Background: The attitudes and beliefs of osteopathic practitioners and students towards chronic pain may potentially affect the outcome of treatment. These attitudes and beliefs are thought to be influenced by factors such ...

Aim – The aim of this phenomenological study was to investigate and describe the osteopath's experience of treating a baby who has problems breastfeeding. Background - Breastfeeding impacts positively on both maternal and ...

Background: Chronic Non specific Low Back Pain (NSLBP) is a large economic burden to the healthcare systems of western industrialized countries. Although studies have demonstrated the efficacy of spinal manipulative therapy ...

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. ...

Introduction: Neck pain is common and is a significant medical and socioeconomic problem in New Zealand. There are many treatments for neck pain, however the effectiveness of manual treatment for neck pain is poorly ...