Osteopathic treatment in addition to standard care in patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) - A pragmatic randomized controlled trial.

Background: Long-term Proton Pump Inhibitor use is associated with low response rates and the risk of adverse events.

Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of Osteopathic Treatment in patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD).

Methods: This study was a randomized controlled trial with a series of osteopathic interventions and an untreated control group.

Most common infant health concerns in osteopathic practices in Germany. A survey.

Background: In Germany, more parents have been seeking help from osteopaths for their infants and children in recent years. This implies an increasing demand of reliable evidence regarding the effectiveness of osteopathic intervention for this group.

Objective: To identify the 'typical' (most common) health concerns of parents when presenting their infants (age 0-12 months) in pediatric osteopathic practices.

Osteopathic Treatment of Infants in Their First Year of Life: A Prospective Multicenter Observational Study (OSTINF Study).

Introduction: In Germany in recent years, a growing number of parents are seeking help from osteopaths for the perceived health complaints of their infants and children. However, reliable evidence for the effectiveness of osteopathic interventions for this group of patients is largely lacking.

Objective: To observe and document changes in the symptoms of certain health disturbances, as perceived by parents, during the course of an osteopathic treatment of their baby, and associated side effects.

Osteopathic treatment of patients with shoulder pain. A pragmatic randomized controlled trial.

Background: Shoulder complaints are common in the general population. Typically, the diagnosis of a specific pathology is lacking. The objective of this trial was to evaluate the effectiveness of an osteopathic treatment in patients suffering from shoulder pain.

Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy in Women With Postpartum Low Back Pain and Disability: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial.

Context: Persistent low back pain (LBP) is a common complaint among women during and after pregnancy, and its effects on quality of life can be disabling.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of osteopathic manipulative therapy (OMTh; manipulative care provided by foreign-trained osteopaths) in women with persistent LBP and functional disability after childbirth.

Methods: A pragmatic randomized controlled trial was conducted among a sample of women with a history of pregnancy-related LBP for at least 3 months after delivery.

Osteopathic treatment of patients with long-term sequelae of whiplash injury: effect on neck pain disability and quality of life.

Objectives: The clinical sequelae and manifestation resulting from whiplash injury are defined as late whiplash syndrome (LWS). The objective of this study was to investigate whether a series of osteopathic treatments of patients with LWS may improve their symptoms.

Design: The study was designed as a two-phase (pre-post) clinical intervention study.

Osteopathic treatment of patients with chronic non-specific neck pain: a randomised controlled trial of efficacy.

Objective: Chronic non-specific neck pain (CNP) is a common, often disabling condition which still lacks a reliable therapeutic standard. Empiric evidence suggests that osteopathic interventions might be effective in alleviating CNP symptoms. A randomized controlled clinical trial of efficacy was performed to test this hypothesis.