The Effects of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment on Arrhythmias: A Double-blind Randomized Controlled Trial in Patients with Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices
Jacqueline Nikakis, Denis Malkov, Ermin Tale, Mahima Mangla, Jordan Keys, To Shan Li, Sheldon Yao, Todd J. Cohen · 2024
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Jacqueline Nikakis and co-authors test in a 2024 trial whether hands-on osteopathic treatment changes heart rhythm problems in patients carrying implanted cardiac devices. Forty-one patients were randomly given either real treatment or a light-touch sham, once, with neither side told which. Device data tracked rhythm burden for a month.
Arrhythmia burden did not shift significantly. Short-term heart rate variability, though, differed between groups right after the session, with a hint of a longer-term trend. No harms were reported in either arm. The treatment looks safe in cardiac patients; any rhythm benefit remains unproven.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jacqueline Nikakis, Denis Malkov, Ermin Tale, Mahima Mangla, Jordan Keys, To Shan Li, Sheldon Yao, Todd J. Cohen |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 19 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |