A pilot questionnaire study investigating the prevalence of Functional Voice Disorders presented to Osteopaths & the perceived effectiveness of manual therapy.
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- Title
- A pilot questionnaire study investigating the prevalence of Functional Voice Disorders presented to Osteopaths & the perceived effectiveness of manual therapy.
- Title
- A pilot questionnaire study investigating the prevalence of Functional Voice Disorders presented to Osteopaths & the perceived effectiveness of manual therapy.
- Author(s)
- Hare Lauren
- Abstract
- Objectives: This project aimed to determine the prevalence of functional voice disorders presented to osteopaths, and discover what therapy is perceived to be most effective by experienced practitioners, whether it is purely osteopathic or multidisciplinary. Method: 1497 osteopaths were emailed to invite them to take part in an online questionnaire. Subjects: The participants were 159 respondents who had registered to the GOsC with their email address and had filled out the online questionnaire. Results: 67% of participants have seen 0 FVD patients in the last year. There was statistical evidence to show that the osteopaths with a special interest in the subject were more likely to see patients with FVD and were more likely to have done extra research on it (i.e. CPD). 46% believed a multidisciplinary approach to treatment of FVD was most appropriate. Conclusions: The prevalence of FVD presented to Osteopaths is low leading to a low confidence in practitioners in their ability to be able to treat this disorder. The majority of participants believe that a multidisciplinary treatment approach is most appropriate as the cause is usually multifactorial.
- Abstract
- Objectives: This project aimed to determine the prevalence of functional voice disorders presented to osteopaths, and discover what therapy is perceived to be most effective by experienced practitioners, whether it is purely osteopathic or multidisciplinary. Method: 1497 osteopaths were emailed to invite them to take part in an online questionnaire. Subjects: The participants were 159 respondents who had registered to the GOsC with their email address and had filled out the online questionnaire. Results: 67% of participants have seen 0 FVD patients in the last year. There was statistical evidence to show that the osteopaths with a special interest in the subject were more likely to see patients with FVD and were more likely to have done extra research on it (i.e. CPD). 46% believed a multidisciplinary approach to treatment of FVD was most appropriate. Conclusions: The prevalence of FVD presented to Osteopaths is low leading to a low confidence in practitioners in their ability to be able to treat this disorder. The majority of participants believe that a multidisciplinary treatment approach is most appropriate as the cause is usually multifactorial.
- presented at
- British School of Osteopathy
- Date Accepted
- 2011
- Date Submitted
- 3.2.2012 00:00:00
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Pub-Identifier
- 15059
- Inst-Identifier
- 780
- Keywords
- Dysphonia/Functional Voice Disorders/Professional Voice Users and Osteopathy/Manual Therapy
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- 0
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- Thesis
Hare Lauren, “A pilot questionnaire study investigating the prevalence of Functional Voice Disorders presented to Osteopaths & the perceived effectiveness of manual therapy.”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed April 29, 2024, https://www.osteopathic-research.com/s/orw/item/1777