Osteopathy was sold to me, as a prospective undergraduate, as a holistic form of treatment, and as I was at BCNO, where we also took a diploma in naturopathy, the approach comprised the holy triad of nutrition, biomechanics, and the psyche. We had inspiring lecturers, who taught us psychosomatics and psychology in dazzling fashion. Who…
To get everyone kickstarted back in to the new academic year, here is a really interesting research piece from one of UCO’s bright sparks, Maria Larrain, who previously guested on osteofm with her essay about placebo. She looks at the experience of touch in an osteopathic treatment, and the concordance between patient and practitioner. Note: Research…
and on the hottest weekend of the year, delegates arrive for a weekend of Enquiry, Research and Evidence in the air-conditioned splendour of Wokefield Park, Reading Some years ago I attended the Hidden Treasures Conference held by the Sutherland Cranial College of Osteopathy – a conference promising to showcase the state of play of research…
Introduction This is an edited version of one of 3 articles which you can find on Jo’s website. It was originally published in Sutherland Cranial Magazine. Jo spoke most inspiringly at last weekend’s Sutherland Cranial College conference, and I hope that more of her recent work is soon to be given a wider audience. This…
I began hearing of the Academy of Physical Medicine from friends about two years ago; I seemed to be the only osteopath who wasn’t on their email list. I took a quick look at their website but didn’t sign up as I already had plenty of CPD hours. But when I saw the chance to…
This is a brief summary of a study published in the latest IJOM, on the important and in-vogue subject of how patients with low back pain interpret what we say, and in turn, how that affects them. ‘Talking a different language’: a qualitative study of chronic low back pain patients’ interpretation of the language used…
I don’t think we studied “listening skills” at college, and I’ve never been on a course specifically addressed to this, but I never thought that mattered because I thought I was pretty good at it. Always interested in a patient’s life, always letting them talk and murmuring encouragement and validation; I thought I had it…
Waiting to join the Academy of Physical Medicine’s live webinar on advertising, an age- old childhood question about TVs resurfaced: I can see the screen – but can it see me? This has total legitimacy in the age of webcams and Smart technology, so I decided to hold off on the nightwear and keep my…
It seems that every meeting these days occurs in the wake of a new political bombshell of some sort, and at the May meeting it was the surprise General Election. I wonder if this period of history will become known as the “Age of Uncertainty”, or the “Wobbly Years”, or even the “Strange Political Times”. The latest…
I’ve been aware of CORE of Clapton for some time now. I knew it was something to do with a pair of osteopaths called Danny and Duncan, who were interested in research; I knew they wanted to provide low-cost treatment for persistent pain in the borough of Hackney; and I had also gleaned they were…
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