Browsing Osteopathy Dissertations and Theses by Subject "1104 Complementary and Alternative Medicine"
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The attitudes and self-reported practices of New Zealand osteopaths to exercise consultation and its use within osteopathy
(2013)Background: Exercise-based interventions are commonly utilised within many healthcare modalities, although their role in New Zealand osteopathy is unclear. Objectives: Investigate osteopaths’ attitudes and practices of ... -
The effect of Pilates and home-based exercise on pain, disability, and quality of life in people with chronic non-specific neck pain : a randomised controlled trial
(2016-04-11)This randomised controlled trial examined the effect of Equipment Pilates on pain, disability and quality of life resulting from chronic non-specific neck pain when applied in addition to home-based exercise, and determined ... -
The effect of yoga as an adjunct to home-based exercise on pain, disability, and quality of life in people with chronic non-specific neck pain : a randomised controlled trial
(2016-02-18)BACKGROUND: Previous research has investigated whether yoga is beneficial for chronic nonspecific neck pain (CNSNP), compared to home-based exercises that may be prescribed by manual therapists. AIM: The aim of ... -
Opening the gates : factors influencing general practitioner referral to osteopathy
(2004)Traditionally General Practitioners (GPs) have referred patients to physiotherapy for manual therapy. In 1988 only 15% of Wellington GPs referred patients for osteopathic treatment (Hadley, 1988). Since then there has been ... -
Osteopathic manual therapy as an adjunct treatment for self-management of breast cancer related lymphoedema : the lived experience of lymphoedema and osteopathic treatment
(2014)BACKGROUND: Despite numerous studies evaluating interventions to manage breast cancer related lymphoedema (BCRL), patients’ experiences of these interventions have received limited attention. This qualitative phenomenological ...
