The endogenous oxytocin after manipulative osteopathic treatment in full-term pregnant women.
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci
; 28(3): 1155-1162, 2024 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The aim of this study is to assess whether the touch of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) can affect the endogenous production of oxytocin in full-term pregnant women and the assessment of well-being following the treatment. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
In this study have been enrolled 57 pregnant women at full-term pregnancy (37th-41st week) for evaluation of the concentration of salivary oxytocin 2 minutes before and 2 minutes after a single session of OMT by an osteopath lasting for 30 minutes. Pre-OMT and post-OMT saliva samples were collected with the use of Salivette® salivary swabs. 7 salivary swabs were excluded from the analysis. 50 samples were analyzed with an appropriate ELISA kit.RESULTS:
The mean OT salivary concentration pre-OMT was 89.98±16.39, and post-OMT was 100.60±19.13 tends to increase with p=0.0000051. In multivariate analysis, two subgroups show interesting data in the mean difference in OT salivary concentration post-OMT women with painful contractions (p=0.06) and women under 35 years (p=0.09).CONCLUSIONS:
The results of this study demonstrate that the effectiveness of OMT-increasing endogenous oxytocin is statistically significant in full-term pregnant women. The sensation of well-being found in most women indicates that there has been a predominantly central rather than peripheral oxytocin release after OMT.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ocitocina
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Osteopatia
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article