Osteopathy: effectiveness and safety for musculoskeletal pain – a systematic review
Gassner, L.; Hofer, V. · Das Gesundheitswesen · 2023 · Heft S 04 · S. 1 bis 1
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Introduction Osteopathy aims to holistically improve and support all health aspects. Mainly patients with musculoskeletal pain are treated. Worldwide, osteopathy has no consistent regulation/education/practice standards. This review summarises the evidence on the effectiveness and safety of osteopathy in treating musculoskeletal pain. Methods A systematic literature search for RCTs was conducted. From 964 identified citations, the best available evidence (n=15) for each body region was selected according to the Cochrane Collaboration’s tool. Additionally, we summarised a recent meta-analysis for chronic low-back…