by Luis F Riquelme  , Sara Diab  , Angela Horycheva  , Isabel Huribal  , Andreea Shellerud  , Sophia Werden Abrams  and Ashwini Namasivayam-MacDonald

Received: 29 April 2022;  Published: 11 August 2022;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2203036

The purpose of this study was to collate and summarize the content covered in published literature describing speech-language pathology management of adult patients with COVID-19 in the acute hospital setting as of February 2022. This review serves as an updated review of the initial recommendations [...]

by Rachel Snodgrass  , Joanna Carnell  and Tim Chapman

Received: 31 May 2022;  Published: 10 August 2022;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2203035

by Anna Blázovics  , Botond Csorba  and Andrea Ferencz

Received: 19 May 2022;  Published: 08 August 2022;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2203034

by Gabriel Moss  , Gi-Ming Wang  , Bethanny Bristol  , Hasina Momotaz  , Ming Li  and Richard T. Lee

Received: 05 May 2022;  Published: 04 August 2022;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2203033

Reiki is a form of energy healing that has gained popularity in the United States, but there remains skepticism about its scientific validity. This study examines the ability of Reiki practitioners (RP) to detect human energy fields (HEF). Volunteer RP were asked to identify the location of a human [...]

by James D Adams

Received: 01 August 2022;  Published: 04 August 2022;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2203032

by Raymond Baillargeon  , Marylène Charette  , François Tessier  and Kevin Brand

Received: 08 March 2022;  Published: 03 August 2022;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2203031

The current recommendations of the Canadian Paediatric Society about monitoring children’s disruptive behaviors at well-child visits call for screening if behavioral concerns are being raised by parents. But do parents’ concerns about their child’s behavior constitute a reliable means for primary ca [...]

by Gilda F. Pardey Bracho  , Karine Collomb  and Astrig Topouzkhanian

Received: 09 May 2022;  Published: 28 July 2022;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2203030

The patient as the custodian of their own care is a concept that has been evolving for several years and can help the patient to a better and quicker recovery. Medical Hypnosis (MH) assist the practitioner to reduce the patient’s pain and disorders and help the patient to understand, accept, and man [...]

by Rachel Hull  , Scott Browning  and Melanie Puzio

Received: 11 April 2022;  Published: 25 July 2022;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2203029

The authors attempted to operationalize the clinical work of strategic theorist and expert family therapist, Scott Browning. Strategic therapy takes the position that a client is stuck, not necessarily sick. This focus encourages the clinician to create alternative perspectives such that a client le [...]

by Julia Caldwell  , Pamela Meredith  , Koa Whittingham  and Jenny Ziviani

Received: 07 March 2022;  Published: 20 July 2022;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2203028

Positive perceptions of pregnancy are associated with better postpartum outcomes, including stronger relationship with baby. Although better self-reported emotional availability (EA-SR) is associated with greater attachment security with infants, research has not yet explored the relationship betwee [...]

by Zoi Portokalidou  , Anna Huysse-Gaytandjieva  and Madelon L. Peters

Received: 09 January 2022;  Published: 12 July 2022;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2203027

Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT) is an autoimmune disease affecting mainly middle-aged women. Hormonal replacement is the most common therapy; however, it tackles only the functionality of the thyroid and not the autoimmunity components. Thus, patients experience persistent somatic and psychological sympt [...]

by Jean-Lionel BAGOT

Received: 22 April 2022;  Published: 11 July 2022;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2203026

The application of targeted therapies (TT) in oncology has prolonged survivals and even enabled complete remission of cancers previously considered incurable. With small therapeutic indices, the reduction in dosage or spacing out of the doses of TT due to side effects, represents a significant loss [...]

by Stephen Cornish  and Dean Cordingley

Received: 29 April 2022;  Published: 07 July 2022;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2203025

Sarcopenia is the age-related loss of muscle mass and strength which is associated with the loss of physical performance, lower quality of life, and other negative health outcomes. Resistance training (RT) is a recognized method to increase muscle strength and mass, however some older adults may be [...]

by Robert Hoss  , Lynne M. Hoss  and Dawson Church

Received: 25 January 2022;  Published: 05 July 2022;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2203024

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that the integration of dreamwork and Energy Psychology (EP) can enhance outcomes in the treatment of a range of psychological disorders. The therapeutic process often begins with a peeling away of emotional layers until underlying issues surface. When uti [...]