Menopausal symptoms: an osteopathic investigation

Cleary, Caroline; Fox, James P.

doi:10.1016/0965-2299(94)90017-5

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“…Although several of the six included OMT trials were identified in multiple bibliographic databases, five [42-46] were indexed in MEDLINE. The Cleary [47] trial was identified exclusively through the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials.…”

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“…As shown in Table 1, the six OMT trials were conducted between 1973 and 2001 in the United Kingdom or the United States [42-47]. Two of the six trials each included two control treatments [43,46], thus providing eight OMT vs control treatment comparisons.…”

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“…Two of the six trials each included two control treatments [43,46], thus providing eight OMT vs control treatment comparisons. The trials generally were comparable in their methodology, with the possible exception of the Cleary [47] trial. Twenty contrasts were reported in the six trials (a contrast refers to a within-trial comparison between OMT and a control treatment with respect to a low back pain outcome at a given point in time).…”

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Osteopathic manipulative treatment for low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Licciardone

Brimhall

King

2005

BMC Musculoskelet Disord

233

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Background: Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) is a distinctive modality commonly used by osteopathic physicians to complement their conventional treatment of musculoskeletal disorders. Previous reviews and meta-analyses of spinal manipulation for low back pain have not specifically addressed OMT and generally have focused on spinal manipulation as an alternative to conventional treatment. The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy of OMT as a complementary treatment for low back pain.

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Osteopathic manipulative treatment for low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Licciardone

Brimhall

King

2005

BMC Musculoskelet Disord

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“…Auch ist die Vierfach-Bewertung des osteopathischen Teils nicht validiert. Drei der 4 in medizinischen Journalen erschienenen Studien [14,21,26,30] konnten bei der Bewertung nach diesem System nur 0±2 Punkte erreichen. Im Juni 1998 fand in Pavia, Italien die Abschlusskonferenz von COST B4 statt.…”

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Evaluierung und kritische Bewertung von in der europäischen Literatur veröffentlichten, osteopathischen Studien im klinischen Bereich und im Bereich der Grundlagenforschung

Schwerla

Hass-Degg²,

Schwerla³

1999

Complement Med Res

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Objective: Identification of studies of osteopathic treatment in defined countries. Evaluation of methods and results of the studies and assessment of the available evidence concerning the effectiveness of osteopathy. Study Design:Systematic review. Assessment of the quality of the studies, with respect to the osteopathic concept and current methodological criteria according to predefined keys. Data Sources:Clinical trials and fundamental studies originating from Germany, England, Austria, The Netherlands, Scandinavia ± published or unpublished. Results:Out of a total of 30 studies retrieved, 9 reached the predetermined minimum number of points to be rated into quality categories. In 2 of these studies the osteopathic treatment was more effective than the control intervention (p < 0.05). Conclusions:No definitive conclusions about the effectiveness of osteopathy can be drawn so far because of the low number of evaluated studies. It seems necessary to scrutinize the relevance of osteopathy through further methodologically adequate studies. Additionally, criteria for evaluation are proposed which correspond to the highest international standards in order to ensure a valid (and commonly accepted) evaluation of the osteopathic literature.

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“…The trial of Cleary and Fox [3] was excluded as it was predominantly focused on menopausal symptoms and hormone levels. The study by Hoehler et al reported an immediate relief, but there were no differences between groups at discharge [4].…”

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Posadzki

Ernst

2011

Clin Rheumatol

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The main aim of our review [1] was to assess the effectiveness of osteopathic manipulative therapy (OMT) for musculoskeletal pain. The aim of the review by Licciardone et al. [2] was to evaluate the effectiveness of OMT for low back pain (LBP). Thus, discrepant conclusions are not surprising. Both reviews were designed to answer different research questions, required different search strategy, and arrived at different conclusions.We were unable to run a formal meta-analysis due to heterogeneity of the data and therefore we could not perform a subgroup analysis of LBP. Perhaps this should be stated clearly in the text.The trial of Cleary and Fox [3] was excluded as it was predominantly focused on menopausal symptoms and hormone levels. The study by Hoehler et al. reported an immediate relief, but there were no differences between groups at discharge [4]. It was only included for the safety information, but it was unclear who administered spinal manipulation, it was excluded from the main analysis. We do not believe that comparing the quality of one set of studies with another one, as Licciardone seems to suggest, generates meaningful information.Others rated the systematic review by Licciardone as having major flaws [5]. We would hope that when our review is submitted to a similarly independent evaluation, it might fare better.

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Menopausal symptoms: an osteopathic investigation

Cited by 29 publications

References 3 publications

Osteopathic manipulative treatment for low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Osteopathic manipulative treatment for low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Evaluierung und kritische Bewertung von in der europäischen Literatur veröffentlichten, osteopathischen Studien im klinischen Bereich und im Bereich der Grundlagenforschung

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