Background The impact of manual therapy interventions on the autonomic nervous system
have been largely assessed, but with heterogeneous findings regarding the direction of …

Background Osteopathic healthcare exists globally but is not well described. We aimed to
provide an overview to describe international osteopathic practice delivered by osteopaths …

Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) has been demonstrated to be an effective therapy
in several clinical conditions and age groups. Despite the clinical effectiveness, lack of …

Background While evidence-based practice (EBP) is widely accepted across healthcare
professions, research investigating its implementation in manual therapy professions such …

Context Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is one of the most common determinants of
knee pain. The causes of PFPS are multifactorial, and most treatment approaches are …

Background Despite the growth of the osteopathic profession in Spain in the last few years,
reliable information regarding professional profile and prevalence is still lacking. The …

Background This study describes osteopathic practise activity, scope of practice and the
osteopathic patient profile in order to understand the role osteopathy plays within the United …

Objectives Osteopathy is regulated as an independent healthcare profession in Portugal.
The Osteopathic Practitioners Estimates and RAtes (OPERA) project was developed as a …

Osteopathy became recently regulated as a healthcare profession in Italy. The Italian
legislation classifies osteopathy as a healthcare profession, which focuses on health …

The scope of practice of the osteopathic profession in Italy is underreported. The first part of
the present study investigated the Italian osteopaths' profile, focusing on the socio …