How often are thrust techniques used in practice
Item
- Title
- How often are thrust techniques used in practice
- Author(s)
- Pingitzer Thomas
- Abstract
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Study Design
Quantitative survey based on a questionnaire
Outline/Problem Definition
In discussions with osteopaths who have been in practice for quite a while I sometimes noted a complete rejection of the thrust techniques.
Research Question & Objective
Are thrust techniques less often used the longer an osteopath is in practice?
Hypothesis
Are thrust techniques less often used the longer an osteopath is in practice? What are the causes for this: dislike, insecurity and/or lack of success in the use of the technique?
Relevance for the Patients
The patient can be sure that an osteopath will treat him in a holistic way and not only with, for example, cranio-sacral therapie.
Relevance for Osteopathy
In the future the impulse techniques have to be taught in a comprehensive way. The knowledge about the techniques, their effect and contraindications needs to be conveyed because the therapists have to take on more and more responsibility. In the holistic sense of osteopathy it would be desirable to preserve the whole range of treatment techniques.
Methodology
Development of a quantitative questionnaire which was sent to all 211 Austrian osteopaths who graduated from the Vienna School of Osteopathy (reference date: April 5, 2007)
Results
The return rate was 55,5%(117 returned questionnaires).
Experienced osteopaths thrust more rarely than their less experienced collegues. Female osteopaths follow this trend to a greater extent than their male counterparts. How often thrust techniques are used does strongly depend on how much the therapist likes the technique and not so much on whether the therapist masters the technique succesfully and feels confident in using it.
Critical Reflection/Perspectives/Conclusions
More expirienced osteopaths delay the use of impulse techniques. A follow-up study could evaluate what are the exact reasons for this hesitation.
Additional Information
- presented at
- Wiener Schule für Osteopathie
- Date Accepted
- 2009
- Date Submitted
- 1.11.2008 00:00:00
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Submitted by:
- 62
- Pub-Identifier
- 13771
- Inst-Identifier
- 781
- Keywords
- Thrust Techniques
- Recommended
- 0
- Medium
- Pingitzer.pdf
- Item sets
- Thesis
- Media
- Pingitzer.pdf
Pingitzer Thomas, “How often are thrust techniques used in practice”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 17, 2024, https://www.osteopathicresearch.org/s/orw/item/2971