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Standards, Governing Bodies and Certification in Holistic Modalities
By:
Kat
Tuesday, Apr 17, 2012
In our latest newsletter, we had a few paragraphs that got quite a response from VitalityLink.com practitioners - thank you all for sharing your thoughts and reactions! Because of that, we decided to post the contents of the newsletter as an article (with a little additional commentary) so that the discussion can happen a bit more broadly and you can all see one another's thoughts. Please feel free to add any comments or feedback in the comments section at the bottom of this article. To start, here's what the newsletter itself said: Challenge your modality In our last newsletter we mentioned ...
Holistic Health
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Practice Building
Request for Feedback on Standards for Ayurvedic Medicine Via the AAPNA
By:
Kat
Wednesday, Apr 11, 2012
I get lots of fascinating emails and recently received one about the AAPNA's work on developing International Standards for Ayurvedic Education and Practice that I wanted to share. They are looking for feedback, so if you are involved in Ayurvedic Medicine, they would love to hear from you. And even if you're just interested, you may learn a lot from looking through some of the resources they provide (I did!). Please read the guidelines on Ayurvedic standards and let the AAPNA know your feedback. The standards and guidelines are based on a model of training used by: WHO (World Health ...
Ayurvedic Medicine
82 Reasons to Take Yoga Teacher Training
By:
Kat
Sunday, Apr 01, 2012
Topic:
Yoga Teacher Training
I am fascinated by the many different reasons people take yoga teacher training beyond the obvious one which is a desire to teach yoga. I'm sure this list is not exhaustive, so please add to it. The list is in no particular order For a great cardiovascular workout To learn about 'who you want to be when you grow up' For physical toning and reverse aging To learn to speak from the heart As a sleep aid To gain self confidence To improve your Golf skills To learn how to remain grounded in the face of conflict or turmoil For spiritual growth To learn more about other yoga styles (depending on the ...
Yoga
Efficacy of Osteopathic Manipulation As an Adjunctive Treatment for Hospitalized Patients with ...
By:
Kat
Thursday, Mar 08, 2012
Conditions:
Pneumonia
Analysis of adverse events comparing treatment groups. OMT = osteopathic manipulative treatment, LT = light-touch treatment, CCO = conventional care only. Subjects may be included in more than one category. For example, three subjects had respiratory failure as their treatment endpoint and subsequently died while still in the hospital. * Serious adverse event category excludes respiratory failure and death. A, Intention-to-treat analysis. † OMT significantly greater than LT and CCO, P < 0.05. B, Per-protocol analysis. ‡ OMT significantly less than CCO, P < 0.05. Noll et ...
Osteopathy
Efficacy of Osteopathic Manipulation As an Adjunctive Treatment for Hospitalized Patients with ...
By:
Kat
Thursday, Mar 08, 2012
Conditions:
Pneumonia
Kaplan-Meier curves and hazard ratios for hospital length of stay comparing treatment groups. OMT = osteopathic manipulative treatment, LT = light-touch treatment, CCO = conventional care only. A, Kaplan-Meier curves - intention-to-treat analysis on subjects aged 50 and above. B, Kaplan-Meier curves - per-protocol analysis on subjects aged 50 and above. C, Kaplan-Meier curves - per-protocol analysis on subjects aged 60 and above. D, Hazard ratios comparing treatment groups. Hazard ratios >1 correspond to an earlier discharge from the hospital for the first treatment group compared to the ...
Osteopathy
Efficacy of Osteopathic Manipulation As an Adjunctive Treatment for Hospitalized Patients with ...
By:
Kat
Thursday, Mar 08, 2012
Conditions:
Pneumonia
Table 2 Comparison of Treatment Groups on Primary and Secondary MOPSE Outcomes Primary Outcomes OMT LT CCO p valuea Hospital Length of Stay (days) ITT Analysis (n = 130) (n = 124) (n = 133) mean (SD) 4.5 (2.7) 4.9 (2.7) 4.5 (2.6) median (95% CI) 3.9 (3.4-4.7) 4.5 (3.8-4.9) 4.3 (3.9-4.9) 0.53 PP Analysis (n = 96) (n = 95) (n = 127) mean (SD) 4.0 (2.0) 4.4 (2.4) 4.5 (2.6) median (95% CI) 3.5 (3.2-4.0) 3.9 (3.5-4.8) 4.5 (3.9-4.9) 0.01 (OMT<CCO) Time to Clinical Stability (days) ITT Analysis (n = 121) (n = 118) (n = 130) mean (SD) 2.5 (1.6) 2.5 (1.4) 2.6 (1.6) median (95% CI) 2.0 (2.0-2.0) 2.0 ...
Osteopathy
Efficacy of Osteopathic Manipulation As an Adjunctive Treatment for Hospitalized Patients with ...
By:
Kat
Thursday, Mar 08, 2012
Conditions:
Pneumonia
Comparison between intention-to-treat and per-protocol analyses on MOPSE subject pneumonia severity. ITT = intention-to-treat, PP = per-protocol, OMT = osteopathic manipulative treatment, LT = light-touch treatment, CCO = conventional care only. Noll et al. Osteopathic Medicine and Primary Care 2010 4:2 doi:10.1186/1750-4732-4-2 Back to Part 2 of the Study Read the Osteopathic Study Overview by VitalityLink.com Read Part 1 of the Study
Osteopathy
Efficacy of Osteopathic Manipulation As an Adjunctive Treatment for Hospitalized Patients with ...
By:
Kat
Thursday, Mar 08, 2012
Conditions:
Pneumonia
Comparison between intention-to-treat and per-protocol analyses on MOPSE subject comorbidities. ITT = intention-to-treat, PP = per-protocol, OMT = osteopathic manipulative treatment, LT = light-touch treatment, CCO = conventional care only, COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Noll et al. Osteopathic Medicine and Primary Care 2010 4:2 doi:10.1186/1750-4732-4-2 Back to Part 2 of the Study Read the Osteopathic Study Overview by VitalityLink.com Read Part 1 of the Study
Osteopathy
Efficacy of Osteopathic Manipulation As an Adjunctive Treatment for Hospitalized Patients with ...
By:
Kat
Thursday, Mar 08, 2012
Conditions:
Pneumonia
Flow diagram of the Multicenter Osteopathic Pneumonia Study in the Elderly. ITT = intention-to-treat, PP = per-protocol, OMT = osteopathic manipulative treatment, LT = light-touch treatment, CCO = conventional care only. Data on each site are presented in the following order: Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, and Texas. Noll et al. Osteopathic Medicine and Primary Care 2010 4:2 doi:10.1186/1750-4732-4-2 Read the Osteopathic Study Overview by VitalityLink.com Back to Part 1 of the Study Read Part 2 of the Study
Osteopathy
Efficacy of Osteopathic Manipulation As an Adjunctive Treatment for Hospitalized Patients with ...
By:
Kat
Wednesday, Mar 07, 2012
Conditions:
Pneumonia
Table 1 Baseline Characteristics of the MOPSE Subjects OMT Group (n ITT = 130) (n PP = 96) LT Group (n ITT = 124) (n PP = 95) CCO Group (n ITT = 133) (n PP = 127) Sex - no. (%) Male ITT Analysis 59 (45) 55 (44) 60 (45) PP Analysis 43 (45) 39 (41) 59 (46) Age (yrs) - mean (SD) ITT Analysis 73.8 (11.8) 74.6 (12.5) 72.8 (12.6) PP Analysis 74.4 (12.0) 74.9 (12.8) 72.3 (12.6) Race - no. (%) White ITT Analysis 122 (94) 110 (89) 119 (89) PP Analysis 91 (95) 84 (88) 114 (90) Body Mass Index (kg/m2) - mean (SD) ITT Analysis 27.6 (8.5) 27.8 (8.9) 27.4 (8.1) PP Analysis 27.5 (7.8) 26.4 (7.3) 27.3 (8.3) ...
Osteopathy
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