Playing Activities Improve Manipulative Skills: a Literature Review

Otitis media and spinal manipulative therapy: a literature review.

OBJECTIVE Otitis media (OM) is one of the common conditions for doctor visits in the pediatric population. Spinal manipulation therapy (SMT) may be a potential conservative treatment of OM. The purpose of this study is to review the literature for OM in children, outlining the diagnosis of OM, SMT description, and adverse event notation. METHODS Databases (PubMed, Cochrane Library, Cumulative...

Cost-effective osteopathic manipulative medicine: a literature review of cost-effectiveness analyses for osteopathic manipulative treatment.

Despite the value that osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) may offer to healthcare consumers in a managed care, evidence-based healthcare system, very little research has been published on the cost-effectiveness of osteopathic manipulative treatment compared with other treatment modalities. The authors searched MEDLINE and OSTMED for English-language articles published between January 1966 ...

Assessing Video Games to Improve Driving Skills: A Literature Review and Observational Study

BACKGROUND For individuals, especially older adults, playing video games is a promising tool for improving their driving skills. The ease of use, wide availability, and interactivity of gaming consoles make them an attractive simulation tool. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to look at the feasibility and effects of installing video game consoles in the homes of individuals looking t...

Manipulative therapy for lower extremity conditions: expansion of literature review.

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review on manipulative therapy for lower extremity conditions and expand on a previously published literature review. METHODS The Scientific Commission of the Council on Chiropractic Guidelines and Practice Parameters (CCGPP) was charged with developing literature syntheses, organized by anatomical region, to evaluate and report ...

Generic Skills in Design Teams: Literature Review