Unpublished MSc thesis, Wiener Schule für Osteopathie, 2007/10, 93, type of study: ,ct,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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Keywords:

COPD [40]
lung function [18]
spirometry [12]
Tiffeneau index [1]
WSO [508]
clinical trial [674]

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: COPD is projected to be the third leading cause of death worldwide by 2020. In Salzburg, Austria, overall prevalence of COPD at stage I or higher is 26.1%. Aim of this study is to evaluate possible effects of osteopathic treatment on tidal volume of COPD patients. METHODS: Spirometry data of COPD-patients are measured before and one month after two osteopathic treatments. RESULTS: No statistical significant improvement of Tiffeneau indices and FEV1 values could be achieved by osteopathic treatment. Improvements are only slight and within the methodical error of spirometry. Nevertheless, improvements are higher in the test group than in the control group. CONCLUSIONS: Main limitation of this study might be the low number of treatments. Osteopathic long-term studies result in a higher reduction of severity of COPD.