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{"title":"A call for improving the internal validity and the reporting of manual therapy trials self-labelled as pragmatic: A methodological review","authors":"S. Roura ,&nbsp;G. Alvarez ,&nbsp;D. Hohenschurz-Schmidt ,&nbsp;I. Solà ,&nbsp;R. Núñez-Cortés ,&nbsp;J. Bracchiglione ,&nbsp;C. Fernández-Jané ,&nbsp;J. Phalip ,&nbsp;I. Gich ,&nbsp;M. Sitjà-Rabert ,&nbsp;G. Urrútia","doi":"10.1016/j.ijosm.2025.100754","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijosm.2025.100754","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>This study provides further data from a review assessing methodological characteristics of pragmatic randomised controlled trials (pRCTs) published in manual therapy (MT). In this second part, we aim to assess the report, the risk of bias (RoB), and the relationship between these items and the pragmatism scores of the self-labelled pRCTs in the MT field.</div></div><div><h3>Study design and setting</h3><div>We searched MEDLINE and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials for pRCTs in the MT field from inception to January 2024. Two independent reviewers screened the trials using several CONSORT extensions and assessed them using the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool. We performed a descriptive analysis using frequencies and percentages and a relation analysis between the trials' pragmatism, their reporting, and their RoB.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>We included 39 self-labelled MT pRCTs. Compliance with CONSORT items was higher than 70 % in one-third of the included trials (13/39) but varied across items. Performance and detection bias were the main threats to internal validity (we rated 90 %, 35/39, and 77 %; 30/39 of trials at high risk of bias, respectively). Selective reporting bias was unclear in almost half of the sample (46 %; 18/39). No relation was found between the highly pragmatic attitude and good reporting except for CONSORT item 25 (Sources of funding and other support) (p = 0.006). No relation was found between the RoB and the pragmatic attitude of the studies. The percentage of compliance with CONSORT items was higher in the trials with low RoB.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Pragmatic trials in MT have significant methodological limitations, and their reporting is suboptimal. Nonetheless, trials with less risk of bias had higher compliance with CONSORT items.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51068,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine","volume":"55 ","pages":"Article 100754"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143422504","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of belt-stabilized hand-held dynamometer using make test in lower extremity muscle strength assessment among healthy adults","authors":"Reil Vinard S. Espino ,&nbsp;Consuelo Gonzalez-Suarez ,&nbsp;Lewis A. Ingram ,&nbsp;Ivan Neil B. Gomez ,&nbsp;Kris Anthony T. Agarao ,&nbsp;Jazzmine Gale Flores ,&nbsp;Nicole Bulseco","doi":"10.1016/j.ijosm.2025.100753","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijosm.2025.100753","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>A significant factor that affects athletic or functional performance in various sports or activities is the weakness in the muscles of the lower extremities. The isokinetic dynamometer (IKD) and the handheld dynamometer (HHD) are two tools available for measuring muscle strength objectively. However, the handheld dynamometer (HHD) - which is convenient, portable, and simple to use, is one of the more popular ways to measure the strength of the lower limb muscles.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This study aims to assess the inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of the make test conducted with a belt-stabilized HHD for measuring lower extremity muscle strength.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>This research adopted an inter-rater and intra-rater reliability study design involving ten healthy adults (six females, four males; mean age = 22.6 ± 2.9 years) from a university community.</div></div><div><h3>Setting</h3><div>The assessments were conducted in a Sports Science Laboratory.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A two-way mixed absolute agreement model of intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was used to assess inter-rater and intra-rater reliability.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The intra-rater reliability analysis revealed excellent results for most assessors, with an ICC exceeding 0.75; however, two assessors demonstrated moderate reliability (ICC = 0.72–0.73). The inter-rater reliability showed excellent outcomes ranging from ICC = 0.913 to 0.980.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>In conclusion, the make test using a belt-stabilized HHD displayed excellent reliability for assessing hip, knee, and ankle muscle strength in the healthy young adult population.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51068,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine","volume":"56 ","pages":"Article 100753"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143611010","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Advancing Equitable Osteopathic Practice: Integrating Person-Centredness & Addressing Racial Biases Through the Lens of Critical Theory","authors":"Hakim Mhadhbi ,&nbsp;Andrew MacMillan ,&nbsp;Jerry Draper-Rodi ,&nbsp;Mathieu Ménard ,&nbsp;Niklas Sinderholm Sposato","doi":"10.1016/j.ijosm.2025.100752","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijosm.2025.100752","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As osteopaths, many of us ideally endeavour to minimise biased interpretations when evaluating the pain and distress expressed by individuals seeking treatment. However, as a product of the society we live in, we acknowledge that various unconscious biases, including racial bias, may unintentionally and spontaneously influence our view of a patient's condition and perception of pain. This paper explores the intersection of Person-Centred Care (PCC) and racial biases through critical theory in the context of osteopathic practice. It emphasises the ethical duty of healthcare professionals to deliver PCC that recognizes individual experiences, values, needs, and abilities. Racial biases within healthcare settings are identified as contributors to disparities in access, quality, and outcomes. They can also lead to bias in the clinical decision-making process requiring attention in osteopathic clinical practice.</div><div>The critical theory framework allows for the identification of opportunities and barriers to implementing PCC and equity in osteopathic practice, highlighting factors such as the impact of implicit bias and structural barriers.</div><div>As a result, osteopaths are recommended to take a proactive approach through self-awareness, challenging personal beliefs and actively engaging in cultural humility to minimise racial biases. Osteopathic education could contribute to the cultivation of cultural humility and awareness in training programmes, fostering a passion for fair healthcare among future osteopathic professionals. Ultimately, the integration of critical theory and PCC through cultural humility is presented as an approach to promoting equitable healthcare that empowers individuals.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51068,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine","volume":"55 ","pages":"Article 100752"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143132614","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effects of pain education delivered through telerehabilitation on pain and disability in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain: A systematic review protocol","authors":"Gabriel Velho,&nbsp;Francisco Xavier de Araujo,&nbsp;Carlos Vicente da Silva,&nbsp;Jodelle Chagas Machado,&nbsp;Fabiana Cristina da Silva,&nbsp;Morten Sebastian Hoegh,&nbsp;Marcelo Faria Silva","doi":"10.1016/j.ijosm.2025.100751","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijosm.2025.100751","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Chronic musculoskeletal (MSK) pain is an urgent global public health concern. Pain education (PE) is an intervention used in the management of MSK pain. Traditionally delivered in-person, PE can be challenging for those in remote areas. Telerehabilitation has emerged as a viable alternative for providing pain management support. Despite the individual benefits of PE and telerehabilitation, no systematic review has evaluated the impact of these interventions combined on chronic MSK pain.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To systematically review the literature on the effects of pain education delivered through telerehabilitation on pain and disability in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This systematic review protocol will follow the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Protocols (PRISMA-P) statement and is registered with the Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO). We will systematically search the MEDLINE, PEDro, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Scopus, Web of Science and EMBASE databases from their inception to present time. We will include only randomized controlled trials involving adults with chronic MSK pain, that received PE delivered through telerehabilitation. The primary outcomes will be pain and/or disability, while secondary outcomes will assess the impact of pain on daily living, workability and mental health. Two authors independently will select studies, rate risk of bias, extract data, and judge the overall certainty of evidence using Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE). A structured narrative synthesis will be used for data analysis. When possible, quantitative findings will be pooled and meta-analyses will be performed.</div></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><div>This review will comprehensively examine existing literature to identify research gaps and provide evidence to help clinicians make informed, evidence-based decisions for managing chronic musculoskeletal pain.</div></div><div><h3>Review registration</h3><div>CRD42024534188.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51068,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine","volume":"55 ","pages":"Article 100751"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143132615","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Does manual therapy improve pain, disability, and glenohumeral motion in overhead athletes? Systematic review and meta-analysis","authors":"Sávio Douglas Ferreira Santana ,&nbsp;Vander Gava ,&nbsp;Valéria Mayaly Alves de Oliveira ,&nbsp;Gabriel Alves dos Santos ,&nbsp;Tássio Augusto Soares Lima ,&nbsp;Danilo Harudy Kamonseki","doi":"10.1016/j.ijosm.2025.100747","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijosm.2025.100747","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>To systematically review the effects of manual therapy (MT) on pain intensity, disability, internal rotation (IR), external rotation (ER), and horizontal adduction (HA) range of motion (ROM) in overhead athletes.</div></div><div><h3>Data sources</h3><div>Databases (Medline, EMBASE, SPORTDiscus, CINAHL, CENTRAL, Web of Science, and SCOPUS) were searched from inception up to May 2023.</div></div><div><h3>Study selection</h3><div>Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing MT to a non-treatment group or other treatment groups were selected.</div></div><div><h3>Data extraction</h3><div>Two reviewers independently selected RCTs that investigated the effects of MT on pain intensity, disability, IR, ER, and HA ROM.</div></div><div><h3>Data synthesis</h3><div>Mean difference or Standardized Mean Differences, along with 95 % confidence intervals, were calculated for the meta-analysis of each outcome of interest. The level of evidence was synthesized using GRADE.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Twelve RCTs were included, with a pooled sample of 401 athletes. MT was not superior (p &gt; 0.05) to no treatment in improving pain, disability, IR ROM, and ER ROM, but it was superior to no treatments in improving HA. MT was not superior (p &gt; 0.05) to other treatments in improving ER ROM and HA ROM, but it was superior other treatments in improving IR ROM and disability. Those findings were based on very low certainty of evidence.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>MT may not effectively improve pain and ER ROM. The very low quality of evidence, conflicting findings regarding the effects of MT on disability and IR, and the small, likely clinically irrelevant effects on HA, do not provide sufficient support for a definitive recommendation regarding the effectiveness of MT for treating overhead athletes.</div></div><div><h3>Implications for practice</h3><div><ul><li><span>-</span><span><div>Manual therapy may not effectively improve pain intensity and glenohumeral external rotation range of motion.</div></span></li><li><span>-</span><span><div>Manual therapy showed conflicting effects on disability and glenohumeral internal rotation range of motion.</div></span></li><li><span>-</span><span><div>Manual therapy showed small and clinically irrelevant effects on horizontal adduction range of motion.</div></span></li><li><span>-</span><span><div>No significant difference was observed among different manual therapy techniques.</div></span></li></ul></div></div>","PeriodicalId":51068,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine","volume":"55 ","pages":"Article 100747"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143132039","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Categorizing treatment mechanisms for Complementary and Integrative Musculoskeletal Interventions","authors":"Chad E. Cook ,&nbsp;Victoria E. Abraira ,&nbsp;John Burns ,&nbsp;Brian F. Degenhardt ,&nbsp;Greg Kawchuk ,&nbsp;Damian Keter ,&nbsp;M. Terry Loghmani ,&nbsp;William R. Reed ,&nbsp;Beth A. Winkelstein ,&nbsp;Amy McDevitt","doi":"10.1016/j.ijosm.2025.100749","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijosm.2025.100749","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Treatment mechanisms (TM) reflect the steps or processes through which a treatment unfolds. However, TM research faces challenges due to inconsistent terminology and varying measurement approaches for each mechanism, which creates confusion and controversy among clinicians and scientists. In this paper, we: 1) define key terms associated with TM, 2) provide recommended categories of study that reflect intervention domains, and 3) present examples of measures of TM within the defined categories. Our recommended definitions differentiate associated TM (a finding that occurs following administration of a treatment that may or may not influence outcomes) from causal TM (which directly affects the clinical outcome). When measuring causal TM, we recommend that researchers consider three potential categories of interventional domains: a) anatomical, b) psychological/cognitive and c) behavioral. Lastly, we argue that within each interventional domain, TM can be measured across a spectrum that includes physiological (e.g., brain activity, nerve activity, biomarkers, etc.) and functional (e.g., range of motion, stiffness, cognition measures, etc.) mechanisms. Measuring both physiological and functional mechanisms improves the likelihood of understanding the complexity of clinical recovery. Harmonizing TM terminology, categories, and measurements across a spectrum, while providing examples of each, may reduce confusion and assist researchers and funding sources in targeting specific mechanistic-related questions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51068,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine","volume":"55 ","pages":"Article 100749"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143132071","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Efficacy of preoperative exercise rehabilitation for patients after total knee arthroplasty: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis","authors":"Yang Zhou,&nbsp;Shengying Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.ijosm.2025.100748","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijosm.2025.100748","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Total knee replacement is a common surgical intervention in orthopedic practice. However, the well-known postoperative complications limit the mobility and activity of patients. The efficacy of preoperative exercise rehabilitation might be an alternative solution for this issue.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Preoperative exercise rehabilitation vs. routine care control comparison for postoperative range of motion, postoperative knee joint scores, and quality of life scores were set for the updated systematic review and meta-analysis, which can help us determine the differences in postoperative range of motion, postoperative knee joint scores, and quality of life scores between the 2 groups. Randomized controlled trials (RCT) were only eligible type of studies to be included. Finally, 16 RCTs (688 patients with the preoperative exercise rehabilitation, and 678 patients with routine control care) were included, with the focused outcome on postoperative range of motion, postoperative knee joint scores, and quality of life scores after total knee arthroplasty.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The meta-analytic results showed that preoperative exercise rehabilitation might be associated with a better status of postoperative range of motion in the knee joints. In addition, the postoperative knee joint scores were lower and the postoperative quality of life was better in the preoperative exercise rehabilitation group when compared to routine care group.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Preoperative exercise rehabilitation might be beneficial for patients with total knee arthroplasty when compared to routine care from the perspective of postoperative knee joint range of motion, knee joint scores, and quality of life. Practitioners can apply preoperative exercise rehabilitation to improve the postoperative outcome.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51068,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine","volume":"55 ","pages":"Article 100748"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143132632","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Shaft femoral fracture secondary to osteopathic manipulation: Case report and medico-legal implication","authors":"Luca Bianco Prevot ,&nbsp;Vittorio Bolcato ,&nbsp;Stefania Fozzato ,&nbsp;Livio Pietro Tronconi ,&nbsp;Giuseppe Basile","doi":"10.1016/j.ijosm.2025.100746","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijosm.2025.100746","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>People increasingly look for osteopathic practitioners due to musculoskeletal conditions, particularly for low back pain. Serious complications such as femur fractures are rare, and often depend on bone fragility due to osteoporosis or neoplastic involvement.</div></div><div><h3>Case report</h3><div>We present a 43-year-old woman who suffered a femur fracture following osteopath manipulation at the lumbar and right thigh for low back pain of recent onset. The osteopath did not document informed consent disclosure and personal clinical history collection. After hospitalisation, the patient underwent synthesis with femoral nailing. Further investigations found secondary pelvic and spinal bones lesions of a breast cancer, 12 years after the treatment and out of follow-up.</div></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><div>In Italy, the osteopath is a health professional aimed at maintaining well-being through external manipulation. The osteopath must then document in writting the informative process concerning the osteopathic method and the related risks, as well as the subject's consent. Meanwhile, a preliminary pathological history collection and objective examination must be performed to exclude pathological conditions, otherwise to be referred to a physician for further assessment and management.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The osteopath, who usually works as a self-insured free-lance professional, is called to inform the patient of the risks associated with manipulation and of alternative options, and to plan the care pathway after proper clinical assessment of the subject, by anticipating the possibility of further investigation by a physician.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51068,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine","volume":"56 ","pages":"Article 100746"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144090469","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Context is complex: Challenges and opportunities addressing contextual factors in manual therapy mechanisms research","authors":"Damian L. Keter ,&nbsp;Jorge E. Esteves ,&nbsp;M. Terry Loghmani ,&nbsp;Giacomo Rossettini ,&nbsp;Chad E. Cook","doi":"10.1016/j.ijosm.2025.100750","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijosm.2025.100750","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Mechanistic studies on manual therapy (MT) have potential to allow better understanding of ‘why’ and ‘how’ MT interventions provide an effect. Contextual factors (CF) include the multitude of intrinsic and extrinsic inputs outside of the specific intervention which influence response. CFs must be accounted for within both clinical and mechanistic trials. The influence of CFs provides several challenges and opportunities which are outlined within this commentary. Researchers should consider the specific purpose of their research when developing mechanistic trials to establish if controlling versus recording CF is warranted based on their aim(s).</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51068,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine","volume":"55 ","pages":"Article 100750"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143132070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Development of standardized osteopathic manipulative treatment tracking forms recording pain and functional outcomes to facilitate osteopathic research","authors":"Charles Joseph ,&nbsp;Linda S. Mintle ,&nbsp;Carl Hoegerl ,&nbsp;David Asher ,&nbsp;Kristen Adams ,&nbsp;Patrick Fugler ,&nbsp;Janell McKinney","doi":"10.1016/j.ijosm.2024.100743","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijosm.2024.100743","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>Osteopathic physicians are well positioned to provide needed non-pharmacological pain management using osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) in the holistic treatment of pain. Reflecting on years of often ineffective and potentially harmful traditional pharmacological management of musculoskeletal (MSK) pain, OMT as an alternative method is underutilized and under-recognized option. There is a need for standardized data collection to support the use of OMT as an evidence-based complement to pain management. This project developed efficient and standardized intake and follow-up forms to assess short and long term OMT treatment outcomes.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Addressing the need, standardized, mineable research instruments that capture the specifics of patient presentation, clinical findings, treatment modalities including outcomes for OMT pain management were created. Including background health information, the intake includes active medications, quantitating analgesics, pain location charts, pain severity/location (ICD) 10th revision diagnostic codes (ICD-11 codes unavailable in US), functional capacity score/location, and OMT implemented/body location. Follow-up form documents prior treatments outcome, pain, and functional status outcome scores, quantitates analgesics.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Forms are open access for general use, without restriction, tracking effectiveness of OMT for pain management and encourages development of an international database.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Developing these OMT intake and follow-up forms creates clinically useable and research mineable instruments for documentation of OMT procedures and outcomes in the overall treatment of MSK pain. OMT will gain better worldwide recognition as a validated alternative to pharmacologic treatments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51068,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine","volume":"56 ","pages":"Article 100743"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144090468","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}