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Perceptions of COVID-19 vaccines among osteopathic medical students (OMS)
This study examined the perceptions of new COVID-19 vaccines among the medical students at the X and the factors that influenced their opinions. (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - November 1, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Taysir Al Janabi, Ravi Chinsky, Maria Pino Source Type: research

Use of muscle energy technique amongst a nationally representative sample of Australian osteopaths
Muscle energy technique (MET) is a therapeutic technique involving active muscle contraction by the patient. The selection of particular techniques by osteopaths is underexplored. The aim of the study was to explore the practice profile of those Australian osteopaths who use MET often in their practice compared to those who do not use the technique often. (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - November 1, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Gary Fryer, Michael Fleischmann, Brett Vaughan Source Type: research

Epidemiology, common diagnoses, treatments and prognosis of shoulder pain: A narrative review
Shoulder pain is lacking a contemporary comprehensive overview article that summarizes key aspects of the presentation. (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - October 20, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Christopher Hodgetts, Bruce Walker Source Type: research

Letter to the editor, re: « Biomedical origins of the term ’osteopathic lesion’ and its impact on people in pain »
With great interest, I read the article (September 2020, vol.37) « Biomedical origins of the term ’osteopathic lesion’ and its impact on people in pain », by Monica Noy, Luciana Macedo and Lisa Carlesso.1 (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - October 19, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Andr ée Aubin Source Type: research

How does French initial osteopathic training value relational competency, patient education, and the competency-based approach? A cross-sectional survey
.Despite the promotion of international osteopathic recommendations and registration guidelines, relational competencies and patient education practices present a challenge in the clinical setting due to lack of training. In France, the latest national osteopathic standards for education and practice defined a relational competency that includes patient education. Little is known about its integration in curricula and how French osteopathic practitioners are subsequently trained for relational competency. (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - October 15, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Paul Quesnay, Marianne Poumay, R émi Gagnayre Source Type: research

Overcoming placebo-related challenges in manual therapy trials: The ‘whats and hows’ and the ‘touch equality assumption’ proposals
Due to the significant increase in interest in placebos, biomedical scientists have incorporated placebo innovations into a modern methodological research scenario in order to increase the quality of clinical studies. Indeed, the randomised-controlled trial design has changed dramatically, and these changes have had an impact on manual therapy research as well. The present paper outlines the main difficulties that placebo-controlled trials pose for research in manual therapy, for example, designing ineffective sham protocols, the role of touch in triggering neurobiological responses, or the unique specificity of manual the...
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - October 14, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Giandomenico D'Alessandro, Nuria Ruffini, Alessio Iacopini, Marco Annoni, Joe Kossowsky, Francesco Cerritelli Source Type: research

Clinical assessment during a global pandemic – Transitioning to a COVID safe hybrid OSCE
structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) are often used to assess the clinical competence of students in preprofessional osteopathy training. During the COVID-19 global pandemic, the final year OSCE in the (University name) osteopathy program was redeveloped leveraging online technologies within COVID-19 guidelines such as hygiene and occupancy limitations. Final year osteopathy students were assessed using a hybrid ten station OSCE, comprising both online and face-to-face components. The examination was led by a pre-recorded narrated PowerPoint video. (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - October 14, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Paul Attenborough, Jacquelyn Towns, Azharuddin Fazalbhoy, Kylie Fitzgerald Source Type: research

Letter to the Editor - Osteopathic manipulative techniques for management of Huntington's disease
Huntington's disease is a neurodegenerative disease that affects 2.7 out of 100,000 individuals worldwide [1,2]. It is characterized by cognitive and neuropsychiatric impairment, chorea, and motor dysfunction, specifically parkinsonism. In the early stages of the disease, most individuals maintain functionality and are able to partake in activities of daily living (ADL) without assistance. As the disease progresses to the middle stage, individuals experience diminished ability to solve problems, increased difficulty with motor movements, increased chorea, and swallowing dysfunction. (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - October 11, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Bahar Rohani, Hanni Newland, Davin Agustines Source Type: research

Letter to the Editor-Osteopathic manipulative techniques for management of Huntington's disease
Huntington's disease is a neurodegenerative disease that affects 2.7 out of 100,000 individuals worldwide [1,2]. It is characterized by cognitive and neuropsychiatric impairment, chorea, and motor dysfunction, specifically parkinsonism. In the early stages of the disease, most individuals maintain functionality and are able to partake in activities of daily living (ADL) without assistance. As the disease progresses to the middle stage, individuals experience diminished ability to solve problems, increased difficulty with motor movements, increased chorea, and swallowing dysfunction. (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - October 11, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Bahar Rohani, Davin Agustines Source Type: research

W(h)ither Osteopathy: A call for reflection; a call for submissions for a special issue
The editorial team at The International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine (IJOM) have been discussing the focus of the next special issue for the journal. Many ideas have been put forward including topics such as biopsychosocial osteopathic practice, mechanisms underpinning osteopathy and models of osteopathic care. I also had discussions with Professor Stephen Tyreman about guest editing another special issue of IJOM before his untimely death. I decided focus this call for our next special issue on the identity and future of osteopathy. (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - September 7, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Steven Vogel Source Type: research

Editorial Board
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Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - September 1, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Adaptation and validation of the SEGUE checklist to assess osteopathy students' clinical communication skills
This paper explores the adaptation and validation of the SEGUE checklist as a tool to assess clinical communication skills in undergraduate osteopathy students in Australia. (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - August 20, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Lee Muddle, Cindy J. O'Malley, Ieva Stupans Source Type: research

Reporting results in manual therapy clinical trials: A need for improvement
The number of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) for manual therapy (MT) has increased exponentially in recent years but the quality of reporting is heterogeneous. (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - July 12, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Rodrigo N úñez-Cortés, Gerard Alvarez, Javier Pérez-Bracchiglione, Rosa Cabanas Valdés, Jordi Calvo Sanz, Xavier Bonfill, Gerard Urrutia Source Type: research

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It is an old habit of good books to be released in times when they are most needed. Rethinking Causality, Complexity and Evidence for the Unique Patient was deemed an open access in June 2020, just when the world was in the midst of global pandemic. The Covid-19 crisis exposed many vulnerabilities of worldwide healthcare. Why did some people get ill and others did not? Similar questions forced clinicians, scientists and researchers all around the world to go back to the matters of causation and evidence, the very issues that weave the fabric of this book. (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - June 29, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Sanja Maretic Tags: Book Review Source Type: research

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American Osteopathic medicine is regarded as the only profession to successfully transfer from an alternative medical movement to orthodox medicine in the 20th century with full medical licenses. Although the majority of practitioners adhere to this practise, a small number of American DOs continue to practise Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy (OMT) with an even smaller group, acknowledging the involuntary mechanism (cranial concept), founded by William Garner Sutherland. No other country has fulfilled a similar pathway. (Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - June 25, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: John C. O'Brien Tags: Book Review Source Type: research