The Association Between Osteopathy and Musculoskeletal Health - A PROMs Study
Warankov, Johannes (2025)
2025
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2025052214760
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2025052214760
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between osteopathic treatment and self-reported pain levels and quality of life in the adult population seeking care for musculoskeletal complaints. Aim: The aim of this project was to investigate the impact osteopathic treatment had on pain levels and quality of life in Norwegian patients seeking care for musculoskeletal complaints. Methods: This was a prospective, observational study. Osteopathic practitioners (OP) were recruited using purposive sampling via e-mail and were responsible for the recruitment of all new patients who fulfilled inclusion criteria. The OP’s were told to carry out a normal consultation for the best of the patient with no arbitrary restrictions/instructions on patient management, in their own facilities. Data collections were done through electronic questionnaires, sampling Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Tool (ÖMPST) and 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36 scores), and were handled in Elomake, Excel and SPSS. Descriptive analysis done to observe changes in pre- and post-test scores.
Results: Thirteen osteopaths recruited 20 patients, with limited follow-up data at week four (n=7) and final treatment (n=3). Most patients were female aged 18-49, presenting with moderate pain (NRS 4,75), primarily in the spine and upper extremities. Baseline ÖMPST and SF-36 scores revealed that all patients were in risk of developing persistent pain but were in overall good health. Improvements were observed in overall scores, and particularly related to physical and emotional health. Patient satisfaction was high with many reporting osteopathic treatment as relevant and beneficial.
Conclusion: The results if this study needs to be viewed with caution due to the small sample size and high drop-out rate. Findings are aligned with previous research and suggests that osteopathic treatment is perceived beneficial and relevant for the improvement in health in patients.
This thesis has completed Turnit plagiarism test. Open AI’s artificial intelligence software, Chat GPT-4o, has on occasions been used to reformulate and restructure sentences and to increase language variation in this thesis. As the author of this thesis, I am responsible for all its content.
Results: Thirteen osteopaths recruited 20 patients, with limited follow-up data at week four (n=7) and final treatment (n=3). Most patients were female aged 18-49, presenting with moderate pain (NRS 4,75), primarily in the spine and upper extremities. Baseline ÖMPST and SF-36 scores revealed that all patients were in risk of developing persistent pain but were in overall good health. Improvements were observed in overall scores, and particularly related to physical and emotional health. Patient satisfaction was high with many reporting osteopathic treatment as relevant and beneficial.
Conclusion: The results if this study needs to be viewed with caution due to the small sample size and high drop-out rate. Findings are aligned with previous research and suggests that osteopathic treatment is perceived beneficial and relevant for the improvement in health in patients.
This thesis has completed Turnit plagiarism test. Open AI’s artificial intelligence software, Chat GPT-4o, has on occasions been used to reformulate and restructure sentences and to increase language variation in this thesis. As the author of this thesis, I am responsible for all its content.