ICAOR3 – Melbourne

3rd International Conference on Advances in Osteopathic Research

16th & 17th February 2002 at Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia

The following Papers were presented:

• Upper limb muscle development in osteopathic trainees
• The relationship between the duration of sub-maximal Isometric contraction (MET) and improvement in the range of passive knee extension.
• Is Manual Therapy a rational approach to improving health-related quality of life in people with Arthritis?
• “Bodylearning” A study of three years of osteopathy-in-action in a UK ‘Special’ primary school for children with ’emotional and behavioural difficulties’
• “Body expression”: an osteopathic interpretation of the body postures and expression of children with emotional and behavioural difficulties.
• Anatomical Evidence for Cranial Suture Movement
• Osteopathic treatment changes the behaviour of upper extremity in co-ordinative task
• Osteopthic treatment improves bimanual co-ordination in a simple isometric task.
• A comparison of the effects of manipulation to the talocrural joint with the articulations of the spine.
• Lumbo-pelvic associations with hamstring strain in professional soccer players
• Effect of Visceral Osteopathy on the gastrointestinal absnomalities in children with autistic discorders.
• The Efficacy of Stretching for Prevention of Exercise-Related Injury: A Systematic Review of the Literature
• Alternate Hot and Cold Hydrotherapy Enhances Muscle Function.

Date Posted: 22/06/2002 | Posted In: ICAOR