Browsing Osteopathy Dissertations and Theses by Title
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Patients’ understanding of their presenting conditions following a consultation with a student osteopath
(2021)INTRODUCTION Research indicates that when health practitioners communicate well, patients’ understanding of their presenting conditions may improve, enhancing healthcare outcomes. Despite the significance of effective ... -
Perceptions and attitudes of New Zealand Plunket nurses toward the use of complementary and alternative medicine in children
(2012)BACKGROUND: Studies suggest that the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is high in New Zealand children. Plunket nurses are primary child health care providers who play a significant role in assisting ... -
Perspectives on quality assurance methods – A comparison of osteopathic programmes in two countries: A pilot study
(2011)Introduction Osteopathy is practised and taught in approximately 50 countries around the world. Anecdotally, there is evidence of a wide variety in the regulation and accreditation of osteopathic education. However, there ... -
A phenomenological investigation into the influences on the development of professional identity in novice osteopaths
(2020)BACKGROUND: Novice healthcare practitioners experience challenges to their understanding of their profession when entering the new environment of clinical practice. These challenges inevitably affect professional identity ... -
Pilates can decrease chronic low back pain and related functional disability
(2010)Background Recently, the popularity of Pilates has increased with both the general public and clinicians utilising therapeutic approaches developed from the Pilates method. The claimed benefits of Pilates include strengthening ... -
Pilot study of parent and child perspectives evaluating the effect of a 14 week swim programme on quality of life, self esteem and independence in children with cerebral palsy
(2012)Pilot study of parent and child perspectives evaluating the effect of a 14 week swim programme on quality of life, self esteem and independence in children with cerebral palsy Background The properties of water are ... -
A pilot study using ultrasound imaging to compare fascial thickness between chronic neck pain and control groups
(2019)BACKGROUND: ‘Densification’, defined as a thickening in the loose connective tissue (LCT) of fascia, is a recently proposed theory that is thought to be associated with chronic neck pain (CNP). Stecco and colleagues ... -
Plantar pressure parameters associated with ankle osteoarthritis during walking and the immediate effects of an ankle brace
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: (1) Are there differences in hindfoot peak pressure, the pressure-time integral and contact time during stance phase across involved and uninvolved limbs of individuals with OA of the ankle joint? (2) ... -
Predictors of functional improvement in people with chronic low back pain following a graded programme of movement control exercises
(2010)OBJECTIVES: i) To determine predictors of change in disability of people with chronic low back pain following a graded programme of movement control exercises and ii) to develop a simple clinical rule that predicts ... -
Predictors of parents seeking osteopathic care for their infant
(2011)Objective To determine the predictors of parents seeking osteopathic care for their infant and then to compare these with the predictors of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) use amongst adults. Method One ... -
A preliminary evaluation on the effectiveness of a universal school-based mindfulness intervention to enhance resilience in adolescents
(2017-06-06)Background: Mindfulness in schools programs are increasing in use globally and in New Zealand. Mindfulness training is hypothesised to influence resilience as an outcome measure. Several instruments that measure resilience ... -
A preliminary investigation into the attitudes and practices of New Zealand osteopaths in relation to the health care system: Does the future hold a greater degree of integration into the biomedical system?
(2011)Background: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is said to be currently integrated in an ad hoc fashion in New Zealand, with patients choosing CAM as part of their health care and practitioners referring patients ... -
A preliminary investigation of the effect of the osteopathic lymphatic pump technique on salivary immunoglobulin A levels in asymptomatic subjects: A single systems design pilot study
(2011)Background:The osteopathic lymphatic pump technique (LPT), a treatment that has not been researched extensively, is widely used within the osteopathic profession to improve health in patients. Secretory immunoglobulin A ... -
Preliminary prediction models for autonomic nervous system response to a cranial osteopathic technique
(2009)Background and Objectives Osteopathy in the cranial field (OCF) is a contentious area of manual therapy. The literature base has attracted much debate, and consists of theories, anecdotal claims and limited academic research. ... -
Prevalence and recovery rate of low back pain and leg pain in osteopathic practice
(2007)DESIGN: A retrospective survey of all new patients with low back pain and/or leg pain treated in a provincial multipractitioner osteopathic practice over five year period (2000-2004). SETTING: The Osteopathic Clinic, ... -
A production trial of the omnibus ratings of perceived exertion scale in treadmill exercise
(2012)Purpose: To establish variability for measures of absolute and relative intensity during treadmill exercise produced for each of three prescribed ratings of perceived exertion (RPEP), and differences among RPEP conditions. ... -
The relationship between clinical measures of scapular dyskinesis and pectoralis minor muscle length : an exploratory, cross-sectional study
(2016-12)The relationship between clinical measures of scapular dyskinesis and pectoralis minor muscle length: An exploratory, cross-sectional study. BACKGROUND: Scapular dyskinesis and pectoralis minor muscle shortness are of ... -
The relationship between differential and session ratings of perceived exertion with heart-rate derived measures of internal load in contemporary dance : an observational study
(2018)BACKGROUND: The injury burden in dance is substantial and overuse injuries predominate. Training load is an important variable in understanding overuse injury aetiology and in the formulation of injury prevention strategies. ... -
The relationship between health literacy and health outcomes in Australian, Canadian and New Zealand adults : a scoping review of interventions within the literature
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: This scoping review was conducted to answer two questions: 1.How do interventions designed to improve health literacy affect health outcomes? 2.How have these interventions been implemented in adult ... -
The relationship between thoracic spine mobility and shoulder problems in a sample of surfers : a cross-sectional design
(2019)OBJECTIVES; Chronic shoulder injuries are prevalent amongst surfers and one potential underlying cause may be a lack of mobility in the thoracic spine. The objective of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the ...