Osteopathy Treatment and Cardiovascular Recovery After a Rugby Match

Each osteopathic manipulative treatment consisted of a structured evaluation to diagnose somatic dysfunction of the pelvis, abdomen, vertebral spine, and upper and lower limbs (10 min), followed by the therapeutic application of manually guided forces to improve physiological function and homeostasis that has been altered by somatic dysfunction for 20 min, using techniques that were left at the discretion of the osteopath, including the myofascial release and cranial sacrum techniques

"The sham treatment consisted only in soft touch of the same body areas involved in the osteopathic manipulative treatment protocol without applying any pressure"