Introduction While the placebo effect is increasingly recognised as a contributor to treatment
effects in clinical practice, the nocebo and other undesirable effects are less well explored …

Objectives Contextual components of treatment previously associated with patient outcomes
include the environment, therapeutic relationship and expectancies. Questions remain about …

Background Musculoskeletal pain (MSP) is the leading contributor to disability, limiting
mobility and dexterity. As research on the determinants of MSP is evolving, biomarkers can …

A current osteopathic tenet inherited from Native American principles involves viewing each
person as a dynamic interaction of body-mind-spirit (BMS). Because of its traditional …

Background Low back pain (LBP) is a common reason people seek osteopathic care. The
biopsychosocial (BPS) model is a clinical model encompassing complex contextual aspects …

Background Multidisciplinary healthcare programmes which include psychosocial
interventions for persistent musculoskeletal pain demonstrate better patient outcomes than …

We have been delighted to read Esteves et al.'s editorial [1] and the responses it has
sparked regarding the evolution of osteopathy, osteopathic education and research …

Introduction This paper presents qualitative data from communication between an osteopath
and patient participating in a research study to develop a new psychologically informed pain …

Addressing religion and spirituality (R/S) dimensions may be uncomfortable for patients and
practitioners because they refer to intimate beliefs about existence, vary across the globe …

Osteopathic manual practitioners in Canada use, and continue to be educated to use the
term'osteopathic lesion'. This term is either derived from or directly drawn from the …