Reliability of diagnosis of somatic dysfunction among osteopathic physicians and medical students 
Osteopathic Family Physician  
Several studies have assessed interexaminer correlation of diagnosis of somatic dysfunction (SD). This study looks at the simple task of palpating the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) of both a live and a ?xed plastic model to determine whether examination results are reliable ... MORE

Caudal epidural injections in the management of chronic low back pain 
Pain Physician
Epidural injections with local anesthetics and steroids are one of the most commonly used interventions in managing chronic low back pain and lower extremity pain of various causes. However, despite their extensive use, debate continues on their effectiveness due to the lack of well-designed, randomized, controlled studies to determine the effectiveness of epidural injections in general, and caudal epidural injections in particular. This study is a systematic review of caudal epidural injections with or without steroids ... MORE

Consent, competence and confidentiality for children and young people: Case problems from osteopathic practice 
International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine
Consent and confidentiality are important elements of osteopathic care, but for children and young people these issues are often more complicated. The ethics and law of consent and confidentiality for children are different from adults and they are often contradictory and counterintuitive ... ABSTRACT

Osteopathy improves the severity of irritable bowel syndrome 
European Journal of Gastrenterology & Hepatology  
Effective therapies for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are disappointing. Therefore, IBS patients have a growing interest for alternative medicines including osteopathy. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of osteopathy on the severity of IBS in a randomized sham-controlled trial ... ABSTRACT

Efficacy of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment for Low Back Pain in Euhydrated and Hypohydrated Conditions: A Randomized Crossover Trial 
The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association
Low back pain affects up to 85 percent of all persons at some time in life and is a condition for which osteopathic manipulative treatment has been shown to be beneficial. Measures that can improve the efficacy of OMT would further benefit patients; one such measure, hydration status, was explored in this study ... ABSTRACT

Knowledge transfer of spinal manipulation skills by student-teachers
European Spine Journal
The objective of this study was to assess the use of peer-assisted learning of complex manipulative motor skills with respect to gender in medical students ... ABSTRACT

Chiropractic or Osteopathic Manipulation for Children in the United States: An Analysis of Data from the 2007 National Health Interview Survey 
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine  
The aim of this study was to describe use of chiropractic and/or osteopathic manipulation by children in the United States along with the specific health conditions for which they sought care ... ABSTRACT

The immediate effects of sigmoid colon manipulation on pressure pain thresholds in the lumbar spine
Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies 
Visceral manual therapy is increasingly used by U.K. osteopaths and manual therapists, but there is a paucity of research investigating its underlying mechanisms, and in particular in relation to hypoalgesia. The aim of this study was to investigate the immediate effects of osteopathic visceral mobilization on pressure pain thresholds ... ABSTRACT

Stress reduction with osteopathy assessed with GDV electrophotonic imaging: effects of osteopathy treatment
Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine  
The purpose of this study is to explore how osteopathy treatments influence certain measurable aspects of the human biofield; namely, various calculated parameters of finger corona discharge patterns produced by high-voltage electrophotography .. ABSTRACT

 Acute repetitive lumbar syndrome: A multi-component insight into the disorder 
Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies 
Repetitive Lumbar Injury (RLI) is common in individuals engaged in long term performance of repetitive occupational/sports activities with the spine. The triggering source of the disorder, tissues involved in the failure and biomechanical, neuromuscular, and biological processes active in the initiation and development of the disorder, are not known. The purpose is, therefore, to test, using in-vivo feline model and healthy human subjects, the hypothesis that RLI due to prolonged exposure to repetitive lumbar flexion–extension is triggered by an acute inflammation in the viscoelastic tissues and is characterized by lingering residual creep, pronounced changes in neuromuscular control and transient changes in lumbar stability. This report, therefore, is a summary of a lengthy research program consisting of multiple projects ...  ABSTRACT

Plantar fasciitis: A review 
Osteopathic Family Physician 
Plantar fasciitis is a common problem presenting to the family practice office. It is seen in approximately 10 percent of the population and is more common in women than men. Osteopathic manipulative medicine is indicated in the treatment of the tender points associated with PF. Custom orthotics, taping, casting and splinting are also discussed as management techniques for the condition ... ABSTRACT