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Im Januar erschien in der Online-Ausgabe der Tageszeitung „Die Welt“ ein Beitrag von Edzard Ernst mit dem Titel „Die Scheinwirkung der Osteopathie“ 1 . Seine Ausführungen zur Osteopathie führen zu einer Fundamentalkritik. Er rät von der osteopathischen Behandlung ab, ihre Nutzen-Risiko-Bilanz sei nicht positiv, so schreibt er, eine Empfehlung demnach unangebracht. Für Therapeuten, für Patienten, für osteopathisch Interessierte können sich seine Argumente durchaus schlüssig anhören. Zumal er von der „Welt“ „als einer der einflussreichsten Wissenschaftler auf dem Gebiet der Alternativmedizin“ vorgestellt wird. Das wiegt zusätzlich und macht Eindruck. Doch was bleibt von seinen Argumenten, wenn seine Ausführungen genauer untersucht und im Kontext der verfügbaren wissenschaftlichen Literatur zur Osteopathie betrachtet werden? Widmen wir uns für einen Moment dieser Frage.

<h2>Abstract</h2> Pseudoscience has harmful effects on individual patient care, professions and society more broadly. The propagation of pseudoscience and spread of misinformation by a healthcare discipline raises questions as to their legitimacy and ethical standing as a profession. Osteopaths and osteopathic physicians are regulated by law as healthcare professionals in many parts of the world with an expectation that relevant aspects of practice are suitably aligned with the scientific paradigm in the form of a commitment to the values of evidence-based practice. This article discusses the system of pseudoscience and considers its historic, present and potential negative impacts on osteopathy and professional progress. We identify possible incentives for some aspects of osteopathy and osteopaths to engage in pseudoscientific thinking and in doing so we discuss osteopathy's susceptibility to pseudoscience and how practitioners may become more aware of and recognise pseudoscientific information and pseudoexpertise. 

Pseudoscience - A skeleton in osteopathy's closet?

An exploration of the clinical reasoning used by registered osteopaths in their choice of therapeutic approach

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An exploration of the clinical reasoning used by registered osteopaths in their choice of therapeutic approach