Breast Cancer Management,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
11(2)
Опубликована: Апрель 20, 2022
Aim:
In
Canada,
osteopathic
medicine,
a
well-known
branch
of
complementary/alternative
has
received
minimal
attention
for
pain
management
within
oncology.
Purpose:
This
review
reports
both
the
existing
literature
and
patient
experience
surrounding
application
osteopathy
as
an
effective
treatment
in
breast
cancer
patients.
Results:
Both
this
case
study
support,
to
some
degree,
benefits
Conclusion:
Due
contradictory
reported
findings,
more
studies
would
be
required
make
firm
conclusions,
especially
Canadian
context.
However,
lack
standardization
procedures
collaboration
between
osteopaths
traditional
healthcare
professionals
are
challenges
including
standard
service
offered
Frontiers in Psychology,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
13
Опубликована: Фев. 18, 2022
Osteopathy
is
a
person-centred
healthcare
discipline
that
emphasizes
the
body’s
structure-function
interrelationship—and
its
self-regulatory
mechanisms—to
inform
whole-person
approach
to
health
and
wellbeing.
This
paper
aims
provide
theoretical
framework
for
developing
an
integrative
hypothesis
in
osteopathy,
which
based
on
enactivist
active
inference
accounts.
We
propose
osteopathic
care
can
be
reconceptualised
under
(En)active
as
unifying
framework.
Active
suggests
action-perception
cycles
operate
minimize
uncertainty
optimize
individual’s
internal
model
of
lived
world
and,
crucially,
consequences
their
behaviour.
argue
offers
evince
mechanisms
underlying
dyadic
triadic
(e.g.,
paediatric
care)
exchanges
outcomes.
this
underpin
across
lifespan,
from
preterm
infants
elderly
those
with
persistent
pain
other
physical
symptoms.
In
situations
chronicity,
ecological
niche,
patient-practitioner
dyad
provides
osteopath
patient
set
affordances,
i.e.,
possibilities
action
provided
by
environment,
through
shared
intentionally,
promote
adaptations
restoration
productive
agency.
Through
therapeutic
relationship,
they
engage
niche’s
affordances—a
structured
affordances
agents—osteopath
actively
construct
sense-making
narrative
realise
generative
relation
niche.
general,
touch
plays
critical
role
robust
alliance,
mental
state
alignment,
biobehavioural
synchrony
between
practitioner.
However,
particularly
crucial
fields
neonatology
paediatrics,
where
it
becomes
central
regulating
allostasis
restoring
homeostasis.
standpoint,
niche
underwrites
effectiveness
care.
Considerations
implications
model—to
clinical
practice
research,
both
within-
outside
osteopathy—are
critically
discussed.
Frontiers in Psychiatry,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
15
Опубликована: Май 22, 2024
Interpersonal
touch
represents
the
primal
sensory
experience
between
humans,
fostering
social
bonding
from
cradle
to
death
bed.
In
recent
decades
“affective
touch”
has
been
intensely
studied,
stimulated
by
discovery
of
a
population
mechanosensitive
unmyelinated
C-tactile
afferents
in
mammalian
skin.
A
lack
childhood
is
associated
with
negative
consequences
for
psychosocial
and
physical
health
benefits
professional
techniques
prevention
treatment
various
diseases
have
shown
over
again
clinical
studies.
However,
its
application
mainstream
applications
remains
limited.
To
bridge
gap
discoveries
research
medicine,
we
propose
establishment
new
discipline:
‘Touch
Medicine’.
Here,
unfold
potential
Touch
Medicine
focusing
on
depression,
which
our
view
primarily
disorder
lived
body.
Controlled
studies
systematic
reviews
demonstrated
antidepressant,
anxiolytic
analgesic
effects
specific
massage
techniques.
Underlying
mechanisms
action
are
currently
under
investigation,
ranging
interoceptive,
endocrinological,
stress-related
or
psychological
underpinnings.
novel
interdisciplinary
field
connected
medical
specialities
such
as
neonatology,
pediatrics,
pain
neurology,
psychiatry,
geriatrics
–
but
also
psychology
psychosomatic
medicine
might
benefit
integration
these
findings
into
their
daily
practice.
Scientific Reports,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
15(1)
Опубликована: Март 2, 2025
Osteopathic
manipulative
treatment
(OMT)
has
shown
efficacy
in
various
clinical
conditions
and
age
groups.
Understanding
its
neurobiological,
particularly
autonomic,
mechanisms
of
action
remain
limited.
Preliminary
studies
suggested
a
parasympathetic
effect
OMT,
evidenced
by
heart-rate-variability
analysis.
A
cross-over
RCT
on
healthy
adults
was
conducted
to
compare
OMT
with
sham
therapy.
Thirty-seven
participants
underwent
two
sessions
(OMT
sham),
comprising
baseline,
tactile
treatment,
post-touch.
Novel
thermal
imaging
data
analyses
combination
seed
correlation
(SCA)
were
employed
explore
the
effects
autonomic
parameters.
Particularly,
group
exhibited
an
elevated
warming
cheeks,
nose,
chin.
Inversely,
for
conspicuous
cooling
trend
but
not
cheeks
chin
observed.
Considering
SCA
maps,
intensity
nose
tip,
glabella
GSR
seeds
showed
higher
values
compared
group.
The
comparative
analysis
maps
results
represents
significant
advancement
our
understanding
physiological
underlying
OMT's
functions.
By
elucidating
specific
patterns
temperature
change,
clusters,
this
research
provides
valuable
insights
optimizing
practice
refining
theoretical
models
manual
Healthcare,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
10(6), С. 1092 - 1092
Опубликована: Июнь 12, 2022
Osteopaths
commonly
face
complexity
and
clinical
uncertainty
in
their
daily
professional
practice
as
primary
contact
practitioners.
In
order
to
effectively
deal
with
complex
presentations,
osteopaths
need
possess
well-developed
reasoning
understand
the
individual
patient's
lived
experience
of
pain
other
symptoms
how
problem
impacts
personhood
ability
engage
world.
We
have
recently
proposed
(En)active
inference
an
integrative
framework
for
osteopathic
care.
The
enactivist
active
frameworks
underpin
our
hypothesis.
Here,
we
present
a
clinically
based
interpretation
hypothesis
by
considering
ecological
niche
which
care
occurs.
Active
enables
patients
practitioners
disambiguate
each
other's
mental
states.
patients'
states
are
unobservable
must
be
inferred
on
perceptual
cues
such
posture,
body
language,
gaze
direction
response
touch
hands-on
A
robust
therapeutic
alliance
centred
cooperative
communication
shared
narratives
appropriate
effective
use
enable
contextualize
experiences.
Touch
enhance
alliance,
state
alignment,
biobehavioural
synchrony
between
patient
practitioner.
Therefore,
osteopath-patient
dyad
provides
alignment
opportunities
construction.
Arguably,
this
can
produce
experiences
reduce
prominence
given
high-level
prediction
errors-and
consequently,
top-down
attentional
focus
bottom-up
sensory
errors,
thus
minimizing
free
energy.
This
commentary
paper
primarily
aims
critically
consider
value
appreciating
complexities
delivering
person-centred
Frontiers in Psychology,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
13
Опубликована: Май 20, 2022
This
paper
offers
theoretical
explanations
for
why
“guided
touch”
or
manual
touch
with
verbal
communication
can
be
an
effective
way
of
treating
the
body
(e.g.,
chronic
pain)
and
mind
emotional
disorders).
The
active
inference
theory
suggests
that
pain
disorders
attributed
to
distorted
exaggerated
patterns
interoceptive
proprioceptive
inference.
We
propose
nature
is
abductive.
As
such,
rectify
aberrant
processes,
we
should
change
“Rule”
abduction,
“prior
beliefs”
entailed
by
a
patient’s
generative
model.
means
pre-existing
models
replaced
new
models.
To
facilitate
such
replacement—or
updating—the
present
treatment
proposes
weaken
prior
beliefs,
especially
one
at
top
level
hierarchical
models,
thereby
altering
sense
agency,
redeploying
attention.
Then,
belief
installed
through
inner
along
touch.
several
hypotheses
possible
experimental
studies.
If
guidance
proven
effective,
this
would
demonstrate
relevance
implicit
prediction
model
behavioral
level.
Furthermore,
it
open
possibilities
employing
interventions,
including
self-talk
training,
wide
range
psychological
physical
therapies.
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
16
Опубликована: Июнь 30, 2022
Touch
is
recognised
as
crucial
for
survival,
fostering
cooperative
communication,
accelerating
recovery,
reducing
hospital
stays,
and
promoting
overall
wellness
the
therapeutic
alliance.
In
this
hypothesis
theory
paper,
we
present
an
entwined
model
that
combines
touch
alignment
active
inference
to
explain
how
brain
develops
“priors”
necessary
health
care
provider
engage
with
patient
effectively.
We
appeal
empirically
integrative
neurophysiological
behavioural
mechanisms
underwrite
synchronous
relationships
through
touch.
Specifically,
offer
a
formal
framework
understanding
–
explaining
role
of
hands-on
in
developing
alliance
synchrony
between
providers
their
patients
musculoskeletal
care.
first
review
importance
its
clinical
facilitating
formation
solid
regulating
allostasis.
then
consider
used
clinically
promote
demonstrate
empathy,
overcome
uncertainty,
infer
mental
states
others
lens
inference.
conclude
plays
achieving
successful
outcomes
adapting
previous
priors
create
intertwined
beliefs.
The
ensuing
may
help
healthcare
field
use
strengthen
alliance,
minimise
prediction
errors
(a.k.a.,
free
energy),
thereby
recovery
from
physical
psychological
impairments.
Healthcare,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
11(4), С. 479 - 479
Опубликована: Фев. 7, 2023
Background:
Palpatory
findings
are
considered
a
central
element
of
osteopathic
practice,
especially
when
associated
with
patient's
altered
regulative
functions
than
named
somatic
dysfunctions.
Although
theories
for
dysfunction
could
be
plausible,
the
clinical
applicability
concept
is
debated,
because
it
largely
related
to
simple
cause-effect
models
care.
In
contrast
linear
kind
diagnosis
"tissue
as
producer
symptoms",
this
perspective
article
aims
provide
conceptual
and
operational
framework
in
which
evaluation
process
seen
neuroaesthetic
(en)active
encounter
between
osteopath
patient.
Subsections
relevant
subject:
To
summarize
all
concepts
hypothesis,
enactive
neuroaesthetics
principles
proposed
critical
foundation
assessment
treatment
person,
specifically
addressing
new
paradigm
dysfunction.
Conclusions,
future
directions:
The
present
represents
proposition
blend
technical
rationality
informed
by
neurocognitive
social
sciences,
professional
artistry
experience
traditional
tenets,
overcome
controversy
around
dysfunction,
rather
dismissing
concept.
Chiropractic & Manual Therapies,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
30(1)
Опубликована: Авг. 31, 2022
Despite
controversy
regarding
its
validity
and
clinical
usefulness,
manual
examination
findings
still
have
an
important
role
for
manipulative
therapies.
As
example,
somatic
dysfunction
(SD)
remains
central
to
osteopathic
practice.This
study
aims
explore
the
experienced
osteopaths'
attitudes
concerning
SD
in
practice.
This
qualitative
research
could
contribute
building
a
consistent
paradigm
intervention
all
musculoskeletal
manipulations.A
thematic
analysis
with
grounded
theory
elements
was
used.
Data
were
collected
through
semi-structured
interviews
carried
out
between
February
April
2021.
A
purposive
sample
of
twenty
professional
osteopaths
past
experience
care
chosen
reflect
phenomenon's
variety.
The
data
done
inductively
tandem
recruiting
keep
track
saturation.Eleven
participated
study.
Three
main
themes
emerged
from
analysis:
(1)
as
safe
tissue-touch-based
communication
tool
operator
person
complex
adaptive
health
system;
(2)
treatment
is
shareable
osteopaths,
other
professionals,
patients
involved
therapeutic
pathway
improving
body
awareness
health;
(3)
development
concept
practice
better
clarify
profession
identity
definition.A
panel
expert
consider
valuable
integrated
into
evaluation
process.
shared
application
informed
by
person-centered
concepts
fields
neuroscience,
cognitive
complexity
science.
Our
reports
common
need
among
develop
evidence-based
framework
allow
best
profession.
Musculoskeletal Science and Practice,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
73, С. 103164 - 103164
Опубликована: Авг. 14, 2024
Person-centred
care
underscores
the
therapeutic
alliance
(TA)
as
fundamental,
fostering
positive
treatment
outcomes
through
collaborative
patient-clinician
interactions.
Biobehavioural
synchrony
within
TA,
essential
for
effective
care,
reflects
an
adaptive
process
where
organisms
align
responses
during
Enactivism
and
active
inference
provide
profound
insights
into
human
perception,
reshaping
musculoskeletal
understanding.
Touch
verbal
communication,
integral
to
foster
alignment
of
personal
beliefs.