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Osteopathy with Enuresis

Journal: Unpublished MSc thesis Wiener Schule für Osteopathie, Date: 2008/09, Pages: 45, type of study: controlled clinical trial

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Keywords:

enuresis [10]
children [228]
pediatrics [375]
osteopathic manipulative treatment [2973]
OMT [2951]
controlled clinical trial [283]
msc thesis [22]
WSO [433]

Abstract:

Background: Enuresis is a socially disruptive and stressful condition which affects around 15 to 20% of five year olds, and up to 1 - 2% of young adults. Bed-wetting is associated with a lot of pressure for both parents and, especially, for children. Objectives: The study investigates whether osteopathic treatments have a positive influence on the recovery of children with enuresis, and then compares this to children who only receive medical treatment for the condition. Selection criteria All children between the ages of five to thirteen were included in the study, apart from those who suffered from underlying organic diseases, like epilepsy, diabetes, neurological incontinence, psychological disabilities and enuresia with a large psychological component (e.g. with sexual abuse). Method Ten children, roughly divided into those who were incontinent during the day, and those who were incontinent during the night received osteopathic treatment, and were then compared to a control group of children of a similar age. Main results Medical treatment turned out to be less sustainable than osteopathic treatment of incontinence during the night. Medical therapy failed both in patients from the control group, and in the study group, but osteopathic treatment did not fail in any of the three patients with incontinence during the day. Conclusion Osteopathic treatment results in similar improvements of enuresis compared to medical therapy. The main advantage of osteopathic therapy is its higher sustainability.


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