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Continuing Professional Development ActivityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - November 14, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: Self assessment Source Type: journals

NICE clinical guidelines. Low back pain: The early management of persistent non-specific back painEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In May 2009 the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) published a guideline to improve the early management of low back pain. NICE clinical guidelines recommend the care that is suitable for most patients with an identified condition in the National Health Service (NHS) for England and Wales. The development of the guideline involved assessing the clinical and cost effectiveness of treatments and management strategies for non-specific low back pain of between 6 weeks and 12 months duration. They are based on the best available research evidence and expert consensus. The back pain guidelines are good ...
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - November 14, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Steven Vogel Tags: Editorial Source Type: journals

Editorial BoardEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - November 14, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: journals

Research and treatment bulletinEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This intriguing large-scale questionnaire study of general practitioners in Australia by Rachelle Buchbinder and colleagues explored whether knowledge about the best management strategies for low back pain (LBP) differed according to physicians' self-reported special interests and continuing medical education (CME).1 The authors suggest that previous research shows physicians' beliefs are as important as patients' expectations in influencing practice behaviour. As previous CME initiatives aimed at promoting adherence to evidence-based guidelines have had limited success, their aim was to assess other physician-related fact...
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - October 22, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Paul D. Blanchard Tags: Research and Treatment Bulletin Source Type: journals

Feel, think, treat – A review of the German Osteopathic Congress Berlin Nov 20–23 2008Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article is a review of the four day Congress organised by the Osteopathie Schule Deutschland ‘BODY/MIND – Feel, think, treat’. The Congress brought together some of the leading European and International practitioners, academics and researchers in the field of body–mind theory, emergent osteopathic body–mind practice, and energy medicine research.Whilst much of the Congress was organised around investigating the phenomenological experience of touching and being touched within the context of osteopathic care, there was much else. For example expositions of foetal and infant development from a mind-body perspe...
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - October 12, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Dennis Donnelly Tags: Review Source Type: journals

Profile of members of the Australian Osteopathic Association: Part 2 – The patientsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The patients of members of the AOA predominantly present with pain of the lower back and neck, and both spinal immobility and headaches featured as concomitant symptoms. The majority of the patients had chronic conditions, were self-referred and paid for the service without subsidy from a third party. There was also evidence for primary care practice in the diagnostic data. The use of manual treatment modalities was eclectic and interventions also included lifestyle and dietary advice and exercise prescription. (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - August 27, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Paul J. Orrock Tags: Research Reports Source Type: journals

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Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - August 8, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: Self assessment Source Type: journals

Editorial - Of originality, breathing dysfunction and clinical educationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
“Originality is the art of concealing your sources”Benjamin Franklin In this issue of the journal, Jordan (p. 100) provides a fascinating account of the likely origin of the concepts Sutherland proposed for the “Primary Respiratory Mechanism”. While this information may be known to some in the profession, we had certainly never heard of this before and are pleased to be able to bring this to the attention of the profession on a broader scale - if only for historical purposes. (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - August 8, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Nicholas P. Lucas, Robert Moran Tags: Editorial Source Type: journals

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Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - August 8, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: journals

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A recent, small randomised controlled trial, led by Spanish osteopath Javier González-Iglesias et al.1 provides further support for the inclusion of thoracic spine ‘thrust’ manipulation in the treatment of non-specific (non-whiplash) neck pain. This is the latest of several small trials by this group and their collaborators to have reached this conclusion.2–4 (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - July 20, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Paul D. Blanchard Tags: Research and Treament bulletin Source Type: journals

The functions of breathing and its dysfunctions and their relationship to breathing therapyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: Breathing is unquestionably a key function of the human body; it sustains life by providing oxygen needed for metabolism and removing the by-product of these reactions, carbon dioxide. Breathing, however, has other functions apart from the ventilation of air and the maintenance of oxygen and carbon dioxide. Breathing affects motor control and postural stability and plays several roles in physiological and psychological regulation. Breathing can influence homeostatic functions in other system including the autonomic nervous system, the circulatory system, chemical regulation and metabolism.Breathing becomes dysfun...
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - July 5, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Rosalba Courtney Tags: Masterclass Source Type: journals

Preliminary investigation of a measure of dysfunctional breathing symptoms: The Self Evaluation of Breathing Questionnaire (SEBQ)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Breathing symptoms associated with dysfunctional breathing arising from predominately biomechanical aspects of breathing might be distinguishable from symptoms arising from factors reflecting chemoreceptor input. The two dimensions of the SEBQ may represent related but distinct aspects of dysfunctional breathing symptoms that appear different to those assessed by the Nijmegen Questionnaire. The SEBQ, if further developed, may be a useful clinical assessment tool that could more discriminatively evaluate the response of separate dimensions of breathing symptoms to treatments that aim to improve the functionality...
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - July 3, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Rosalba Courtney, Kenneth M. Greenwood Tags: Research Reports Source Type: journals

Masterclass: HIV-infection and osteopathyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), first recognised in the USA in 1981, and the infective agent responsible, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), has established itself as a worldwide pandemic in the intervening 27 years. Whilst some education providers have set up services dedicated to caring for patients affected by HIV, it is likely that osteopaths, particularly those situated in urban centres, are increasingly likely to be working with patients and colleagues, or have friends affected by this chronic infectious disease. This masterclass paper aims to summarise the points of interface where HIV-infectio...
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - July 3, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Paul D. Blanchard Tags: Masterclass Source Type: journals

Swedenborg's influence on Sutherland's ‘Primary Respiratory Mechanism’ model in cranial osteopathyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: The ‘Primary Respiratory Mechanism’ (PRM) model in cranial osteopathy, as defined by William G. Sutherland in the early twentieth century, repeats a number of Emanuel Swedenborg's mid-eighteenth century theories regarding brain physiology. An overwhelming similarity between an 1882 English translation of Swedenborg's writings on brain physiology, and components of Sutherland's PRM model suggest strongly that Sutherland borrowed ideas directly from the 1882 text. Three of the five components of the PRM model are found in Swedenborg's writings: the inherent motility of the brain and spinal cord; the reciprocal ...
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - June 28, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Theodore Jordan Tags: Commentaries Source Type: journals

Acupuncture Research: Strategies for Establishing an Evidence BaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The major theme of this book is to characterise the current state of acupuncture research within the context of its long historical background and to spell out the challenges in the field. It aims to help bridge the gap between contemporary research evidence and practitioners' experiences by detailing a range of strategies that ‘integrate the very best of evidence-based medicine with a genuine sensitivity to the discipline of acupuncture’. (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - June 8, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Brenda Mullinger Tags: Book Review Source Type: journals

Comparison of the Manual Assessment of Respiratory Motion (MARM) and the Hi Lo Breathing Assessment in determining a simulated breathing patternEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: This study builds on our previous study to strengthen the evidence for the validity of the MARM and also supports the validity of the Hi Lo. Responses to the survey indicate that, overall, participants preferred the MARM to the Hi Lo. This study is a preliminary investigation of these techniques. Future studies to test the validity of these techniques should be performed in a clinical setting on individuals with actual rather than simulated breathing pattern disturbances. (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - June 7, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Rosalba Courtney, Marc Cohen, John Reece Tags: Research Reports Source Type: journals

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Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - May 15, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: journals

Clinical guidelines, adverse events and SQUIDEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Hands up who likes being told what to do? We hazard a guess that there aren't many in the osteopathic profession who would raise their hands – ourselves included. Yet, we all find ourselves working in an environment of best practice and clinical guidelines that do tell us what to do. Or at least they appear do to so. (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - April 17, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Nicholas P. Lucas, Robert Moran Tags: Editorial Source Type: journals

Continuing Professional Development ActivityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This CPD section was prepared by Nicholas Lucas, University of Western Sydney, Australia. We hope you enjoy the CPD section. Let us know your views by email to: osteopathicmedicine@elsevier.com (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - April 6, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: Self Assessment Source Type: journals

Research and treatment bulletinEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Colic is a common condition which in the majority of cases resolves by three months of age; however, persistent and inconsolable crying is distressing for parents and has been implicated in some cases of child abuse. There is a lack of agreement on the physiological cause and no ‘gold standard’ for treatment. Previous trials of manual therapies claimed positive results, although Husereau1 et al. concluded that the studies were of insufficient quality to be able to say whether there was an effect or not. (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - April 6, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Paul D. Blanchard Tags: Research and Treatment Bulletin Source Type: journals

A descriptive account of the development of an osteopathic service within a hospital HIV day care centreEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: The Ian Charleson Day Centre Osteopathic Clinic is a unique provision of osteopathic care by The British School of Osteopathy within the setting of a hospital outpatient facility for patients with HIV-infection. It also represents a unique collaboration between a UK osteopathic education provider and a hospital trust. Educational and clinical aims of the service are described along with an outline of its development and implementation. A descriptive summary of audit figures is provided giving an outline of the clinic population. Finally, financial and structural barriers and the importance of establishing cost-ef...
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - March 27, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Paul D. Blanchard Tags: Commentaries Source Type: journals

Comments on cranio-sacral method and efficacyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Recent correspondence in the International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine regarding the mechanism and efficiency of Cranial Osteopathy has, in my opinion, rather missed a very obvious point. It just won't do to dismiss the phenomena of Cranial Osteopathy as a placebo and statistical regression. Mr. Maddick's recognition that the current explanatory model doesn't work should be applauded. Mr. Hartmann on the other hand, should have a little more curiosity, and start asking some different questions. (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - March 23, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Richard D. Blacklaw-Jones Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: journals

Monitoring self-reported adverse events: A prospective, pilot study in a UK osteopathic teaching clinicEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Collecting adverse events data in a busy osteopathic teaching clinic is feasible. This pilot study showed that local pain and local stiffness of slight or moderate severity are reported most often post-treatment. A validated, standardised questionnaire for monitoring adverse events is needed to facilitate the development of an evidence base for use in osteopathic training and practise. (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - March 16, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Dévan Rajendran, Brenda Mullinger, Christian Fossum, Peter Collins, Robert Froud Tags: Research Reports Source Type: journals

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This CPD section was prepared by Robert Moran, School of Health Science, Unitec New Zealand We hope you enjoy the CPD section. Let us know your views by email to: osteopathicmedicine@elsevier.com (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - March 1, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: Self assessment Source Type: journals

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While the focus is largely on diagnostic accuracy, there is an increasing awareness of the need to investigate the reliability of diagnostic tests. Poor reliability adversely affects the accuracy of diagnostic tests. If the accuracy of the test is not known, reliability is the only indicator we have to designate if the test is useful. There are a number of recent reliability studies of particular relevance to osteopaths; the first three report poor reliability outcomes, and the last two report good outcomes. (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - March 1, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Paul Blanchard Tags: Research and treatment bulletin Source Type: journals

Does osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) improves outcomes in patients who develop postoperative ileus: A retrospective chart reviewEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The findings of this retrospective chart review indicate that a prospective trial including a more thorough economic cost-benefit analysis would be worthy of consideration. (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - March 1, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: W. Thomas Crow, Lilia Gorodinsky Tags: Research reports Source Type: journals

Osteopathy in Australasia: From marginality to a fully professionalised system of health careEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: Osteopathy emerged in the late nineteenth century as a manual medical system in response to what its founder Andrew Taylor Still, a disenchanted regular physician, viewed as the shortcomings of regular medicine. In the early twentieth century osteopathy diffused to various other countries, particularly Anglophone ones, namely Canada, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand. This essay focuses upon the development of osteopathy in the latter two countries where its respective histories have been interwoven with chiropractic in complex ways. In part due to its smaller size, osteopathy in both Australia and New Zealand a...
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - March 1, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Hans A. Baer Tags: Research reports Source Type: journals

Profile of members of the Australian Osteopathic Association: Part 1 – The practitionersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Part 1 of the survey of a sample of the members of the AOA revealed details of their qualifications and commitment to continuing education. The characteristics of respondents' practice within a multidisciplinary network, and the utilisation of the diagnostic skills of primary care were revealed. The importance of certain issues facing the Australian osteopathic profession were identified. (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - March 1, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Paul Orrock Tags: Research reports Source Type: journals

Therapeutic needling in osteopathic practice: An evidence-informed perspectiveEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: The use of acupuncture and dry needling as an adjunct to manipulative medicine is increasingly popular among osteopaths. Needle-based therapies are not a traditional component of osteopathy, therefore osteopaths typically acquire clinical needling skills at postgraduate short courses and professional development seminars, usually within the context of one of the popular treatment models. This paper presents osteopaths who use needling with an overview of the current scientific literature pertaining to clinical considerations for therapeutic needling in the management of neuromusculoskeletal pain. While not intend...
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - March 1, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Luke D. Rickards Tags: Masterclass Source Type: journals

Introducing the new masterclass sectionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In this issue, we are very pleased to introduce a new section of the journal. The purpose of the masterclass is to review aspects of practice that are of particular interest to osteopaths. Masterclasses may relate to specific treatment techniques, a particular management approach or management of a specific clinical entity. Typically, masterclasses are commissioned by the editors, however, we also welcome correspondence with prospective authors who have expertise in an area of clinical interest to osteopaths and who would consider preparing a masterclass. Masterclasses are intended to present information that is of direct ...
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - March 1, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Robert Moran Tags: Editorial Source Type: journals

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Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - March 1, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: journals

Inter-examiner reliability of palpation for tissue texture abnormality in the thoracic paraspinal regionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Inter-examiner reliability of palpation for abnormal tissue texture in the deep thoracic paraspinal region was only fair. The influence of either examiner fatigue or tissue change due to repeated palpation appeared to be small. Although the practice of palpating for segmental tissue texture abnormalities without concurrent reports of tenderness from the patient is not typical of clinical practice, this study suggests that assessment of texture change is complex and not highly reproducible between examiners. (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - January 30, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Tania Paulet, Gary Fryer Tags: Research Reports Source Type: journals

A comparison of Australian and European evidence-based guidelines for intervention in acute, non-specific low back painEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: This review provides an overview of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for acute non-specific low back pain, first introduced in 1994. Since then 11 countries world-wide have produced similar guidelines, which are broadly consistent in their findings. The most recent guidelines were produced in Australia, as part of a wider evidence-based review of acute musculoskeletal pain.Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines are a synthesis of the evidence available at the time of publication, and are employed as a method of aligning different treatment provider groups, including osteopaths, whilst encouraging ...
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - January 30, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: J. Nicholas Penney Tags: Review Source Type: journals

The effects of high-velocity low-amplitude thrust manipulation and mobilisation techniques on pressure pain threshold in the lumbar spineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Neither spinal HVLAT nor mobilisation had a significant effect on PPT of the lumbar spine in asymptomatic subjects. Only spinal mobilisation appeared to have a greater mean increase in PPT and effect size than the control group. Further investigation into the hypoalgesic effects of these techniques on symptomatic subjects is suggested. (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - January 30, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Oliver Thomson, Lesley Haig, Hazel Mansfield Tags: Research Reports Source Type: journals