Autore: simonecocco

To Beatrice Lorenzin – Ministro della Salute, and Mario Marazziti – Presidente della XII Commissione (Affari Sociali) della Camera dei Deputati – Relatore del provvedimento Capigruppo della Camera dei Deputati Renato Brunetta Andrea Cecconi Lorenzo Dellai Massimiliano Fedriga Maurizio Lupi Giovanni Monchiero Pisicchio Pino Rampelli Fabio Rosato Ettore Scotto Arturo   Re: Ddl 3868 “Disegno di legge Lorenzin”   Dear Minister Please allow me to express my concern about the plans to regulate OSTEOPATHY in Italy and to give osteopaths a status that they clearly do not deserve. I have studied this subject extensively for the last 25 years; here are the conclusions of two recent systematic reviews: The evidence of the effectiveness of Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy for pediatric conditions remains unproven… (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23776117) [There is no] compelling evidence for the effectiveness of osteopathy as a treatment of musculoskeletal pain. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21053038) In view of this situation, it would be not in the interest of progress to establish osteopathy as an independent healthcare profession in Italy. I am sure that osteopaths will disagree with my views, but it seems obvious that they are burdened with a strong conflict of interest which hinders their objectivity. I understand that some Italian physiotherapists and physicians do provide osteopathy to their patients. It seems to me that this suffices to satisfy patient demand in this area. A bachelor degree in osteopathy would thus be counter-productive....