Effects of Osteopathic Treatment on Pulmonary Function After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Effects of Osteopathic Treatment on Pulmonary Function After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine the short and long term effects of osteopathic
 treatment on pulmonary function, pain and quality of life in patients after coronary artery
 bypass graft (CABG) surgery. The study is a randomized controlled trial.
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is performed worldwide. Several studies have
 found that there is a decrease in pulmonary function, loss of thoracic mobility and a high
 prevalence of chronic poststernotomy pain (CPSP) after CABG. So far there is no effective
 treatment for these conditions. The OstinCare study aims to investigate whether osteopathic
 treatment has an added value in the treatment of these patients.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Planned Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) surgery at the Jessa Hospital Hasselt

 -  Planned Endoscopic Atraumatic Coronary Artery Bypass (endo ACAB) surgery at the Jessa
 Hospital

 -  Planned Minimal Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement (mini AVR) surgery at the Jessa
 Hospital

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Thoracic surgery in the past

 -  Redo CABG

 -  Complications after CABG, requiring long-term (more than 6 days) admission to
 intensive care

 -  Pathologies of the lungs

 -  Pathologies of the heart, other than the coronary artery disease

 -  Surgery in the sub diaphragmatic region: epigastric region, left and right
 hypochondriac region.