Unpublished MSc thesis, Donau Universität, Krems, 2007, , type of study: ,cct,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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Keywords:

tinnitus [22]
progressive muscle relaxation [1]
osteopathic manipulative treatment [3945]
OMT [3924]
cranio-sacral osteopathy [231]
controlled clinical trial [324]

Abstract:

This osteopathic study on patients with the tinnitus symptom discusses whether general osteopathic treatment according to the principles of Still (osteopathic group), in comparison to the progressive muscle relaxation of Jacobson (control group), can immediately influence tinnitus in its intensity, pitch, discomfort and character, and how the long-term effect after 6 weeks is to be evaluated. Tinnitus has emerged as a warning sign of an extreme situation. It has been established that nearly all tinnitus patients (90%) examined in this study have an extensive tension in dura mater or inner fascia along the central axis which is shown in a membranous imbalance in the tentorium cerebelli and in rotation lesions of temporal bone. It is interesting that a release of the vessel system through a release in dural, fascial and visceral structures can influence or even eliminate the tinnitus symptom. This study shows that osteopathy can influence tinnitus in its intensity and subjective discomfort mainly in the acute stage, while the pitch and character of tinnitus are barely changeable. Osteopathy can certainly be regarded as a gentle method of relieving an extreme situation so that the patient recognises his or her own limits and can return to health.