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Changes in Gastric Myoelectrical Activity in Response to Selected Cranial Osteopathic Manipulations in Healthy Young Individuals
Author(s) -
Ioudina Marina,
Toder Eric,
Samra Parneet,
Kaldawi Sami
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.30.1_supplement.lb697
Subject(s) - medicine
Osteopathic manipulations in the cranial field (cranial manipulation, CM) are a part of osteopathic manipulative treatment and are commonly used to treat patients. It is suggested that CM affects the autonomic nervous system. We hypothesized that CM may have an effect on the digestive system and have conducted this study to measure gastric electrical activity in response to selected CM using non‐invasive cutaneous electrogastrography (EGG). Healthy 25–35 year old men and women participated in this study. All CM were performed by one osteopathic physician and data were recorded and analyzed using BIOPAC Systems, Inc. equipment and software. CM effectiveness was evaluated based on the changes in the amplitude of the EGG in the frequency range that is associated with gastric slow waves. Our preliminary results indicate that CM appears to decrease the amplitude of the EGG. These data suggest that selected cranial manipulations may affect gastric motility. Support or Funding Information This project was funded by the TUN Research Grant Award.