Background: Placebo, defined as “false treatment,” is a common gold-standard method to
assess the validity of a therapy both in pharmacological trials and manual medicine …

Pain is recognized as a clinical complication in cystic fibrosis (CF), but the prevalence,
characteristics and clinical associations of this co-morbidity have not been systematically …

Background There is limited research regarding patients' profiles and consumer attitudes
and habits of osteopathy in Spain. The purpose of this study was to profile patients who …

Objectives To review the use of manual therapies (MT) for pain, respiratory muscle strength
and pulmonary function in cystic fibrosis (CF) care. Methods A search with a systematic …

Objective To analyze the consistency of study designs in osteopathic manipulative treatment
(OMT) research, focusing on blinding protocols and the use of sham treatments. Data source …

Even as many outcomes for people living with cystic fibrosis (PLwCF) improve, individuals
still experience extensive symptom burdens. From birth, many PLwCF experience both pain …

Pain is an underestimated symptom in cystic fibrosis : Current Opinion in Pulmonary
Medicine Pain is an underestimated symptom in cystic fibrosis : Current Opinion in …

Due to the significant increase in interest in placebos, biomedical scientists have
incorporated placebo innovations into a modern methodological research scenario in order …

Background A variety of different scales have been used to measure the intensity of pain in
osteopathic-specific clinical studies; however, the criteria for the options are not always clear …

Background and objective Research is a fundamental component of evidence-based
practice. This scoping review will explore what peer reviewed empirical studies have been …