EFFECTS OF OSTEOPATHIC MANIPULATIVE TREATMENT AFTER THORACOTOMY

Randomized clinical trial

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https://doi.org/10.5216/revufg.v25.81677

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Osteopathy, Pain, Rehabilitation, Scar, Thoracotomy

Abstract

Following tissue injury, the body initiates a rapid and complex repair process, restoring the architecture and function of the tissues. Tissue proliferation becomes intense and massive as collagen cells are deposited haphazardly at the site. Post-operative chronic pain (POCP) may occur, affecting respiratory physiology, causing emotional distress in the patient, and impacting thoracic expansion during inspiration and expiration. The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of osteopathic techniques (functional and structural) in the treatment of chronic post-operative pain resulting from thoracotomy, ventilatory parameters, the effect of manual osteopathic treatment, and the mobility of the resulting scars. This is a randomized, controlled, single and double-blind clinical trial. Twenty-one individuals were evaluated, 10 in the placebo group and 11 in the experimental group. One-way ANOVA with Tukey's post-hoc test was used for the analysis of demographic and anthropometric variables. The Kruskal-Wallis test with Dunn's post-hoc test was used for the VAS variable. One-way ANOVA with Tukey's post-hoc test was used for the ventilometry analysis. The results indicated that osteopathic techniques promoted improvement of the surgical scar and may decrease or even eliminate post-operative pain after thoracotomy.

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Anny Karla Martins Sousa Garcia, Federal University of Alfenas (UNIFAL), Alfenas, Minas Gerais, Brazil, annykarlafisio@gmail.com

Possui graduação em Fisioterapia pela Universidade José do Rosário Vellano (2001). Atualmente é Sócia da Specialità Saúde, atua como fisioterapeuta osteopata. Tem experiência na área de Fisioterapia e Terapia Ocupacional. Pós graduação em andamento na Universidade Federal de Alfenas.

Patrícia Daniele Tsukada, Federal University of Alfenas (UNIFAL), Alfenas, Minas Gerais, Brazil, patydanytsukada@gmail.com

Possui graduação em Fisioterapia pela Universidade Paulista (2008). Atualmente é Fisioterapeuta do Consultório autônomo. Pós graduação em andamento na Universidade Federal de Alfenas.

Sibele Camargo Bête, Federal University of Alfenas (UNIFAL), Alfenas, Minas Gerais, Brasil, sibele.bete@osteopatiamadrid.com.br

Possui graduação em fisioterapia pelo Centro Universitário Nossa senhora do Patrocínio (2005) e Graduação em Pedagogia pelo Centro Universitário Nossa Senhora do Patrocínio (2000). Mestre em Anatomia pela Faculdade de Odontologia da UNICAMP. Função e local de trabalho: Fisioterapeuta Osteopata; orientadora de TCC pela EOM, Professora da EOM, Supervisora de Prática Supervisionada de Estágio da EOM.

Andréia Maria Silva Vilela Terra, Federal University of Alfenas (UNIFAL), Alfenas, Minas Gerais, Brazil, andreia.silva@unifal-mg.edu.br

Graduada em fisioterapia pela Universidade José do Rosário Vellano. Mestre em Fisioterapia pela Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba. Docente Associada Nível 1 - Classe D da Universidade Federal de Alfenas-MG, atuando na disciplina de Fisioterapia Aquática e estágio em Fisioterapia Aquática. Doutora em Biologia Oral pelo Centro Universitário Sagrado Coração (USC). Pós-Doutorado na Faculdade de Motricidade Humana da Universidade de Lisboa- Portugal. Docente e pesquisadora do Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências da Reabilitação da UNIFAL-MG. Membro da Associação Brasileira de Fisioterapia Aquática (ABFA) e Membro da Associação dos Fisioterapeutas do Brasil (AFB).

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2025-11-24

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GARCIA, Anny Karla Martins Sousa; TSUKADA, Patrícia Daniele; CAMARGO BÊTE, Sibele; TERRA, Andréia Maria Silva Vilela. EFFECTS OF OSTEOPATHIC MANIPULATIVE TREATMENT AFTER THORACOTOMY: Randomized clinical trial. Revista UFG, Goiânia, v. 25, n. 31, 2025. DOI: 10.5216/revufg.v25.81677. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/revistaufg/article/view/81677. Acesso em: 5 dec. 2025.

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