EBM and Research

This section dedicated to the Research is to be considered as an illustrative and simplifying introduction, it is therefore quite synthetic. For more in-depth information please refer to the extensive literature on the subject and to the articles on scientific studies on Osteopedia. We also would like to remind that, in the osteopathic field, this subject has been discussed in a volume edited by Francesco Cerritelli and Diego Lanaro¹.

Below is a list of topics:

Methods of the scientific research

Statistical analysis

Quantitative studies

Randomized controlled trials (RCT)

Systematic review and meta-analysis

Qualitative studies

Bias

Clinical practice based on evidence of efficacy EBM, EBP, EBHC

Guidelines

EBM studies in osteopathy

Bibliographic research in scientific literature

Critical evaluation of the search results in the literature

Reporting: the publication of scientific studies’ results in the literature

Bibliography

1. Cerritelli F, Lanaro D. Elementi di ricerca in osteopatia e terapie manuali. Napoli: Edises, 2018