“Models and theoretical frameworks for osteopathic care – A critical view and call for updates and research”

Osteopathy and Mental Health: An Embodied, Predictive, and Interoceptive Framework

“…These structure-function models are used in combination to assess the relevance of somatic dysfunction (or palpatory findings, respectively), prioritize treatment approaches, and guide diagnosis and treatment ( Grace et al, 2016 ; Tamburella et al, 2019 ). However, the usefulness and plausibility of these models have been recently critically debated within the profession ( Alvarez et al, 2020 ; Bettelli et al, 2020 ; Esteves et al, 2020 ; Lunghi and Liem, 2020 ; Ménard et al, 2020 ; Nesi, 2020 ; Sampath and Fairs, 2020 ; Santiago et al, 2020 ; Steel et al, 2020a ).…”

Should person-centredness care be an affordable goal in French osteopathic education?

“…We would like to thank Esteves et al [1] for their remarkable work regarding the evolution of osteopathic as a profession. The diverse reflections [2][3][4][5][6][7][8] carried out on the basis of this article indicate the dynamism of the profession and recalled the diverse challenges concerning osteopathic model of care [1,6,9,10], professional identity [2,11,12], education [1,7,12] or research [1,7,[13][14][15]. Esteves et al highlighted the importance for osteopathic profession to fully embrace person-centred care (PCC) [1].…”

Continuing debates about models of practice

“…This issue of the International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine continues to challenge and explore some of the conceptual models that underpin practice. We have been pleased to receive and publish additional correspondence [1][2][3] in response to Esteves et al's recent editorial [4] which provided an overview of some of the challenges to selected osteopathic conceptual models. They illustrated their concerns by considering somatic dysfunction and the "Five osteopathic models" and made salient the gap between osteopathic education and contemporary thinking in the scientific community.…”