Osteopathic manipulative treatment of congenital talipes equinovarus: A case report

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 4-10

  Andreoli, Elda ^a   Troiani, Andrea ^b,c   Tucci, Valentina ^b,c   Barlafante, Gina ^b,c   Cerritelli, Francesco ^b,c   Pizzolorusso, Gianfranco ^b,c   Renzetti, Cinzia ^b,c   Vanni, Daniele ^a   Pantalone, Andrea ^a   Salini, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b AIOT Research Institute   (Italy)

^c European Institute for Evidence Based Osteopathic Medicine (EBOM)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clubfoot; Complementary and alternative treatment; Congenital talipes equinovarus; Conservative treatment; Foot; Manipulation; Newborn; Osteopathic manipulative treatment

Indexed keywords

ADDUCTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; CONGENITAL TALIPES EQUINOVARUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT MALFORMATION; FOREFOOT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL HISTORY; NEWBORN; ORTHOPEDIC CAST; ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PES EQUINUS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RANGE OF MOTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

CLUBFOOT; COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT; CONGENITAL TALIPES EQUINOVARUS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FOOT; MANIPULATION; NEWBORN; OSTEOPATHIC MANIPULATIVE TREATMENT;

CASTS, SURGICAL; CLUBFOOT; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MANIPULATION, OSTEOPATHIC;

EID: 84892367778     PISSN: 13608592     EISSN: 15329283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2013.03.011     Document Type: Article

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