Key result
Osteopathic correction over a 5-year period in a child with Williams syndrome eliminated the blood pressure gradient in the supravalvular aorta (from 54 mmHg to 0) and pulmonary arteries.
Why the study?
The study was conducted to evaluate the capabilities of osteopathic correction of vascular pathology in a child with Williams syndrome.
Does osteopathic correction improve central hemodynamics parameters in a child with Williams syndrome, coarctation of the aorta, and stenosis of the pulmonary artery?
Case Report (n=1)
Does osteopathic correction improve central hemodynamics parameters in a child with Williams syndrome, coarctation of the aorta, and stenosis of the pulmonary artery?
Osteopathic correction was associated with the resolution of pressure gradients in the aorta and pulmonary arteries in a single pediatric patient with Williams syndrome, suggesting a potential complementary approach.
Does not support routine osteopathic correction; leaves open hypothesis of hemodynamic benefit in Williams syndrome.
The research was done for studying capabilities of osteopathic correction of vascular pathology in a patient (a child) with Williams syndrome. The change of the central hemodynamics parameters during the 5-year period was demonstrated. The change data was registered by echocardiography. The obtained result makes it possible to recommend the osteopathic correction methods as safe and eff ective ones for the treatment of patients with similar pathology.
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Efimov et al. (2021) conducted a case report in Williams syndrome, coarctation of the aorta, stenosis of the pulmonary artery (n=1). Osteopathic correction vs. Baseline was evaluated on Blood pressure gradient in the supravalvular aorta (mmHg). Osteopathic correction over a 5-year period in a child with Williams syndrome eliminated the blood pressure gradient in the supravalvular aorta (from 54 mmHg to 0) and pulmonary arteries.
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