“…There are studies that explore the usage of OMs in: the United States (Jette et al, 2009;Russek, Wooden, Ekedahl, and Bush, 1997); the United Kingdom (Turner-Stokes and Turner-Stokes, 1997); Canada (Huijbregts, Myers, Kay, and Gavin, 2002;Kay, Myers, and Huijbregts, 2001;Mayo et al, 1993); Australia (Abrams et al, 2006); Nigeria (Akinpelu and Eluchie, 2006); South Africa (Inglis, Faure, and Frieg, 2008); New Zealand (Copeland, Taylor, and Dean, 2008); and other western European countries (Haigh et al, 2001;Torenbeek, Caulfield, Garrett, and Van Harten, 2001), but the extent to which Indian physiotherapists use OMs in their clinical practice has not been studied. There is no published research that explores the use of OMs in India, barriers to their use and its relevance in clinical practice.…”