International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine

Consent is an ethical and legal requirement for any therapeutic process. It is the responsibility of healthcare practitioners to respect patients' rights of autonomy and to receive their consent. The United Kingdom law currently states that all relevant risks, which a reasonable patient would want to know, must be told to them. Consequently the General Osteopathic Council's (GOsC) “Code of Practice” includes specific expectations in this area. As a result risk disclosure and informed consent has become of increasing importance within osteopathy, particular in today's increasingly litigious society. Osteopathy is a patient centred approach to healthcare; as such research to determine patients' expectations and preferences is needed.

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Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Venous insufficiency is present in a large number of postmenopausal women, increasing their risk of disability. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of myofascial release therapy and conventional kinesiotherapy on venous blood circulation, pain and quality of life in postmenopausal patients with venous insufficiency.

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Clinical Rehabilitation

The objective of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of myofascial therapy to improve pain, physical function and postural stability in fibromyalgia patients, based on the fascial connection between the rectus capitis posticus minor muscle and the dura mater at the level of the atlanto-occipital joint. Numerous researchers have postulated that a lesion or stressful event in this area may trigger the chronic pain of fibromyalgia syndrome.

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The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

The objective of this study was to measure the baseline concentrations of interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α in patients with chronic low back pain; the correlations of these cytokine concentrations with clinical measures, including the number of key osteopathic lesions; the changes in cytokine concentrations with osteopathic manual therapy; and the association of such changes with clinical outcomes.

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