CORPP wants to create within Europe an osteopathic movement for the benefit of scientific research within osteopathic medicine and for the benefit of osteopathic practice, with special emphasis on the mutual relationship between research and practice.

 

 

Cochrane Study

Manupulative therapies for infantile colic
Cochrane Database Systematic Review 
Infantile colic is a common disorder, affecting around one in six families, and in 2001 was reported to cost the UK National Health Service in excess of £65 million per year. Although it usually remits by six months of age, there is some evidence of longer-term sequelae for both children and parents. Manipulative therapies, such as chiropractic and osteopathy, have been suggested as interventions to reduce the severity of symptoms. The objective of this study was to evaluate the results of studies designed to address efficacy or effectiveness of manipulative therapies (specifically, chiropractic, osteopathy and cranial manipulation) for infantile colic in infants less than six months of age ... ABSTRACT

 

New Research

In vivo 3D kinematics of the cervical spine segments during pre-manipulative positioning at the C4/C5 level (in press)
Manual Therapy
Segmental range of motion (ROM) during high-velocity manipulative spinal treatment is generally considered an important factor for the risk of adverse side effects, especially in the cervical spine region. Among the many techniques reported, the so-called multiple-component technique is increasingly recommended. Such a technique is assumed to induce a relatively low three-dimensional segmental ROM compared with other techniques. The aims of this study are to quantify the 3D segmental ROM and to determine the pattern of motion between cervical vertebrae during the pre-manipulative position at the C4-C5 level ... ABSTRACT 

Biotensegrity: A Unifying Theory of Biological Architecture With Applications to Osteopathic Practice, Education, and Research—A Review and Analysis
The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association
The author reviews the architectural principles of biotensegrity and proposes that this concept could provide a platform for future research on the mechanisms of action of osteopathic manipulative treatment ... MORE

Optimized Prediction of Contact Force Application During Side-Lying Lumbar Manipulation
Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
The purposes of this study included the following: (1) to predict L3 contact force during side-lying lumbar manipulation by combining direct and indirect measurements into a single mathematical framework and (2) to assess the accuracy and confidence of predicting L3 contact force using common least squares (CLS) and weighted least squares (WLS) methods ... MORE

Counterstrain manipulation in the treatment of restless legs syndrome: a pilot single-blind randomized controlled trial; the CARL trial
International Musculoskeletal Medicine
A single-blind randomized controlled trial was conducted to test the efficacy of Longden's counterstrain technique for restless legs syndrome. Participants were adults with moderate-to-severe and persistent RLS, randomized to receive either active or control intervention ... ABSTRACT

Craniosacral therapy: a systemic review of the clinical evidence
Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies
Craniosacral therapy is a popular treatment for a wide range of conditions. This systematic review evaluates the evidence of effectiveness for CST for any human condition ... ABSTRACT

Palpatory phenomena in the limbs: A proposed mechanism
International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine
Practitioners described as ‘cranial’ osteopaths and ‘cranio-sacral’ therapists routinely observe palpatory phenomena within the limbs of patients and use these findings to inform diagnosis and treatment. As current anatomical knowledge is unable to explain this, it is hypothesized that cyclic changes in vascular volume (Traube–Hering–Mayer waves) alter the tension in associated myofascia and create patterns of motion that are palpable ... ABSTRACT

Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in woman
Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
Because of its prevalence and impact on women's well-being, and its high financial costs, female LUTS is an important health problem that requires serious attention from health professionals. The objective of this review was to determine the clinical effects of osteopathic treatment on female lower urinary tract disorders ... ABSTRACT

Bilateral and multiple cavitation sounds during upper cervical thrust manipulation
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
The popping produced during high-velocity, low-amplitude thrust manipulation is a common sound; however to our knowledge, no study has previously investigated the location of cavitation sounds during manipulation of the upper cervical spine. The primary purpose was to determine which side of the spine cavitates during C1-2 rotatory HVLA thrust manipulation ... MORE

SPIRIT 2013: new guidance for content of clinical trial protocols
British Medical Journal
High quality protocols facilitate proper conduct, reporting, and external review of clinical trials. However, the completeness of trial protocols is often inadequate. To help improve the content and quality of protocols, an international group of stakeholders developed the SPIRIT 2013 Statement (Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials). The SPIRIT Statement provides guidance in the form of a checklist of recommended items to include in a clinical trial protocol ... MORE

 

 

IJOM

 

Somatic Connection

The Somatic Connection
The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

The Somatic Connection” highlights and summarizes important contributions to the growing body of literature on the musculoskeletal system’s role in health and disease.

    • Exercise Shown Effective for Management of Neck Pain—Who Needs OMT?
    • Visceral Manipulation May Affect Pain Perception
    • Abdominal Visceral Manipulation Prevents and Reduces Peritoneal Adhesions
    • Frozen Shoulder Treatment—Different Strokes for Different Folks
    • Osteopathic Fascial Manipulation Reduces Low Back Pain and Increases Kidney Mobility 

 

Osteopathy in the Benelux: state of the art

This survey about the state of the art of osteopathy is currently online in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxemburg.

Het invullen van deze vragenlijst is voor onze beroepsgroep en dus ook voor u, uitermate belangrijk. Wij doen een uitdrukkelijk beroep op de bereidwillige en noodzakelijke medewerking van de ruim 2200 Benelux collega’s. Uw vertegenwoordigers zetten zich reeds jarenlang dagelijks in om uw beroep zijn verdiende plaats te geven binnen de gezondheidszorg. Uw medewerking aan dit project is uw concrete aandeel in dit proces!

Votre participation à cette enquête est primordiale pour notre profession et donc aussi pour vous. Nous faisons appel aux quelques 2200 confrères du Benelux et comptons sur votre participation et votre indispensable collaboration. Vos représentants se sont engagés depuis de nombreuses années à donner à votre profession la place qu’elle mérite dans les soins de santé. En participant à cette enquête, vous apporterez votre contribution concrète à ce projet !  ... MORE

 

One third of all diagnosed breast cancers is ... no breast cancer

Effect of Three Decades of Screening Mammography on Breast-Cancer Incidence 
N Engl J Med.  
To reduce mortality, screening must detect life-threatening disease at an earlier, more curable stage. Effective cancer-screening programs therefore both increase the incidence of cancer detected at an early stage and decrease the incidence of cancer presenting at a late stage ... ABSTRACT

Also read:

Effect of abnormal screening mammogram on quality of life
British Journal of Surgery  
Screening for breast cancer reduces breast cancer-related mortality. Advantages of screening are explained clearly, but its disadvantages are underrepresented in consent folders MORE

 

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