Information What can I do about it? Treatments Tinnitus and osteopathy Name of treatment Osteopathy Type of treatment Complementary therapy Claims for treatment Reduces/eliminates the tinnitus percept How treatment is delivered Manual manipulation Potential negative consequences Cost; Generally regarded as safe [1] Evidence offered Papers available ~ 20 in PubMed (1948 – 2012) Conclusions drawn The very limited evidence does not demonstrate that osteopathy offers a significant improvement in tinnitus distress. Quality of evidence [2] E Does the BTA recommend this treatment? No BTA opinion on this treatment Although independent evidence is very limited, what there is does not show that osteopathy is effective for tinnitus. Further research is required. Would the BTA support further studies into this treatment? Yes, if high quality study Verdict: Efficacy. Does this treatment work? No evidence of effect Verdict: Safety. Is this treatment harmful? Regarded as safe [1] http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/osteopathy/Pages/safety.aspx [2] A = Systematic review/meta analysis. B = Randomised control studies. C = Cohort studies. D = Case control studies. E = case studies/reports. +/- to be used to indicate quality within bands Download this information: Tinnitus_and_osteopathy_Feb_2019.pdf Updated 5 February 2019