Alberto Maggiani, Lucio Tremolizzo, Andrea Della Valentina, Laurent Mapelli, Silvia Sosio, Valeria Milano, Manuel Bianchi, Francesco Badi, Carolina Lavazza, Marco Grandini, Giovanni Corna, Paola Prometti, Christian Lunetta, Nilo Riva, Alessandra Ferri, Francesca Lanfranconi
BACKGROUND: Current interventions in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are focused on supporting quality of life (QoL) and easing pain with a multidisciplinary approach. OBJECTIVE: Primary aim of this pilot work assessed feasibility, safety, tolerability and satisfaction of osteopathic manual treatment (OMT) in 14 ALS outpatients. METHODS: Patients were randomized according to an initial single-blind design (12 weeks, T0-T1), in order to receive OMT (weekly for 4 weeks, and fortnightly for the following 8 weeks) versus usual-care (n=7 each group), followed by an OMT open period (T1-T2, once a week for 8 weeks, n=10)...
2016: Open Neurology Journal