Background Nonspecific back pain is common, disabling, and costly. Therefore, we
assessed effectiveness of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) in the management of …

Abstract Background Chronic Non Specific Low Back Pain (CNSLBP) is a common, complex
and disabling condition that has been present for longer than three months and is not …

Background There is limited evidence available to describe a profile of osteopathic practice
in Australia. The purpose of this study was to describe the current activities of Australian …

Background Osteopathy is an increasingly popular health care modality to address pain and
function in the musculoskeletal system, organs and the head region, as well as functional …

The widespread use of the biopsychosocial model amongst various health professions, all of
which claim to take a patient-centred approach to their practise, challenges what has been …

Background Despite the expansion of conventional medical treatments for headache, many
sufferers of common recurrent headache disorders seek help outside of medical settings …

This article reviews and discusses the biological and psychological mechanisms that may
be responsible for therapeutic effect in an osteopathic therapeutic encounter. Although many …

Objectives Nonspecific neck pain is common, disabling, and costly. The objective of the
current review was to assess the effectiveness of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) …

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

The prevalence of osteopathic practitioners, their professional profile and features of their
clinical practice, particularly where statutory regulation does not yet exist, are still …