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Efficacy of ankle mobilization on postural control in older people: A systematic review with meta-analysis
To determine whether manual therapy based on joint mobilization techniques applied to recover a limited range of motion (ROM) in older adults could have a beneficial effect on balance. (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - April 15, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: David Hern ández-Guillén, Carmen García-Gomáriz, Sergio Roig-Casasús, Beatriz Díaz-Díaz, Fernando Domínguez-Navarro, José Pérez-Maletzki, José-María Blasco Source Type: research

A national cross-sectional survey of the attitudes, skills and use of evidence-based practice amongst Canadian osteopaths
Health care professions face increasing pressure to integrate research evidence into practice to improve patient outcomes. For many professions, the uptake of evidence-based practice (EBP) remains poorly understood, including for osteopaths in Canada. The primary aim of this study was to determine the perceptions, training, self perceived skills, use, barriers, and facilitators of EBP amongst Canadian osteopaths. (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - March 16, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Ren é Pelletier, Chantal Morin, Monica Noy, Oliver P. Thomson, Tobias Sundberg, Matthew J. Leach Source Type: research

Evidence of anchoring bias in novice (first year) osteopathic French students in the context of the primary respiratory mechanism: A randomized-experimental study
Cognitive biases appear to be one of the most common causes of incorrect medical diagnosis. It affects students during their training and could persist after post-graduation. This could deteriorate patient care. Among them, anchoring bias can impair haptic perception and lead to a biased diagnosis. (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - February 23, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Clara Dria ï, Fanny Coste, Clara Olmière, Marilyne Grinand, Aymeric Le Nohaïc, François Romanet, Géraud Gourjon Source Type: research

Pseudoscience - A skeleton in osteopathy's closet?
Pseudoscience has harmful effects on individual patient care, professions and society more broadly. The use of pseudoscience and spread of misinformation by a healthcare discipline raises questions as to their legitimacy and ethical standing as a profession. Osteopaths and osteopathic physicians are regulated by law as healthcare professionals in many parts of the world with an expectation that relevant aspects of practice are suitably aligned with the scientific paradigm in the form of a commitment to the values of evidence-based practice. (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - February 18, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Oliver P. Thomson, Carlo Martini Source Type: research

‘It's all connected, so it all matters' - the fallacy of osteopathic anatomical possibilism
Anatomy has been a cornerstone of osteopathic theory, practice and identity from the discipline's emergence in the 1800s and continues to be viewed as core knowledge to the present day. The domain of anatomical knowledge has provided seemingly endless rationales and explanations to justify osteopathic diagnosis, assessment and treatment. Moreover, It has been foundational for osteopaths' professional identity and conception of healthcare practice. Anatomical possibilism refers to the imagined, exaggerated, implausible and unproven relationships which are claimed to exist between anatomical structures. (Source: Internationa...
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - February 15, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Diego F. Hidalgo, Andrew MacMillan, Oliver P. Thomson Source Type: research

New Zealand osteopaths ’ use of patient-reported outcome measures with patients who have chronic low back pain: A cross-sectional survey
This study aimed to describe and explore New Zealand osteopaths ’ use of PROMs for patients with chronic low back pain. (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - February 15, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Evania Vallyon, Saeideh Aminian, Samantha Heath Source Type: research

A 25-year-old woman with 7 years of intractable hiccups treated with OMT – A case report
Persistent and intractable hiccups are poorly understood and reduce the quality of life of afflicted patients. Hiccups lasting longer than 48 hours are defined as “persistent,” and those lasting longer than 30 days as “intractable.” Both persistent and intractable hiccups are rare diseases included in the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) registry, with cases of intractable hiccups being extremely rare. There are limited effective treatm ent options currently available for both persistent and intractable hiccups. (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - February 10, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Derek E. Bowman, Christopher Pohlod Source Type: research

The double facets of osteopathy's identity
Questions relating to osteopathic identity are likely to be characterised by a double facets made up of both traditional and contemporary elements. The analysis that we aim to conduct seems to us robust by presenting these components as elements able to dialogue. It is through Paul Ricoeur's concept that we propose to approach it: the idem identity concerns the elements that provide a certain temporal stability whilst the ipse identity embodies the variable aspects of the constitutive elements of osteopathy. (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - February 1, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Pierre-Luc L'Hermite Source Type: research

The effectiveness of manipulation in combination with exercise for patients with coccydynia: Six months follow-up of a randomized controlled trial
Limited evidence exists concerning the long-term follow-up of pain management in individuals with coccydynia. (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - January 26, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Osman Tufekci, Kamil Yilmaz, Hasan Gercek, Bayram Sonmez Unuvar Source Type: research

Different exposure times of flexion distraction technique in the L5-S1 distance and local pain of patients with chronic low back pain: A feasibility study
Low back pain (LBP) is a worldwide public health problem. The flexion-distraction technique (FDT) has been considered to treat LBP. However, the adequate dosage and the treatment effects are not clearly understood. This feasibility study aimed to assess the effects of different exposure times with 5 and 10  min of the FDT on the L5-S1 distance and pressure pain threshold (PPT) of patients with chronic LBP. (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - January 23, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Maria Alice Mainenti Pagnez, Maria Silveira Mello, Juliana Valentim Bittencourt, Fran çois Ricard, Leandro Alberto Calazans Nogueira Source Type: research

A pilot study to assess medical students' perception of their osteopathic manipulative therapy (OMT) education
The aim of this pilot study was to determine which factors (both positive and negative) of a medical students' OMT training influenced their perception of OMT and their intent to use it in the future. (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - January 21, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Nathaniel J. Leavitt, Rachel S. Sundman, Jessica R. Mazzi, Johannie M. Spaan, Glen E. Kisby Source Type: research

Inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of manual assessment of respiratory motion in patients with unilateral cervical radiculopathy: A cross- sectional study
Altered breathing pattern is a consequence of dysfunctional breathing. Respiratory pattern might be impaired in patients with cervical radiculopathy due to the involvement of common nerve roots with phrenic nerve (C3 – C5). (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - January 6, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Amin Kordi Yoosefinejad, Raziyeh Yousefiyan, Raziyeh Nazari, Iman Rezaei Source Type: research

The inter- and intra-rater reliability of the manual diaphragm assessment scale in healthy participants
The main aim of this study was to verify the inter and intra-rater reliability of the Manual Diaphragm Assessment (MED) scale and compared with chest expansion (CE) in healthy participants. (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - January 4, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: In ês Viegas, Catarina Francisco, Edgar Farinha, Alexandre Nunes Source Type: research

Usual light touch osteopathic treatment versus simple light touch without intent in the reduction of infantile colic crying time: A randomised controlled trial
Many parents seek osteopathic care for their infants with colic. Our aim was to test the effectiveness of usual light touch osteopathic treatment on crying time for infants with ‘colic’. (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - January 3, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Dawn Carnes, Philip Bright, Kevin Brownhill, Karen Carroll, Roger Engel, Sandra Grace, Steven Vogel, Paul Vaucher Source Type: research

Osteopathic management of non-specific neck pain: Preliminary findings from a cross sectional study of Australian osteopaths
This study explores what osteopaths do for patients with NSNP. (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - December 30, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Michael Fleischmann, Pat McLaughlin, Brett Vaughan, Alan Hayes Source Type: research