Kategorie: Poster Award

POSTER AWARD 2018: The hemodynamic effects of a specific osteopathic technique, conducted through the arterial pulse wave, applied to the main arteries of the lower limbs – A randomized controlled trial

Author: Andrea Ghedina (M.Sc. Ost.), Italy Introduction The study tests the effect of an osteopathic protocolled technique, applied on specific arterial points of the lower limbs. This study aims to test if the technique, conducted through the arterial pulse wave, shows a measurable hemodynamic effect both locally, through the common femoral arteries in the […]

POSTER AWARD 2018: Inclusion and exclusion criteria used in non-specific low back pain trials – A review of randomised controlled trials

Author: Pål Andre Amundsen (B.Sc., D.O., M.Sc.), Kristiania University College, Norway Background Low back pain is a common health complaint resulting in substantial economic burden. Each year, upwards of 20 randomised controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating interventions for non-specific low back pain are published. Use of the term non-specific low back pain has been […]

POSTER AWARD 2018 – Visceral Manipulation decreases cervical pain and influence electromyographic activity of the upper trapezius muscle in patients with chronic nonspecific neck pain and functional dyspepsia – A randomized blind placebo-controlled pilot study

Authors: Andréia Cristina de Oliveira Silva (PT, DO, MSc), Daniela Aparecida Biasotto-Gonzalez (PT, PhD), Marco Antônio Fumagalli (Eng., PhD), Fabiano Politti (PT, PhD) Introduction Nonspecific neck pain (NS-NP) is a musculosceletal disorder often provided by multifactorial causes (1). Thereby, the ongoing afferent stimulation produced from a restriction of the mobility of tissues innervated by the […]