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{"title":"Breathing retraining and manual therapy for long COVID – A literature review","authors":"Rosalba Courtney ,&nbsp;Zoe Steele ,&nbsp;Imogen Collyer","doi":"10.1016/j.ijosm.2025.100791","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijosm.2025.100791","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Long COVID continues to have health impacts globally. Dyspnoea, fatigue, exercise intolerance and musculoskeletal symptoms are common and have been linked to pathophysiological mechanisms such as dysfunctional breathing, dysautonomia and neurolymphatic dysfunction that might be assisted by breathing retraining and manual therapy.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This review sought to identify research describing breathing retraining and manual therapy protocols that might be beneficial for long COVID.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A literature review was undertaken to identify research describing treatment protocols that included either manual therapy or breathing retraining approaches for long COVID.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>There were 17 articles that fit the inclusion criteria; 9 randomised control trials, 4 case series, 3 uncontrolled studies, and one case report. Whilst methodologies varied, all implemented interventions and reported outcomes involving breathing re-training and/or manual therapy, in four broad categories: manual therapy, singing-based breathing protocols, respiratory muscle training – device assisted, and breathing techniques.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Clinical protocols integrating multimodal interventions and patient self-care should be refined through pilot studies targeting specific phenotypes. High-quality research is needed to compare intervention effectiveness and assess long-term outcomes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51068,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine","volume":"58 ","pages":"Article 100791"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145465542","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":"Response to the letter to the editor: Reclaiming the body: The mental health imperative of embodied learning in physiotherapy education","authors":"Laura Eccott ,&nbsp;Andrea Moulson ,&nbsp;Karen Atkinson ,&nbsp;Salvatore Livatino ,&nbsp;Jeremy Lewis ,&nbsp;Mindy Cairns","doi":"10.1016/j.ijosm.2025.100797","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijosm.2025.100797","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51068,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine","volume":"58 ","pages":"Article 100797"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145465544","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":"Specific osteopathic diagnosis of unilateral knee pain in an elite sprinter: a case report","authors":"Jérémie Mattatia,&nbsp;Axel Leplat,&nbsp;Sara Saiz","doi":"10.1016/j.ijosm.2025.100781","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijosm.2025.100781","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This publication presents the case of a 25-year-old French high-level sprinter. He was referred for left gonalgia (knee pain), which had appeared during training a few weeks earlier and for which there was no clear traumatic cause. The athlete's medical team initially thought that he had suffered damage to his infrapatellar tendon. Despite implementing a combination of physiotherapy and allopathic medicine, the pain persisted and ultimately led to a state of disability. During the initial osteopathic consultation, the clinical examination was not very informative and did not reveal any pathognomonic signs. However, it appeared that the patient had external rotation of the tibia below the femur on the left, firmly maintained by a clear asymmetry of tone between the biceps femoris and the other left hamstrings. In the search for an aetiology, this asymmetry was explored with the sprinter's physical training staff. The athlete and his team of physical trainers determined that he was approaching curved trajectories with the left foot a little too wide open, causing shearing of the knee joint complex. Remediation of the running movements subsequently resolved the pain. The authors advocate for greater emphasis on functional diagnosis in osteopathic treatment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51068,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine","volume":"58 ","pages":"Article 100781"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144913614","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":"Letter to Editor Regarding Immediate effects of three different upper trapezius trigger point techniques on pain intensity and pressure threshold in students with cervical pain: a randomized clinical trial","authors":"Parth Aphale,&nbsp;Himanshu Shekhar,&nbsp;Shashank Dokania","doi":"10.1016/j.ijosm.2025.100790","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijosm.2025.100790","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51068,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine","volume":"58 ","pages":"Article 100790"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145571591","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":"Corrigendum to “Exploring scholarship in osteopathic education: A qualitative study of faculty perspectives at a United Kingdon institution” [Int. J. Osteopath. Med. 57 100776 (2025) DOI: 10.1016/j.ijosm.2025.100776]","authors":"Jerry Draper-Rodi ,&nbsp;Payal Sood ,&nbsp;Carol Fawkes","doi":"10.1016/j.ijosm.2025.100798","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijosm.2025.100798","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51068,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine","volume":"58 ","pages":"Article 100798"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145571584","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":"Profiling osteopathy in New Zealand: Insights into practitioner engagement with Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) and Musculoskeletal (MSK) care","authors":"Kesava Kovanur Sampath ,&nbsp;Nathan Berg ,&nbsp;Jonathan Llyod Paine ,&nbsp;Paul Orrock ,&nbsp;Clive Standen","doi":"10.1016/j.ijosm.2025.100788","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijosm.2025.100788","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51068,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine","volume":"58 ","pages":"Article 100788"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145415782","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":"Osteopathic intervention for inflammatory conditions of the lactating breast: a case series","authors":"Roger Engel ,&nbsp;Katie Willy ,&nbsp;Elise Fuller","doi":"10.1016/j.ijosm.2025.100769","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijosm.2025.100769","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Inflammatory conditions of the lactating breast (ICLB) are responsible for many cases of early weaning. Patients with ICLB seek care from osteopaths with treatment often including osteopathic manual therapy (OMT) and therapeutic ultrasound (TUS). The aim of this case series is to measure change in inflammatory symptoms following OMT and TUS in patients with ICLB.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This case series includes women 18–40 years who attended a private mastitis clinic between April and October 2024. The primary outcome measure was the Breast Inflammatory Symptom Severity Index (BISSI). The BISSI was administered at baseline (pre-treatment), immediately post-treatment, 1, 2, 3, 7 and 14 days. All patients received OMT and TUS. Number of treatment sessions, other treatments and adverse events within the 14-day period were recorded.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>11 women were included in this case series. There was a sustained reduction in BISSI scores across the entire cohort over 14 days (average score: 28.5 at baseline; 0.6 at 14 days). There was a 41 % reduction from baseline to immediately post-initial treatment (28.5–16.7), a 64 % reduction by 1 day (28.5–10.4) and an 80 % reduction by day 2 (28.5–5.6). The average number of treatment sessions was 1.5 with most of the treatments occurring within the first 2 days. No adverse events were reported following OMT or TUS.</div></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><div>A combination of OMT and TUS appears to be safe and beneficial to women with ICLB. Our finding of a 40 % reduction in symptoms immediately post-initial treatment warrants further investigation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51068,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine","volume":"57 ","pages":"Article 100769"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144563996","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 a research mentorship program for Australian osteopaths","authors":"Shamona Eaves ,&nbsp;Amie Steel","doi":"10.1016/j.ijosm.2025.100779","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijosm.2025.100779","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Current initiatives to support osteopathic clinicians’ endeavours to increase their research engagement are lacking. Following investigation of current mentorship programs run by professional, health, and academic institutions in addition to available literature, Osteopathy Australia established a formal mentorship program to support and facilitate the research interests of osteopaths in Australia. This manuscript describes the development of this program, including criteria for both mentors and mentees, the participant matching process, mentor and mentee training, the role of the organisation, and plans for program evaluation. The program is expected to promote research culture in osteopathy by building research engagement among osteopaths and enhancing networking and research collaboration opportunities between osteopaths and established health researchers across Australia. Implementation and evaluation of the voluntary program will occur between 2023 and 2024. Feedback received from participants is expected to be incorporated into changes in ongoing rounds to ensure continuous quality improvement of the program.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51068,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine","volume":"57 ","pages":"Article 100779"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144771326","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":"Exploring scholarship in osteopathic education: A qualitative study of faculty perspectives at a United Kingdon institution","authors":"Jerry Draper-Rodi ,&nbsp;Payal Sood ,&nbsp;Carol Fawkes","doi":"10.1016/j.ijosm.2025.100776","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijosm.2025.100776","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51068,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine","volume":"57 ","pages":"Article 100776"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144522499","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":"Osteopathy educators' and researchers’ perspectives on artificial intelligence in academia: A cross-sectional study","authors":"Hakim Mhadhbi ,&nbsp;Jerry Draper Rodi ,&nbsp;Giacomo Consorti ,&nbsp;Ana Paula Antunes Ferreira ,&nbsp;Lluís M. Horta ,&nbsp;Sandra Rinne ,&nbsp;Paul Vaucher ,&nbsp;Mathieu Ménard","doi":"10.1016/j.ijosm.2025.100774","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijosm.2025.100774","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being integrated into healthcare education and research, yet little is known about how AI is perceived within osteopathy. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first cross-sectional study to examine AI perspectives specifically among osteopathic educators and researchers, providing fresh insights into technology adoption within this healthcare discipline.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A cross-sectional survey was conducted between December 2023 and February 2024 among osteopathic educators and/or researchers through snowball sampling. The survey collected data on AI-related knowledge, usage in educational and research contexts, attitudes toward AI, perceived risks, and necessities challenges. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was used to validate the structure of the survey. Demographic factors such as age, gender, occupation, and academic qualifications were analysed in relation to scores.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>190 respondents from 18 countries completed the survey. Participants demonstrated positive attitudes toward the role of AI in education and research, but acknowledged limited proficiency in its use. Usage of AI was higher among younger, male participants, with AI primarily used for personal organisation and research. Concerns about AI included risks of bias, over-reliance on technology, and potential replacement of human judgment. Participants with educational roles expressed fewer concerns about AI's risks compared to those outside of education. Knowledge of AI was not correlated with demographic factors, but attitudes and concerns about risks varied with age.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Osteopathic educators and researchers view AI as a beneficial tool for teaching and research, but face challenges in its effective implementation due to concerns about technology replacing human expertise and biases. Training, institutional support, and ethical guidelines are essential to foster the responsible integration of AI in osteopathy.</div></div><div><h3>Implications for practice</h3><div><ul><li><span>●</span><span><div>AI is underutilised in osteopathic education and research despite positive attitudes towards its potential.</div></span></li><li><span>●</span><span><div>Educators are less concerned about AI risks, positioning them as key facilitators of responsible assimilation.</div></span></li><li><span>●</span><span><div>Institutional policies should provide clear AI usage guidelines while addressing ethical and validity concerns.</div></span></li><li><span>●</span><span><div>AI should support, not replace, human expertise, ensuring critical thinking remains central in education and research.</div></span></li></ul></div></div>","PeriodicalId":51068,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine","volume":"57 ","pages":"Article 100774"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144313292","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}