Reliability of diagnosis and clinical efficacy of visceral osteopathy: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2010, the World Health Organization published benchmarks for training in osteopathy in which osteopathic visceral techniques are included. The purpose of this study was to identify and critically appraise the scientific literature concerning the reliability of diagnosis and the clinical efficacy of techniques used in visceral osteopathy.

Methods

Databases MEDLINE, OSTMED.DR, the Cochrane Library, Osteopathic Research Web, Google Scholar, Journal of American Osteopathic Association (JAOA) website, International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine (IJOM) website, and the catalog of Académie d'ostéopathie de France website were searched through December 2017. Only inter-rater reliability studies including at least two raters or the intra-rater reliability studies incl

SUBMITTER: Guillaud A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5816506 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature