Use of manual therapy applied to the viscera: Secondary analysis of a nationally representative sample of Australian osteopaths

Fleischmann, M; Vaughan, B; Fitzgerald, K; Grace, S

Use of manual therapy applied to the viscera: Secondary analysis of a nationally representative sample of Australian osteopaths

Fleischmann, M Vaughan, B

Fitzgerald, K Grace, S

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 2020, 36, pp. 19-25
Issue Date:: 2020-06-01

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dc.contributor.author	Fleischmann, M
dc.contributor.author	Vaughan, B https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8623-4558
dc.contributor.author	Fitzgerald, K
dc.contributor.author	Grace, S
dc.date.accessioned	2021-02-08T03:25:24Z
dc.date.available	2021-02-08T03:25:24Z
dc.date.issued	2020-06-01
dc.identifier.citation	International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 2020, 36, pp. 19-25
dc.identifier.issn	1746-0689
dc.identifier.issn	1878-0164
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/145929
dc.description.abstract	© 2020 Objectives: To explore the practice characteristics of the Australian osteopathy workforce who reported using visceral techniques ‘often’. Design: Secondary analysis of a cross-sectional survey of 991 osteopaths. Setting: The Osteopathy Research and Innovation Network (ORION), an Australian practice-based research network. Participants: Australian osteopaths participating in ORION. Outcome measures: Demographic, practice and treatment characteristics of osteopaths who ‘often’ use visceral techniques in patient care. Results: Ninety-eight osteopaths (9.9%) of the ORION sample (n = 991) ‘often’ use visceral techniques in patient care. Those osteopaths who ‘often’ use visceral techniques were more likely to engage in referrals with acupuncturists (send referrals: odds ratio (OR) 2.58; received referrals: OR 2.57). These practitioners were also more likely to treat non-musculoskeletal complaints (OR 11.12) and use lymphatic pump techniques (OR 18.07). Research to inform patient care was also more likely to be seen as important by those osteopaths ‘often’ using visceral techniques compared to osteopaths who reported using visceral techniques ‘never’, ‘rarely’ and ‘sometimes’ (OR 2.63). Conclusions: Several practice characteristics are associated with Australian osteopaths ‘often’ using visceral techniques. Further work is now required to understand patient presentations where visceral techniques are used, the clinical reasoning for their use, and exploration of the effectiveness of these techniques in patient care.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	ELSEVIER SCI LTD
dc.relation.ispartof	International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.ijosm.2020.05.002
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dc.subject	1104 Complementary and Alternative Medicine
dc.subject.classification	Orthopedics
dc.title	Use of manual therapy applied to the viscera: Secondary analysis of a nationally representative sample of Australian osteopaths
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	36
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dc.date.updated	2021-02-08T03:24:56Z
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© 2020 Objectives: To explore the practice characteristics of the Australian osteopathy workforce who reported using visceral techniques ‘often’. Design: Secondary analysis of a cross-sectional survey of 991 osteopaths. Setting: The Osteopathy Research and Innovation Network (ORION), an Australian practice-based research network. Participants: Australian osteopaths participating in ORION. Outcome measures: Demographic, practice and treatment characteristics of osteopaths who ‘often’ use visceral techniques in patient care. Results: Ninety-eight osteopaths (9.9%) of the ORION sample (n = 991) ‘often’ use visceral techniques in patient care. Those osteopaths who ‘often’ use visceral techniques were more likely to engage in referrals with acupuncturists (send referrals: odds ratio (OR) 2.58; received referrals: OR 2.57). These practitioners were also more likely to treat non-musculoskeletal complaints (OR 11.12) and use lymphatic pump techniques (OR 18.07). Research to inform patient care was also more likely to be seen as important by those osteopaths ‘often’ using visceral techniques compared to osteopaths who reported using visceral techniques ‘never’, ‘rarely’ and ‘sometimes’ (OR 2.63). Conclusions: Several practice characteristics are associated with Australian osteopaths ‘often’ using visceral techniques. Further work is now required to understand patient presentations where visceral techniques are used, the clinical reasoning for their use, and exploration of the effectiveness of these techniques in patient care.

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