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Biomechanical and histological effects of augmented soft tissue mobilization therapy on achilles tendinopathy in a rabbit model
Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Augmented soft tissue mobilization (ASTM) has been used to treat Achilles tendinopathy and is thought to promote collagen fiber realignment and hasten tendon regeneration. The objective of this study was to evaluate the biomechanical and histological effects of ASTM therapy on rabbit Achilles tendons after enzymatically induced injury ... MORE
Duration and magnitude of myofascial release in 3-D bioengineered tendons: Effects on wound healing
The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association
Myofascial release (MFR) is one of the most commonly used manual manipulative treatments for patients with soft tissue injury. However, a paucity of basic science evidence has been published to support any particular mechanism that may contribute to reported clinical efficacies of MFR. The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of duration and magnitude of MFR strain on wound healing in bioengineered tendons (BETs) in vitro ... ABSTRACT
Pregnancy Research on Osteopathic Manipulation Optimizing Treatment Effects: The PROMOTE study
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) to reduce low back pain and improve functioning during the third trimester in pregnancy and to improve selected outcomes of labor and delivery ... MORE
Could low grade bacterial infection contribute to low back pain? A systematic review
BMC Medicine
Recently, there has been both immense interest and controversy regarding a randomised, controlled trial which showed antibiotics to be effective in the treatment of chronic low back pain (disc herniation with Modic Type 1 change). While this research has the potential to result in a paradigm shift in the treatment of low back pain, several questions remain unanswered. This systematic review aims to address these questions by examining the role of bacteria in low back pain and the relationship between bacteria and Modic change... MORE (provisional PDF)
Trunk biomechanics and its association with hip and knee kinematics in patients with and without patellofemoral pain
Manual Therapy
Patellofemoral pain (PFP) is a common lower extremity condition observed in sports clinics. Recently, it has been suggested that trunk motion could affect hip and knee biomechanics in the frontal plane. Thus, the purpose of the study was compare trunk kinematics, strength and muscle activation between people with PFP and healthy participants ... MORE
Diagnostic accuracy of self-report and subjective history in the diagnosis of low back pain with nonspecific lower extremity symptoms: A systematic review
Manual Therapy
Subjective history questions/self-report items are commonly used to triage the patient with low back pain and related leg symptoms. However the value of the history taking process for decision-making to identify common classifications/diagnosis for patients presenting with low back related leg pain (LBRLP) have not been considered. The purpose of this study was to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of self-report items/history-taking questions used to identify patients with LBRLP ... MORE
Arguments for and against movement at spheno-occipital synostosis: Furthering the debate
International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine
The junction between the sphenoid and occipital bones fully ossifies by age 18, forming the spheno-occipital synostosis. William Sutherland and most subsequent craniosacral authors hold that, in adults, cranial motion is, in part, enabled by movement of the synostosis. The objective of this study is toreview arguments for and against movement at the synostosis, and the extent to which statements by craniosacral authors regarding the synostosis accord with the mainstream anatomical understanding of their day ... ABSTRACT
Resolution of hypothyroidism after correction of somatovisceral reflex dysfunction by refusion of the cervical spine
The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association
Psychosis is a rare initial presentation of new-onset hypothyroidism. The author describes the case of a 29-year-old woman who presented with psychosis caused by hypothyroidism, or myxedema madness. Although the patient's psychosis resolved after standard monotherapy using levothyroxine sodium, her hypothyroidism persisted. Imaging of the patient's cervical spine showed that previous C5-C6 and C6-C7 fusions had failed ... ABSTRACT
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