Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Φυσική Αποκατάσταση-ΧειροθεραπείαLibrary of the School of Health Sciences
Author:
Giatsiou Andoniki
Supervisors info:
Αναστάσιος Φιλίππου, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Κουτσιλιέρης Μιχάλης , Καθηγητής, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Βαϊόπουλος Γεώργιος ,Ομότιμος Καθηγητής , Ιατρική Σχολή , ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
The role of visceral manipulation in rehabilitation
Translated title:
The role of visceral manipulation in rehabilitation
Summary:
Objective: Low back pain, cervical pain, dysmenorrhea, chronic constipation, irritable bowel syndrome are conditions that can manifest with no specific pathological etiology with severe and chronic symptoms, concerning a lot of people with major financial burden to the healthcare systems. Treatment of these conditions by modern medicine and rehabilitation disciplines is challenging due to different and complex causes of this kind of conditions. Visceral manipulation (VM) is a routine of specific and gentle movements applied to the tissues of abdominal, thoracic and pelvic regions that organs are lying in, with promising results on several medical conditions. The aim of this study is to explore the general role of VM, with which kind of medical conditions or pathologies is associated with and the effectiveness on them. Results: There are a lot of researches about the role and the effectiveness of VM on several conditions. Significant positive effects are reported in patients with low back pain after visceral manual therapy. Additionally, there is strong evidence that application of visceral treatment ameliorates symptoms in patient with gastroenterological symptoms especially, patients with irritable bowel syndrome and constipation. Very important aspect of VM proven experimentally is it’s efficacy on lysing peritoneal adhesions and prevention of postoperative ileus. However, the current evidence is limited by the small number of controlled clinical trials that have been conducted in this field and for particular diseases there are only case reports. Thus, it is suggested more scientific investigation on the mechanisms and the efficacy of visceral manipulation on rehabilitation. Data sources: A literature review will be undertaken by searching medical and osteopathic databases (PubMed, Osteopathic Research Digital Repository, Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro).
Main subject category:
Health Sciences
Keywords:
Σπλαχνική κινητοποίηση, Σπλαχνική οστεοπαθητική, Σπλαχνική θεραπεία
Number of references:
116
