfunction, VAS score (-1.62, 95%CI -2.08 to -1.16, P<0.00001, I2=77%), RMDQ score (-1.00, 95%CI -1.54 to -0.46, P=0.0003, I2=80%); The results of the meta-analysis of the subgroup showed that compared with the control group, the KT intervention was less than or equal to one week, and the waist pain and dysfunction were improved, with statistically significant differences. The difference in the improvement of low back pain was statistically significant after KT intervention for more than one week, but there was no statistically significant difference in RMDQ score (-1.25, 95%CI -2.66 to 0.15, P=0.08, I2=77%). Compared with the control group,KT intervention improved low back pain in the second and third trimesters, and the difference was statistically significant.Conclusion:KT has a positive effect on the improvement of low back pain during pregnancy, KT intervention can significantly improve pregnant women's low back pain and dysfunction problems, improve the quality of life.It is suggested that future research should focus on the prevention and treatment of low back pain during pregnancy to provide more research data for improving women's health.

Background Overactive bladder (OAB) is a problem that increasingly affects adults and the elderly, especially women. It may affect quality of life, ability to participate and overall wellbeing. Transcutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (TTNS) is a form of neuromodulation involving the use of electrical impulses to address urinary symptoms. There are many randomized controlled trials that have shown that TTNS is effective at treating overactive bladder. In recent years, TTNS has gained increasing attention for this condition. But its effect in females remains controversial and evidence is lacking. Therefore, the main purpose of this study will be to systematically evaluate the effect of TTNS on females with OAB in Multiple sclerosis (MS) by conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis, and also to provide a reference for the application of TTNS in OAB. Methods A systematic review of eligible articles will be conducted using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) guidelines. A comprehensive search of the literature will be conducted in PubMed, Web of Science, The Cochrane Library, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure Database (CNKI), Wanfang Data, Weipu Electronics, and other databases. We will include randomized controlled trials about TTNS in females with OAB in MS. Two reviewers will screen titles, abstracts, and full texts independently. We will use a hierarchy of recommended assessment, development, and assessment methods to assess the overall certainty of the evidence and report findings accordingly. Endnote X9 will be used to select the studies and Review Manager V.5.4 (Cochrane Collaboration) will be used to conduct the meta-analysis. The mean difference or standard deviation with 95% confidence interval (CI) will be used in the computation of continuous variables to synthesize data. Results The results will provide evidence for judging whether TTNS is effective in females with OAB and MS. Conclusion This study will provide reliable evidence for the effect of TTNS in female patients with OAB and MS. Trial registration Systematic review registration: PROSPERO CRD42021256861.