The short-term haemodynamic effects of visceral vascular manipulation of the common iliac artery on the common femoral artery: randomized controlled trial.
Item
- Title
- The short-term haemodynamic effects of visceral vascular manipulation of the common iliac artery on the common femoral artery: randomized controlled trial.
- Author(s)
- Thoby, T
- Abstract
- Background: Despite the outgrowing interest of visceral osteopathy, vascular visceral osteopathy and their therapeutic values in the treatment of high prevalence conditions, the absence of evidence upon its benefits and reliability raises high controversy. When the addition of visceral approach to osteopathic treatment was investigated for specific conditions, no literature determined yet the application of these techniques in isolation.Objectives: This study objective was to highlight potential haemodynamic effects of visceral vascular manipulation of the common iliac artery on the common femoral artery and provide preliminary evidence on the mechanisms and benefits of WM in isolation. Design: Randomized controlled trial. Method: Participants recruited were asymptomatic students of the European School of Osteopathy meeting inclusion criteria (n=40), subsequently allocated to two groups: VVM group receiving an stretch induction VVM on the CIA and a control group. Common femoral artery diameter (CFAD), peak systolic Dow velocity (PSFV) and peak systolic Dow rate (PSFR) were measured using a Doppler ultrasound with a rectilinear transducer 5-8MHz. Pre-intervention measurements were taken 3min after start of pre-intervention phase and post-measurement 3min after the end of intervention phase. Data gathered was analysed using Analyse IT to assess normality of distribution and equality of variance using Shapiro-Wilks and Lavena's tests. Significant difference between groups was determined via Student T-test for and Mann-Wilcoxon-Whitney test for CFAD, PSFV and PSFR. Results: 40 participants were randomly allocated to WM group (n=20) and control group (n=20). Statistical analysis indicated no significant difference between VVM and control groups with regards to CFAD (p=0.63), PSFV (p=0.25) or PSFR (p=0.14). Descriptively, WM group indicated an increase in CFAD, PSFV and PSFR Control group showed an increase of CFAD and decrease in PSFV and PSFR.Conclusion: VVM of the CIA did not produce significant effects on the CFAD, PSFV and PSFR in asymptomatic population. Further research is required to determine the mechanisms, reliability and efficiency of VVM.
- presented at
- European School of Osteopathy
- Date Accepted
- 2016
- Date Submitted
- 2.12.2016 17:29:04
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Submitted by:
- 62
- Pub-Identifier
- 15968
- Inst-Identifier
- 1229
- Keywords
- Visceral vascular manipulation, Visceral manipulation, Doppler scan, Ultrasound, Common femoral artery, Common iliac artery.
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- 0
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Thoby, T, “The short-term haemodynamic effects of visceral vascular manipulation of the common iliac artery on the common femoral artery: randomized controlled trial.”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 5, 2025, https://www.osteopathicresearch.org/s/orw/item/513