International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine
Volume 13, Issue 1 , Pages 17-23 , March 2010

The effect of Osteopathic Treatment on Chronic Constipation – A Pilot Study

  • Rebecca Brugman

      Affiliations

    • Osteopathic Medicine Unit, School of Biomedical & Health Science, Victoria University, Melbourne, PO Box 14428 Melbourne VIC 8001, Australia
    • ,
  • Kylie Fitzgerald

      Affiliations

    • Osteopathic Medicine Unit, School of Biomedical & Health Science, Victoria University, Melbourne, PO Box 14428 Melbourne VIC 8001, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 3 9919 1043.
    • ,
  • Gary Fryer

      Affiliations

    • Osteopathic Medicine Unit, School of Biomedical & Health Science, Victoria University, Melbourne, PO Box 14428 Melbourne VIC 8001, Australia
    • A.T. Still Research Institute, ATSU, Kirksville, MO, USA

Received 19 November 2008 ,Revised 7 August 2009 ,Accepted 20 October 2009.

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☆ Author contribution statement: KF conceived the idea for the study. RB, GF and KF contributed to the design and planning of the research. All authors were involved in data collection. RB and KF analysed the data. RB, GF and KF wrote the first draft of the manuscript. All authors edited and approved the final version of the manuscript.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijosm.2009.10.002

International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine
Volume 13, Issue 1 , Pages 17-23 , March 2010

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