A study to discover how experience affects the attitudes of osteopaths towards exercise prescription.
Item
- Title
- A study to discover how experience affects the attitudes of osteopaths towards exercise prescription.
- Author(s)
- Friend Richard
- Abstract
- A large volume of research now clearly demonstrates that there are benefits from exercise. Many researchers have noted the health gains. There is little osteopathic orientated research, and as yet none with regard to the effect of experience on osteopath's attitude and behaviour towards exercise prescription. This study compares the use and attitude towards exercise prescription across three groups of osteopaths with differing amounts of experience - Group 1 Pre-1978 graduation (>20 years experience), Group 2 post - 1993 graduation (<5 years experience) and Group 3, 1999 graduation (4th year undergraduates). 210 questionnaires were distributed, with a return of 139 questionnaires. The data was analysed using descriptive and non-parametric statistical tests.The results show that the less experienced osteopaths use exercise prescriptions significantly more than the more experienced osteopaths do. Almost all of the osteopaths surveyed consider exercise prescription an important part of osteopathy, and all but four considered undergraduate training should encompass exercise prescription. The reasons for prescribing exercises were similar through all groups. The source of knowledge of exercises was significantly different for group 3. The undergraduates considered the B.S.O. as an important source, whilst groups 2 & 3 considered experience and colleagues more so.The osteopath should be versed in as many treatment and management approaches as possible to enable wise choices to be made in clinical environments. The fact that osteopaths overwhelmingly consider exercise prescription important means that whatever definition is given to 'osteopathy', exercises and their prescription will be used. The education of undergraduate osteopaths should reflect this.
- presented at
- British School of Osteopathy
- Date Accepted
- 1999
- Date Submitted
- 11.8.2000 00:00:00
- Type
- undergraduate_project
- Language
- English
- Submitted by:
- 62
- Pub-Identifier
- 12241
- Inst-Identifier
- 780
- Keywords
- Physical Therapeutics,Exercise Prescription,Exercise
- Recommended
- 0
- Item sets
- Thesis
Friend Richard, “A study to discover how experience affects the attitudes of osteopaths towards exercise prescription.”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed April 28, 2024, https://www.osteopathicresearch.com/s/orw/item/2226