Osteopathy as Evidenced-based Medicine

In recent years there has been great emphasis on the importance of Evidence-based medicine, and this applies as much to traditional and core medical disciplines, e.g. surgery, as much as Osteopathy, Acupuncture and Osteopathy, Acupuncture and Manual Medicine.

However, Osteopathy, Manual Medicine (and Acupuncture) do have an ever increasing evidence base. Here is one page you might like to see, which lists some research studies into Osteopathy and Manual Medicine: Osteopathy Australia.

Here is one study (2017) from the University of Otago, NZ, published in the Journal of Orthopedic and Sports Physiotherapy, on the neuroendocrine response following a thoracic spinal manipulation. This suggests that spinal manipulation can potentially effect widespread changes throughout the body mediated by ''changes in the autonomic nervous system (ANS), sympathetic nervous system (SNS), and the endocrine system (hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal [HPA] axis)'' (the 2nd part of this sentence is quoted from the opening paragraph of this study.)

Neuro-Endocrine Response Following a Thoracic Spinal Manipulation in Healthy Men (PDF Download Available). Available from ResearchGate [accessed Jan 11 2018].

For more about Acupuncture as evidenced-based medicine you might want to look at Acupuncture — Effectiveness (Evidenced-based medicine)

The World Health Organisation Global Traditional Medince Center has published information and research on the role that Acupuncture as a Traditional Medicine may play (along with modern biomedicine).   This contains a link for a page called A map of systematic reviews on traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine (TCIM) 2018 - 2022 which shows the effectiveness of 'Manual Therapies', and other treatments such as Acupuncture, Moxabustion, Herbal Medcine, Homeopathy, Aromatherapy and Massage .

Here is another link from the World Health Organisation Global Traditional Medical Center entitled An evidence map on traditional medicine across health outcomes which looks at Trandtional Medcines, which includes Acupucnture, together with moxibusion, herbal medicine, and other things such as yoga, Tai Chi, qigong, aromatherapy and massage.

Reference is also made here on the WHO website to Norway's National Research Center in Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NAFKAM)
which carries out research into Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) which, of course, also includes things such as Acupuncture, Homeopathy, Herbal Medicine, and Tuina (Traditional Chinese Medicine physical therapy). 

Here is more information about Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) from the Medical Council of NZ website.

 

 

 

 

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