Chris Whitty on long covid
Chris Whitty gave a talk in the Autumn of 2023 in which he touched on Long Covid. Hear what he has to say
What’s Wrong with Osteopathy?
This blog post delves into the challenges faced by osteopathy according to the perspectives of Thomson and Macmillan. It highlights issues such as a weak theoretical basis, reliance on manual therapy, practitioner-centredness, and implausible mechanisms. The authors urge for critical self-reflection and embracing concepts from outside osteopathy to ensure the profession’s development and legitimacy.
There are … how many osteopathy blogs?
Microblog this week.. I was delighted to be in the list of Feedspot’s top 35 osteopathy blogs, but my second emotion was surprise, that there even ARE 35 osteopathy blogs. You can find them here. So much to read, so little time. As I looked down the list, I found quite a few that I…
A philosophical conundrum at the heart of the cranial debate: as explained by Professor Stephen Tyreman
A reminder of the great mind and gentle humanity of Stephen Tyreman. I was honoured to be sent this to publish on the blog, and hope that through writings such as this, he can continue to enlighten and inform us. He wrote it in response to a piece by Monica Noy on “cognitive dissonance”. …
More Evidence that Osteopaths Are Getting into Research: SCCO Conference – day 2
Well, as the Halloween box goes back up into the loft, and I wonder if it’s too early to start buying mince pies, those long hot midsummer days are receding far into the distance, so just to take you back there, here is my report from Day 2 at the Sutherland Cranial Conference in Reading.…
Surviving Complaints: a heated debate
Please forgive this rather rambling and long-winded blog, but my seemingly fathomless, paranoia-led interest in complaints means I could read and write thousands and thousands of words on the subject. This is why I was delighted to be invited to the recent APM live broadcast on Surviving the Complaints Process, with their largest ever panel…
Bitesize IJOM: Treating the Psyche – Do osteopaths do it, and if not, why not?
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…
Can You Feel What I Feel? – a Guest Post by Maria Larrain
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…
It’s Day One at the Sutherland Cranial Conference
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…
A Concordance of Osteopaths: or, how I learnt to stop complaining and love the iO
I was taken aback a while ago when Tim Walker, chief exec of GOsC, – (I’m still not sure if “GOsC” needs the definite article, but I have finally learnt to pronounce it Jee-Osk, rather than Jee – Oh – See or Josk), talked of his bemusement at osteopaths chuckling over our affectionately held collective…
