Visiting an osteopath
Many osteopaths have been participating in a national data collection project which has been taking place since 2017. The project focusses upon how patients feel after osteopathic care. This project, known as the Patient Reported Outcome Measurement or PROMs project was developed with … [Read more...]
What is osteopathy?
Osteopathy is a statutory regulated health care profession in the United Kingdom, by the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC). In England, osteopathy is an Allied Health Profession. Osteopathy is a system of diagnosis and treatment for a wide range of medical conditions. The aim of osteopathy … [Read more...]
What can osteopaths help with?
Osteopaths’ patients include the young, older people, manual workers, office professionals, pregnant women, children and sportspeople. Patients seek treatment for a wide variety of conditions, including back pain, changes to posture in pregnancy, postural problems caused by driving or work strain, … [Read more...]
Resources
If you are looking for an osteopath, you can search for the ones local to you here: General Osteopathic Council - search the register We have selected websites that provide information for patients and that we feel are trustworthy and have useful content. Versus Arthritis: for … [Read more...]
About the NCOR team
NCOR Director - Dr Jerry Draper-Rodi Jerry graduated in France in 2007 and moved to the UK in 2009. He works in private clinical practice and is an Associate Professor at the University College of Osteopathy. He completed his doctorate in 2016 on the biopsychosocial management of low back pain … [Read more...]
Data collection in osteopathy
Background to the development of the Patient Reported Outcome Measure (PROM) data collection system This project is a three year study which has the following aims: To design and develop a nationwide system of collecting routine PROM data from osteopathic patients; To establish baseline … [Read more...]
Further information about patient reported outcome measures
What are PROMs? Patient-reported outcomes measures (PROMs) are reports coming directly from patients about how they feel or function in relation to a health condition and its therapy without interpretation by healthcare professionals or anyone else (Patrick et al, 2008). Why are they … [Read more...]
FAQ about data collection
Frequently Asked Questions about data collection Is my data secure? The online system and web app have been developed by Clinvivo Ltd, a University of Warwick spin-out company specialising in data capture. The system has been extensively tested. All data are anonymised and encrypted. All … [Read more...]
Instructions for downloading the app
For installation instructions, please visit http://www.clinvivo.com/ncor/ … [Read more...]
Mobile phone operating systems
Below is some advice for patients using our PROM app. Ensure your mobile phone can access the PROM app by checking below. Alternatively please use the web-based version (online system). Common brands of mobile phone and their operating systems include: Phone Operating … [Read more...]