Browsing Osteopathy by Title
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Management and treatment of mouth breathing in children: A qualitative study of clinical practices and approaches of allied health professionals
(2023)BACKGROUND Mouth breathing (MB) is a functional adaptation that is vital in states of arousal and with increased physical demand to support the body’s optimum functions. However, MB at rest can be classified on the spectrum ... -
Marketing in the osteopathic practice
(2011)Introduction: The number of osteopathic and other healthcare practitioners is growing, causing increased patient choice and competition in healthcare. Alongside this growth, there is increased global economic turmoil ... -
Measurement of sacroiliac joint stiffness with Doppler imaging of vibrations – A reliability study
(2011)Introduction: Sacroiliac joint (SIJ) motion dysfunction and its role in low back and pelvic pain remains an unresolved issue amongst the medical fraternity. Clinical objective SIJ motion and pain detection methods are both ... -
More than words : an investigation into the patient experience of informed consent in osteopathy
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTION: What are the experiences of informed consent in a New Zealand clinical osteopathic consultation for six patients? ABSTRACT: Medical informed consent is described as permission to perform mutually ... -
A New Zealand osteopathic perspective on the choice of working in an integrated care environment alongside other regulated health care providers: A qualitative descriptive study
(2022)INTRODUCTION In the last decade, an urgency to move away from fragmented care into an integrated model of health care delivery has been meaningly pushed. Policymakers worldwide have been developing policies that promote ... -
New Zealand osteopaths’ attitudes to ‘Evidence-based practice’ – development of a questionnaire and preliminary results
(2009)The following research project is divided into three sections. Section one comprises a threepart review of the literature regarding evidence-based practice (EBP). Part one is directed towards a discussion of evidence-based ... -
New Zealand osteopaths’ use of patient-reported outcome measures with patients who have chronic low back pain: A cross-sectional survey
(2023)PREFACE Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) are instruments that capture patients’ perspectives of their own health status without interpretation by anyone else [1]. As part of rising advocacy for their use in ... -
Normal sensory responses to variations in sequencing for the neurodynamic slump test
(2013)Background: The neurodynamic slump test is commonly used in all forms of manual therapy to evaluate the nerve mechanics and physiology of the central and peripheral nervous systems. Clinicians have proposed that the order ... -
A novel breathing retraining and osteopathic manual therapy intervention, and its effect on cardiac autonomic activity and breathing symptoms
(2015)Interventions entailing clinical management of dysfunctional breathing are thought to improve cardiac autonomic activity and breathing symptoms. Literature investigating such interventions in healthy individuals or in those ... -
Observer reliability assessing ‘threshold levels’ in color Doppler imaging of vibration of the sacroiliac joint video clips
(2011)The concept of sacroiliac joint (SIJ) motion dysfunction is an area of contention in manual therapy. Manual methods of assessing the SIJ have been constrained by poor reliability and a lack of an agreed ‘gold standard’. ... -
Obstetric sonography in Fiji: A review of the current practice at an urban public hospital
(2008)This research employed a case study approach positioned in an interpretive paradigm to investigate the current obstetric sonography practice at an urban public hospital in Fiji. The primary aims of this research were ... -
Opening the gates : factors influencing general practitioner referral to osteopathy
(2004)Traditionally General Practitioners (GPs) have referred patients to physiotherapy for manual therapy. In 1988 only 15% of Wellington GPs referred patients for osteopathic treatment (Hadley, 1988). Since then there has been ... -
Osteopathic attitudes, knowledge and practices in melanoma screening
(2016-08-13)Role for Osteopaths? Osteopaths are Primary Practitioners Osteopaths often see and examine patients in a state of undress As health care providers, there is a likelihood that osteopaths can be trained to a good ... -
Osteopathic clinical reasoning for the diagnosis and management of pelvic girdle pain associated with pregnancy : an interpretive descriptive study
(2015)Background: There is an increase in the amount of research on clinical reasoning in a wide range of healthcare professions but the availability of clinical reasoning literature in osteopathy remains limited. Pregnant ... -
Osteopathic management of dysmenorrhea: A qualitative snapshot of New Zealand women’s experiences
(2022)AIM The aim of this study was to investigate the experiences of New Zealand women regarding the osteopathic management of their dysmenorrhea. DESIGN Qualitative descriptive exploratory study. METHODS A convenience ... -
Osteopathic manual therapy as an adjunct treatment for self-management of breast cancer related lymphoedema : the lived experience of lymphoedema and osteopathic treatment
(2014)BACKGROUND: Despite numerous studies evaluating interventions to manage breast cancer related lymphoedema (BCRL), patients’ experiences of these interventions have received limited attention. This qualitative phenomenological ... -
Osteopathic manual therapy as an adjunct treatment for the self-management of breast cancer related lymphoedema: A prospective case series
(2014)BACKGROUND Current understanding of breast cancer related lymphoedema (BCRL) and associated management strategies tend to be based on poor research, anecdotal evidence and clinical opinion. This prospective case series ... -
Osteopathic treatment for unsettled, fussy and irritable infants in their first year of life : mothers’ experiences and effect on infant temperament
(2015)Background: Unsettled, fussy and irritable infant behaviour is a common complaint causing significant stress for parents. A lack of support during this time has been linked to negative effects on both infant and maternal ... -
Osteopaths’ attitudes, knowledge and practice approaches regarding obesity
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTION: Is there a relationship between the knowledge of and attitudes towards obesity in New Zealand and Australian osteopaths? BACKGROUND. Obesity is a serious condition that is considered a precursor ... -
Osteopathy and patients who have experienced sexual violence : management, treatment and self-care
(2018)This thesis is a preliminary inquiry into the knowledge, skills, attitudes and confidence held by New Zealand registered osteopaths when managing and treating patients who have experienced sexual violence. The overall ...