The Effect of Osteopathic Manual Therapy with Breathing Retraining on Cardiac Autonomic Measures and Breathing Symptoms Scores: A Randomised Wait-List Controlled Trial.

This study evaluated the effects of breathing retraining and osteopathic MT on cardiac autonomic measures and breathing symptoms during spontaneous breathing in healthy active adults. Methods: Participants (n=18) received breathing retraining and four, weekly manual therapy sessions, randomised to start immediately, or after 6-week delay.

Source: Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies - February 24, 2020 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: J.G. Benjamin, R.W. Moran, D.J. Plews, A.E. Kilding, L.E. Barnett, W.J. Verhoeff, C.J. Bacon Source Type: research