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Background: Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a frequent cause of disability and it represents a medical, social and economic burden globally. Therefore, we assessed effectiveness of osteopathic interventions in the management of NS-CLBP for pain and ...
Fulvio Dal Farra, Luca Vismara
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Effectiveness of osteopathic craniosacral techniques: a meta-analysis
BackgroundCraniosacral osteopathic manipulative medicine—also known as craniosacral therapy (CST)—is a widely taught and used component of osteopathic medicine.
Alfred Amendolara +6 more
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Objectivation of an Educational Model in Cranial Osteopathy Based on Experience
Background and Objectives: The techniques directed to the cranial field in osteopathy are the most questioned due to the lack of scientific evidence.
Jesús Requena-García +2 more
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Abstract Context Sixty thousand people are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD) each year, making it the second most common neurodegenerative disorder. PD results in a variety of gait disturbances, including muscular rigidity and decreased range of motion (ROM), that increase the fall risk of those
Zachary T, Terrell +3 more
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Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in Tension Headaches [PDF]
Tension-type headaches, associated with young age, poor health, sleep disturbances, anxiety, stress, and poor posture, account for 90% of all headaches diagnosed by healthcare professionals. Diagnosis and treatment of the various headache subtypes are often aimed at determining the underlying cause but commonly involve over-the-counter pain medication.
Chin, Justin +3 more
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Effect of osteopathic manipulation on gait asymmetry
Abstract Context Movement and loading asymmetry are associated with an increased risk of musculoskeletal injury, disease progression, and suboptimal recovery. Osteopathic structural screening can be utilized to determine areas of somatic dysfunction that could contribute to movement and loading ...
Cherice N, Hill +4 more
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Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) is used in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Evidence suggests that OMT can reduce both patients’ recovery time and the financial cost of their acute medical treatment and rehabilitation.
Hannah Roland +6 more
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Osteopathic medicine for fibromyalgia: a sham-controlled randomized clinical trial
Background: Patients with fibromyalgia (FM) frequently resort to osteopathic or chiropractic treatment, despite very weak supporting evidence. We aimed to assess the efficacy of osteopathic manipulation in FM in a properly controlled and powered ...
Joël Coste +5 more
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Osteopathic manipulative treatment for pneumonia [PDF]
The pneumonias due to infection continue to be a meaningful threat to the health and viability of persons, particularly those in high risk groups: children, the aged and the debilitated. Noll and colleagues provide us with the results of a well-designed and well-executed multi-institutional controlled clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of ...
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Abstract Context: Interest in osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) among first- and second-year osteopathic medical students typically declines toward the end of the second year of medical school. An osteopathic philosophy and manipulation enhancement (OPME) program was implemented for osteopathic medical students ...
Mikhail, Volokitin +1 more
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