“What you feel under your hands”: exploring professionals’ perspective of somatic dysfunction in osteopathic clinical practice—a qualitative study

Abstract Background Despite controversy regarding its validity and clinical usefulness, manual examination findings still have an important role for manipulative therapies. As an example, somatic dysfunction (SD) remains central to osteopathic practice.This study aims to explore the experienced oste...

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Main Authors: Lorenzo Arcuri, Giacomo Consorti, Marco Tramontano, Marco Petracca, Jorge Eduardo Esteves, Christian Lunghi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-08-01
Series:Chiropractic & Manual Therapies
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12998-022-00444-2