Can Osteopathy have an effect on sleep? A quantitative survey
Item
- Title
- Can Osteopathy have an effect on sleep? A quantitative survey
- Title
- Can Osteopathy have an effect on sleep? A quantitative survey
- Author(s)
- Lous Melanie
- Abstract
- Objectives: To investigate the effect of osteopathic treatment on sleep. Methods: A test-retest was used. Two identical questionnaires were adapted from the pain scale (Jensen et al., 1986) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) (Buysse et al., 1989). The first questionnaire was used as a baseline and the second questionnaire was sent four weeks after the first treatment. Subjects: 83 new patients attending the British School of Osteopathy (BSO) clinic during a two month period from September to November 2010 enrolled on the study. 21 (25%) completed the study. Result: 40% (n=33) of patients enrolling in the study had disturbed sleep. After four weeks of osteopathic treatment there was significant increase of total PSQI (p= 0.01) and efficiency (p=0.02) on the 21 patients completing the study, indicating worsening of their sleep. However, symptoms, intensity and daily interference significantly improved during this period. Conclusion: This research was the first to assess sleep quality on BSO patients. Preliminary results demonstrated that there was a worsening of sleep quality after four weeks of osteopathic treatment. However, considering the small sample size, the result needs to be interpreted with caution. More research is needed on chronic patients.
- Abstract
- Objectives: To investigate the effect of osteopathic treatment on sleep. Methods: A test-retest was used. Two identical questionnaires were adapted from the pain scale (Jensen et al., 1986) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) (Buysse et al., 1989). The first questionnaire was used as a baseline and the second questionnaire was sent four weeks after the first treatment. Subjects: 83 new patients attending the British School of Osteopathy (BSO) clinic during a two month period from September to November 2010 enrolled on the study. 21 (25%) completed the study. Result: 40% (n=33) of patients enrolling in the study had disturbed sleep. After four weeks of osteopathic treatment there was significant increase of total PSQI (p= 0.01) and efficiency (p=0.02) on the 21 patients completing the study, indicating worsening of their sleep. However, symptoms, intensity and daily interference significantly improved during this period. Conclusion: This research was the first to assess sleep quality on BSO patients. Preliminary results demonstrated that there was a worsening of sleep quality after four weeks of osteopathic treatment. However, considering the small sample size, the result needs to be interpreted with caution. More research is needed on chronic patients.
- presented at
- British School of Osteopathy
- Date Accepted
- 2011
- Date Submitted
- 3.2.2012 00:00:00
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Pub-Identifier
- 15076
- Inst-Identifier
- 780
- Keywords
- Sleep, pain, osteopathic treatment, manual therapy
- Recommended
- 0
- Item sets
- Thesis
Lous Melanie, “Can Osteopathy have an effect on sleep? A quantitative survey”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 14, 2024, https://www.osteopathicresearch.com/s/orw/item/1762