New Zealand osteopaths and the management of sport-related injury: outcomes from a practice-based research network

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JOURNAL OF BODYWORK AND MOVEMENT THERAPIES Pub Date : 2025-07-02 DOI:10.1016/j.jbmt.2025.06.033

Nicholas Tripodi , Michael Fleischmann , Lee Muddle , Gopi McLeod , Loïc Treffel , Brett Vaughan

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Abstract

Background

Sports injuries are a significant burden to the health care system. Osteopaths situated in New Zealand regularly treat such injuries, yet little is understood about the practise characteristics of those who treat sports injuries often.

Methods

The results were derived from a secondary analysis of data from a New Zealand practice-based research network (ORC-NZ). Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to identify pertinent demographic, patient, practice and management characteristics associated with often managing sports injuries. Binary logistic regression with backward elimination was used to identify statistically significant practice characteristics associated with often treating sports injuries.

Results

One hundred and forty-one osteopaths (n = 141, 50.9 %) reported often to managing patients with sporting injuries. Statistically significant practice characteristics associated with often managing sport-related injuries were: often using sport taping (ORa 7.10), exercise prescription (ORa 2.51) and dry needling (ORa 7.59), as well as often treating work-related injury (ORa 8.00) and post-surgery (ORa 3.60) patients.

Conclusion

This work is the first to provide insight into the practise characteristics of New Zealand osteopaths who often treat sports injuries. These findings are important to guide future research and policy, as well as inform specific professional development and education programs.

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新西兰整骨疗法和运动相关损伤的管理：来自基于实践的研究网络的结果

运动损伤是卫生保健系统的一个重大负担。位于新西兰的整骨医生经常治疗这种损伤，但很少有人了解那些经常治疗运动损伤的人的实践特点。方法研究结果来源于对新西兰实践研究网络（ORC-NZ）数据的二次分析。描述性和推断性统计被用来确定相关的人口统计学，患者，实践和管理特征与经常管理运动损伤。二元逻辑回归与反向消除被用来确定统计显著实践特征相关的经常治疗运动损伤。结果141名（50.9%）骨科医生报告经常对运动损伤患者进行治疗。与经常处理运动相关损伤相关的统计显著实践特征是：经常使用运动胶布（ORa 7.10），运动处方（ORa 2.51）和干针（ORa 7.59），以及经常治疗工伤（ORa 8.00）和术后（ORa 3.60）患者。结论这项工作是第一次提供深入了解新西兰骨科医生谁经常治疗运动损伤的做法特点。这些发现对于指导未来的研究和政策，以及为具体的专业发展和教育计划提供信息非常重要。

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JOURNAL OF BODYWORK AND MOVEMENT THERAPIES REHABILITATION-

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2.80

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133

审稿时长

321 days

期刊介绍： The Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies brings you the latest therapeutic techniques and current professional debate. Publishing highly illustrated articles on a wide range of subjects this journal is immediately relevant to everyday clinical practice in private, community and primary health care settings. Techiques featured include: • Physical Therapy • Osteopathy • Chiropractic • Massage Therapy • Structural Integration • Feldenkrais • Yoga Therapy • Dance • Physiotherapy • Pilates • Alexander Technique • Shiatsu and Tuina