ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2019
Effects of Osteopathic Visceral Treatment in Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05283447 (Effectiveness of Manual Therapy in the Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Patients With Type I Hiatal Hernia), which is not on this map. Cited by 18 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effectiveness of Manual Therapy in the Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Patients With Type I Hiatal Hernia
Who cites it
18 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Guidelines on diagnosis and management of gastroesophageal reflux disease in infants, children and adolescents: a joint consensus from Italian pediatric societies (SIP and SIGENP) -Part II: management.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2026Guideline
- Effectiveness of visceral fascial therapy targeting visceral dysfunctions outcome: systematic review of randomized controlled trials.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2023Pooled it
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- Novel Sonoguided Digital Palpation and Hydrodissection for Sural Nerve Dysfunction Mimicking Achilles Tendinopathy in a Psoriasis Patient.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Characteristics of Australian and New Zealand osteopaths who treat patients presenting with non-musculoskeletal complaints: outcomes from two practice-based research networks.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2025Article
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- Novel Sonoguided Digital Palpation and Ultrasound-Guided Hydrodissection of the Long Thoracic Nerve for Managing Serratus Anterior Muscle Pain Syndrome: A Case Report with Technical Details.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Short-Term Effects of Visceral Manual Therapy on Autonomic Nervous System Modulation in Individuals with Clinically Based Bruxism: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Dentistry journal · 2025Article
- The Effect of Osteopathic Visceral Manipulation on Quality of Life and Postural Stability in Women with Endometriosis and Women with Pelvic Organ Prolapse: A Non-Controlled Before-After Clinical Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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- Meta-epidemiologic review: blinding and sham treatment in clinical trial design for osteopathic manipulative treatment research.International journal of osteopathic medicine : IJOM · 2024Article
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- Abdominal and Diaphragmatic Mobility in Adults With Chronic Gastritis: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2023Article
- Osteopathic Palpation of the Heart.Cureus · 2021Review
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- Additional Mosapride to Proton Pump Inhibitor for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- Immediate and Short-Term Effects of Upper Cervical High-Velocity, Low-Amplitude Manipulation on Standing Postural Control and Cervical Mobility in Chronic Nonspecific Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- Visceral Origin: An Underestimated Source of Neck Pain. A Systematic Scoping Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Article
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Abstract
Osteopathic manual treatment has been recommended as a non-pharmacological therapy for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). However, to date, no study has supported the effectiveness of this intervention with respect to the symptoms of the disease. Our goal was to assess the effect of an osteopathic manual technique for the lower esophageal sphincter on GERD symptoms, cervical mobility and on the C4 spinous process pressure pain threshold (PPTs).
methodsA randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled trial was performed. Sixty subjects suffering from GERD participated in this study and were randomly assigned to either an experimental group (EG) (
resultsThe application of the osteopathic manual treatment in subjects with GERD produced a significant improvement in symptoms one week after the intervention (
conclusionsThe manual osteopathic technique produces an improvement in GERD symptoms one week after treatment, cervical mobility, and PPTs. This may mean that osteopathic treatment is useful for improving symptoms of GERD.
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