1746-0689/$ see front matter a 201 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijosm.20 Abstract Palpation skills are fundamental in osteopathy because they affect clinical results. However, palpation is a complex task that requires the right combination of knowledge, skills, and attitude thus making it a real challenge to teach. This article describes a seven-step palpation method that promotes the developmen...

The purpose of this study was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of transdeltoid palpation (the rent test) for the diagnosis of full thickness rotator cuff tear. Clinical and arthroscopic findings were documented prospectively for 109 consecutive patients undergoing shoulder arthroscopy by the senior author. A retrospective analysis was then performed on these data to assess the accuracy of tran...

CONTEXT The palpation of motions is at the heart of the practice of foreign-trained osteopaths. When practicing osteopathic manual therapy (care provided by foreign-trained osteopaths) in the cranial field or osteopathic cranial manipulative medicine, the palpation of small motions (several tens of micrometers) is a key process. However, to the authors' knowledge, the smallest detectable motion...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of vaginal palpation, vaginal palpation associated with posterior pelvic tilt, and intravaginal electrical stimulation in facilitating voluntary contraction of the pelvic floor muscles in women. METHODS A randomized controlled trial in which 132 women with pelvic floor muscles function graded at 0 or 1 using the Modified Oxford Scale were randomized into four ...

Autonomous Palpation for Tumor Localization: Design of a Palpation Probe and Gaussian Process Adaptive Sampling

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Two strategies are commonly used for the initial diagnosis of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (HPS): (1) physical examination and (2) radiologic evaluation using upper gastrointestinal series (UGI) or sonography. The authors wished to determine the sensitivity and relative cost of each strategy. METHODS The charts of 234 patients presenting over 3 years with a history suggest...