BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Cervicogenic dizziness is a disabling condition characterized by postural unsteadiness that is aggravated by cervical spine movements and associated with a painful and/or stiff neck. Two manual therapy treatments (Mulligan's Sustained Natural Apophyseal Glides and Maitland's passive joint mobilizations) are used by physiotherapists to treat this condition but there is little evidence from randomized controlled trials to support their use. The aim of this study was to conduct a randomized controlled trial to compare these two forms of manual therapy (Mulligan glides and Maitland mobilizations) to each other and to a placebo in reducing symptoms of cervicogenic dizziness in the longer term and to conduct an economic evaluation of the interventions.

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Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies

Visceral manual therapy is increasingly used by U.K. osteopaths and manual therapists, but there is a paucity of research investigating its underlying mechanisms, and in particular in relation to hypoalgesia. The aim of this study was to investigate the immediate effects of osteopathic visceral mobilization on pressure pain thresholds.

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Manual Therapy Journal

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a growing global problem. Despite mounting evidence of significant co morbidity including musculoskeletal changes, evidenced based non pharmacological management approaches are limited to smoking cessation and pulmonary rehabilitation. Existing evidence suggests manual therapy may be beneficial in the management of COPD.

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The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Current management options for infertility, including hormone therapy, intrauterine insemination and in vitro fertilization, tend to be expensive, are not necessarily covered by insurance, and carry different levels of short-term and long-term health risks. Many of the issues that contribute to infertility can be traced to scar tissue, fascial restriction, and lymphatic congestion in the pelvic region. Manual therapy techniques exist to release fascial restrictions, to mobilize tight ligaments, and to drain congested lymphatics, all of which can be applied to the reproductive system.

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