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Complaints about chiropractors, osteopaths, and physiotherapists: a retrospective cohort study of health, performance, and conduct concerns

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25 April 2018

Complaints about chiropractors, osteopaths, and physiotherapists: a retrospective cohort study of health, performance, and conduct concerns

Recent media reports have highlighted the risks to patients that may occur when practitioners in the chiropractic, osteopathy and physiotherapy professions provide services in an unethical or unsafe manner. Yet research on complaints about chiropractors, osteopaths, and physiotherapists is limited. Our aim was to understand differences in the frequency and nature of formal complaints about practitioners in these professions in order to inform improvements in professional regulation and education … MORE

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An exploration of osteopaths’ views and experiences regarding the identification of, and provision of advice for, urinary incontinence in women: A qualitative study using framework analysis

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25 April 2018

An exploration of osteopaths’ views and experiences regarding the identification of, and provision of advice for, urinary incontinence in women: A qualitative study using framework analysis

Urinary incontinence (UI) may be defined as a storage symptom of the lower urinary tract resulting in the involuntary loss of urine. UI is common in women, but many of those affected do not mention symptoms to healthcare providers. The prevalence of the condition makes it likely that a large proportion of women attending for osteopathic care will be affected by symptoms of UI. It is not known whether osteopaths routinely ask about urinary UI, or provide advice. The primary aim of this research was to explore osteopaths’ views and experiences regarding the identification of UI in women … ABSTRACT

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Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in Surgical Care

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25 April 2018

Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in Surgical Care

A growing trend in surgical care is the investigation and incorporation of multimodal interventions into standardized programs. Additionally, manual therapies such as osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) are being used with patients in surgical care. Yet the scientific dialogue and the use of OMT in surgical care are currently insubstantial. The aim of this study was to present an overview of published research articles within the subject field of OMT in surgical care … MORE

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Beliefs in the population about cracking sounds produced during spinal manipulation

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25 April 2018

Beliefs in the population about cracking sounds produced during spinal manipulation

The objectives of this study was to examine beliefs about cracking sounds heard during high-velocity low-amplitude (HVLA) thrust spinal manipulation in individuals with and without personal experience of this technique … ABSTRACT

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Gerard Alvarez at ATSU

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5 April 2018

Gerard Alvarez at ATSU

Congratulations to Gerard Alvarez D.O. – director of NACE SPAIN – who has won the call of C.O.ME. Collaboration for the 2018 Fellowship at ATSU in June. Gerard will spend 2 months working “elbow-to-elbow” with the leading researchers in osteopathy.

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The Safety of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT)

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28 March 2018

The Safety of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT)

The safety and effectiveness of medical procedures and treatments are the concern of all health care professionals, payers, policy makers, and public consumers of these services. Even before the 2001 report from the Institute of Medicine, Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) had promoted and fostered documentation of the quality, safety, and effectiveness of osteopathic medicine, including osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT), … MORE

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Influence of Transverse Process Landmark Localization on Palpation Accuracy of Lumbar Spine Models

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25 March 2018

Influence of Transverse Process Landmark Localization on Palpation Accuracy of Lumbar Spine Models

The objective of this study was to determine whether the accurate localization of transverse process landmarks influences overall accuracy of asymmetry determination in third-year osteopathic medical students evaluating covered lumbar spine models … ABSTRACT

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Reliability of diagnosis and clinical efficacy of visceral osteopathy: a systematic review

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25 March 2018

Reliability of diagnosis and clinical efficacy of visceral osteopathy: a systematic review

In 2010, the World Health Organization published benchmarks for training in osteopathy in which osteopathic visceral techniques are included. The purpose of this study was to identify and critically appraise the scientific literature concerning the reliability of diagnosis and the clinical efficacy of techniques used in visceral osteopathy … MORE

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Ultrasonographic Evaluation of the Effect of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment on Sacral Base Asymmetry

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25 March 2018

Ultrasonographic Evaluation of the Effect of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment on Sacral Base Asymmetry

Patients with low back pain (LBP) may receive osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) to resolve or manage their pain. The indication for OMT for patients with LBP is the presence of somatic dysfunction, diagnosed using palpatory examination. Because palpatory findings commonly have poor interexaminer reliability, the current study used ultrasonography (US) to establish pre-OMT and post-OMT musculoskeletal measurements of relative asymmetry between pelvic and sacral bony landmarks. The objective of this study was to document objective musculoskeletal changes that occur in response to OMT using US and to compare palpatory assessment of landmark asymmetry with US assessment … ABSTRACT

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Assessment of cervical stiffness in axial rotation among chronic neck pain patients: A trial in the framework of a non-manipulative osteopathic management

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25 March 2018

Assessment of cervical stiffness in axial rotation among chronic neck pain patients: A trial in the framework of a non-manipulative osteopathic management

Cervical stiffness is a clinical feature commonly appraised during the functional examination of cervical spine. Measurements of cervical stiffness in axial rotation have not been reported for patients with neck pain. The purpose of this study was to investigate cervical spine stiffness in axial rotation among neck pain patients and asymptomatic subjects, and to analyze the impact of osteopathic management … ABSTRACT

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