TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of osteopathic manipulative treatment on patients with multiple sclerosis
T2 - A pilot study
AU - Porcari, Bruno
AU - Russo, Margherita
AU - Naro, Antonino
AU - La Via, Cristian
AU - Pullia, Massimo
AU - Accorinti, Maria
AU - De Luca, Rosaria
AU - Calabrò, Rocco Salvatore
PY - 2019/4
Y1 - 2019/4
N2 - Objectives: To describe the effects of osteopathic manipulative treatment in patients affected by Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Design and setting: This is a pilot study involving 20 MS patients attending the IRCCS Neurolesi “Bonino-Pulejo” Messina, Italy. Intervention: The clinical evaluation was performed before starting rehabilitation treatment (T0) and after 8 weeks of treatment (T1). The CG sample undergo a conventional rehabilitation training (CRT), 5 times/week for 60 min (for a total of 40 sessions), the EG performed the same CRT (but with a different frequency, i.e. 3 times/week, for a total of 24 sessions) and a specific OMT 2 times/week for 60 min (for a total of 16 sessions). Main outcome measures: We analyzed the scores recorded in the following main scales: Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS), 10 m walking test (10mWT), Hamilton anxiety rating scale (HRS-A), and the Fatigue severity scale (FSS). Results: Our data showed a reduction in the FSS score for the EG (40 ± 1,41 at T0 vs 37 ± 2,32 at T1; p = 0.04) but not in the CG (41 ± 2,41 at TO vs 39 ± 2,6 at T1) with an intergroup difference p < 0.00. An improvement of HRS-A and 10mWT was also detected in the EG. Conclusions: Our data raise idea that OMT might be useful in rehabilitative setting in MS patients, with particular regard to anxiety and fatigue.
AB - Objectives: To describe the effects of osteopathic manipulative treatment in patients affected by Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Design and setting: This is a pilot study involving 20 MS patients attending the IRCCS Neurolesi “Bonino-Pulejo” Messina, Italy. Intervention: The clinical evaluation was performed before starting rehabilitation treatment (T0) and after 8 weeks of treatment (T1). The CG sample undergo a conventional rehabilitation training (CRT), 5 times/week for 60 min (for a total of 40 sessions), the EG performed the same CRT (but with a different frequency, i.e. 3 times/week, for a total of 24 sessions) and a specific OMT 2 times/week for 60 min (for a total of 16 sessions). Main outcome measures: We analyzed the scores recorded in the following main scales: Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS), 10 m walking test (10mWT), Hamilton anxiety rating scale (HRS-A), and the Fatigue severity scale (FSS). Results: Our data showed a reduction in the FSS score for the EG (40 ± 1,41 at T0 vs 37 ± 2,32 at T1; p = 0.04) but not in the CG (41 ± 2,41 at TO vs 39 ± 2,6 at T1) with an intergroup difference p < 0.00. An improvement of HRS-A and 10mWT was also detected in the EG. Conclusions: Our data raise idea that OMT might be useful in rehabilitative setting in MS patients, with particular regard to anxiety and fatigue.
KW - Anxiety
KW - Fatigue
KW - Osteopathy
KW - Physiotherapy
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ctim.2019.01.023
DO - 10.1016/j.ctim.2019.01.023
M3 - Article
C2 - 30935523
AN - SCOPUS:85060844668
VL - 43
SP - 154
EP - 156
JO - Complementary Therapies in Medicine
JF - Complementary Therapies in Medicine
SN - 0965-2299
ER -