osteopathy in the ICU

At one of my teaching hospitals, there is an FM program with many DOs. Some of them believe in osteopathy and twice now I have come across their recommendation to use osteopathic "manipulation" in the ICU. (most recent example was left trapezius pain in a young patient who had been in bed too long with DKA) I asked them to show me any evidence supporting such practices. None has been provided. In fact, I have been given multiple publications describing manipulations of anatomical... osteopathy in the ICU
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