Effects of manual osteopathic interventions on psychometric and psychophysiological indicators of anxiety, depression and stress in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate whether osteopathic and related manual interventions improve adult mental health (depression, anxiety, stress) and psychophysiological measures (eg, heart rate variability, skin conductance).

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (RCTs).

Data sources

PubMed, MEDLINE (Ovid), Scopus, Cochrane, and AMED, searched through September 2024.

Eligibility criteria

English-language RCTs with ≥30 participants investigating osteopathic or related manual therapies (eg, myofascial release, high-velocity low-amplitude thrusts) delivered by qualified practitioners, compared with no treatment or sham, and reporting immediate postintervention mental health or psychophysiological outcomes.

Data extraction and synthesis

SUBMITTER: Gordon TC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11831285 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature