Francesca Baroni1, Nuria Ruffini2, Giandomenico D'Alessandro3, Giacomo Consorti4, Christian Lunghi1. 1. Clinical-based Human Research Department, Research Division, COME Collaboration, Pescara, Italy; Malta ICOM Educational, Malta. 2. Clinical-based Human Research Department, Research Division, COME Collaboration, Pescara, Italy; National Centre Germany, Foundation C.O.ME. Collaboration, Berlin, Germany. 3. Clinical-based Human Research Department, Research Division, COME Collaboration, Pescara, Italy. 4. Clinical-based Human Research Department, Research Division, COME Collaboration, Pescara, Italy; Research Department of the Centre pour L'Etude, La Recherche et La Diffusion Osteopathiques (C.E.R.D.O.), Rome, Italy. Electronic address: giacomo.consorti@isoi.it.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Osteopathy relies on a touch-based approach to promote health. This narrative review aims to analyze the role of touch in clinical osteopathic practice. METHODS: A database search was conducted using MEDLINE, EMBASE, PEDro and Google Scholar. Peer-reviewed papers without specifying limits on dates and design were included. RESULTS: 47 articles met the inclusion criteria and were used to elucidate two main themes: Biological and psychological effects of touch; Touch in the context of osteopathic clinical reasoning. DISCUSSION: Touch is one of the tools to achieve a collaborative interaction with the patient, to substantiate clinical information, and to detect somatic dysfunctions: neuro-myofascial active areas that might act as an osteopath-patient interface to transmit the biological and physiological effects of touch. CONCLUSION: The findings of the review support a shared decision-making process, in which touch is one of the osteopath-patient dyad 's leading communication tools to develop a tailor-made osteopathic approach.
INTRODUCTION: Osteopathy relies on a touch-based approach to promote health. This narrative review aims to analyze the role of touch in clinical osteopathic practice. METHODS: A database search was conducted using MEDLINE, EMBASE, PEDro and Google Scholar. Peer-reviewed papers without specifying limits on dates and design were included. RESULTS: 47 articles met the inclusion criteria and were used to elucidate two main themes: Biological and psychological effects of touch; Touch in the context of osteopathic clinical reasoning. DISCUSSION: Touch is one of the tools to achieve a collaborative interaction with the patient, to substantiate clinical information, and to detect somatic dysfunctions: neuro-myofascial active areas that might act as an osteopath-patient interface to transmit the biological and physiological effects of touch. CONCLUSION: The findings of the review support a shared decision-making process, in which touch is one of the osteopath-patient dyad 's leading communication tools to develop a tailor-made osteopathic approach.
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