Osteopathy and breast implants

Study record managers: refer to the Data Element Definitions if submitting registration or results information. Our objective is to evaluate the effectiveness of osteopathic manipulative treatment OMT as compared to a light touch protocol and standard management in the treatment of women with cyclical and non-cyclical mastalgia breast pain. A randomized placebo controlled study will be conducted at two academic health care centers. Women with breast pain will be evaluated and followed by the breast surgeon. Once a pathologic cause has been ruled out, the women will be stratified and randomly divided into three study groups. Group A, B, and C.

Osteopathic medicine in the U. Founded by Dr. There are currently nineteen, mostly private, colleges of osteopathic medicine; when you graduate, one receives the D. Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree. Until fairly recently, osteopathy's insistence on preventive care, communication with the patient, and a holistic approach to health were considered radical. Now, much of what osteopathy has always espoused is rapidly becoming part of all medical training.

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Kathy Richmond, 38, spent the money over a nine-year period on homeopathy, reiki, cupping, acupuncture, reflexology, a functional healer, craniosacral a therapy involving light touch. Kathy, a mother-of-four from Reading, Berkshire, increased the size of her breasts from an A to a G cup. But two years later she became seriously ill and she now believes it was Breast Implant Illness — an anecdotal problem that is not recognised by the NHS. However, the NHS does warn of the dangers of breast implants with a long list of potential side-effects, including allergic reactions. She visited a GP in Reading, who suggested thyroid problems as a possible reason for her illness.