Placebo Potency in Manipulative Medicine Research: A Pilot Study of Patient Attitudes Towards the Treatment of Low Back Pain

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dc.creatorSlicho, Keith Turner
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dc.date.available2019-08-22T21:12:19Z
dc.date.issued2004-05-01
dc.date.submitted2014-04-02T07:30:04-07:00
dc.description.abstractSlicho, Turner. Placebo Potency in Manipulative Medicine Research: A Pilot Study of Patient Attitudes Toward the Treatment of Low Back Pain. Master of Science (Clinical Research and Education), May, 2004, 31 pp., 8 tables, 8 illustrations, bibliography, 31 titles. The present pilot study examined attitudes of the general population towards four non-surgical treatments for low back pain: high-velocity low-amplitude manipulation (HVLA), standard of care including medication and home exercises, light touch manipulation, and ultrasound therapy. The goal was to determine if there are biases in the general population that may affect placebo response rates in the research of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) and other manual medicine modalities. With 89 surveys returned, respondents had a more positive outlook on the described treatments if they had experienced them in the past. Respondents also agreed more that HVLA was a logical way to treat low back pain compared to standard of care and light touch manipulation. A larger sample size is recommended to realize further significant trends in attitudes towards these different treatments.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/29153
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dc.subjectMedical Specialties
dc.subjectMedicine and Health Sciences
dc.subjectOsteopathic Medicine and Osteopathy
dc.subjectPlacebo
dc.subjectManipulative medicine
dc.subjectosteopathic medicine
dc.subjectlow back pain
dc.subjectpatient attituides.
dc.titlePlacebo Potency in Manipulative Medicine Research: A Pilot Study of Patient Attitudes Towards the Treatment of Low Back Pain
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thesis.degree.departmentGraduate School of Biomedical Sciences
thesis.degree.disciplineClinical Research and Education: Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science

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