Browsing Osteopathy Dissertations and Theses by Title
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Marketing in the osteopathic practice
(2011)Introduction: The number of osteopathic and other healthcare practitioners is growing, causing increased patient choice and competition in healthcare. Alongside this growth, there is increased global economic turmoil ... -
Measurement of sacroiliac joint stiffness with Doppler imaging of vibrations – A reliability study
(2011)Introduction: Sacroiliac joint (SIJ) motion dysfunction and its role in low back and pelvic pain remains an unresolved issue amongst the medical fraternity. Clinical objective SIJ motion and pain detection methods are both ... -
More than words : an investigation into the patient experience of informed consent in osteopathy
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTION: What are the experiences of informed consent in a New Zealand clinical osteopathic consultation for six patients? ABSTRACT: Medical informed consent is described as permission to perform mutually ... -
New Zealand osteopaths’ attitudes to ‘Evidence-based practice’ – development of a questionnaire and preliminary results
(2009)The following research project is divided into three sections. Section one comprises a threepart review of the literature regarding evidence-based practice (EBP). Part one is directed towards a discussion of evidence-based ... -
Normal sensory responses to variations in sequencing for the neurodynamic slump test
(2013)Background: The neurodynamic slump test is commonly used in all forms of manual therapy to evaluate the nerve mechanics and physiology of the central and peripheral nervous systems. Clinicians have proposed that the order ... -
A novel breathing retraining and osteopathic manual therapy intervention, and its effect on cardiac autonomic activity and breathing symptoms
(2015)Interventions entailing clinical management of dysfunctional breathing are thought to improve cardiac autonomic activity and breathing symptoms. Literature investigating such interventions in healthy individuals or in those ... -
Observer reliability assessing ‘threshold levels’ in color Doppler imaging of vibration of the sacroiliac joint video clips
(2011)The concept of sacroiliac joint (SIJ) motion dysfunction is an area of contention in manual therapy. Manual methods of assessing the SIJ have been constrained by poor reliability and a lack of an agreed ‘gold standard’. ... -
Obstetric sonography in Fiji: A review of the current practice at an urban public hospital
(2008)This research employed a case study approach positioned in an interpretive paradigm to investigate the current obstetric sonography practice at an urban public hospital in Fiji. The primary aims of this research were ... -
Opening the gates : factors influencing general practitioner referral to osteopathy
(2004)Traditionally General Practitioners (GPs) have referred patients to physiotherapy for manual therapy. In 1988 only 15% of Wellington GPs referred patients for osteopathic treatment (Hadley, 1988). Since then there has been ... -
Osteopathic clinical reasoning for the diagnosis and management of pelvic girdle pain associated with pregnancy : an interpretive descriptive study
(2015)Background: There is an increase in the amount of research on clinical reasoning in a wide range of healthcare professions but the availability of clinical reasoning literature in osteopathy remains limited. Pregnant ... -
Osteopathic management of dysmenorrhea: A qualitative snapshot of New Zealand women’s experiences
(2022)AIM The aim of this study was to investigate the experiences of New Zealand women regarding the osteopathic management of their dysmenorrhea. DESIGN Qualitative descriptive exploratory study. METHODS A convenience ... -
Osteopathic manual therapy as an adjunct treatment for self-management of breast cancer related lymphoedema : the lived experience of lymphoedema and osteopathic treatment
(2014)BACKGROUND: Despite numerous studies evaluating interventions to manage breast cancer related lymphoedema (BCRL), patients’ experiences of these interventions have received limited attention. This qualitative phenomenological ... -
Osteopathic treatment for unsettled, fussy and irritable infants in their first year of life : mothers’ experiences and effect on infant temperament
(2015)Background: Unsettled, fussy and irritable infant behaviour is a common complaint causing significant stress for parents. A lack of support during this time has been linked to negative effects on both infant and maternal ... -
Osteopaths’ attitudes, knowledge and practice approaches regarding obesity
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTION: Is there a relationship between the knowledge of and attitudes towards obesity in New Zealand and Australian osteopaths? BACKGROUND. Obesity is a serious condition that is considered a precursor ... -
Osteopathy and patients who have experienced sexual violence : management, treatment and self-care
(2018)This thesis is a preliminary inquiry into the knowledge, skills, attitudes and confidence held by New Zealand registered osteopaths when managing and treating patients who have experienced sexual violence. The overall ... -
Osteopathy in the cranial field - an investigation into patient perception, satisfaction and self-reported outcomes of a single treatment session
(2016)AIM: To investigate patient experiences of osteopathy in the cranial field (OCF) treatment, by assessing patients’ perception, level of satisfaction, and self-reported outcomes after a single OCF treatment session in a ... -
Osteopathy use in families of the Auckland Playcentre Association of New Zealand : prevalence and associated factors
(2012)To determine the prevalence of osteopathy use in New Zealand (NZ) preschool children and their parents and establish whether factors associated with Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) use are relevant to the use ... -
Perceptions and attitudes of New Zealand Plunket nurses toward the use of complementary and alternative medicine in children
(2012)BACKGROUND: Studies suggest that the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is high in New Zealand children. Plunket nurses are primary child health care providers who play a significant role in assisting ... -
Perspectives on quality assurance methods – A comparison of osteopathic programmes in two countries: A pilot study
(2011)Introduction Osteopathy is practised and taught in approximately 50 countries around the world. Anecdotally, there is evidence of a wide variety in the regulation and accreditation of osteopathic education. However, there ... -
A phenomenological investigation into the influences on the development of professional identity in novice osteopaths
(2020)BACKGROUND: Novice healthcare practitioners experience challenges to their understanding of their profession when entering the new environment of clinical practice. These challenges inevitably affect professional identity ...
