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UNASSIGNED: The International Consortium on Manual Therapies (ICMT) is a grassroots interprofessional association open to any formally trained practitioner of manual therapy (MT) and basic scientists promoting research related to the practice of MT. Currently, MT research is impeded by professions\' lack of communication with other MT professions, biases, and vernacular. Current ICMT goals are to minimize these barriers, compare MT techniques, and establish an interprofessional MT glossary.
UNASSIGNED: Practitioners from all professions with training in manual therapies were encouraged by e-mail and website to participate (www.ICMTConferene.org). Video conferences were conducted at least bimonthly for 2.5 years by profession-specific and interprofessional focus groups (FGs). Members summarized scopes of practice, technique descriptions, associated mechanisms of action (MOA), and glossary terms. Each profession presented their work to the interprofessional FG to promote dialogue, understanding and consensus. Outcomes were reported and refined at numerous public events.
UNASSIGNED: Focus groups with representatives from 5 MT professions, chiropractic, massage therapy, osteopathic, physical therapy and structural integration identified 17 targeting osseous structures and 49 targeting nonosseous structures. Thirty-two techniques appeared distinct to a specific profession, and 13 were used by more than 1. Comparing descriptions identified additional commonalities. All professions agreed on 4 MOA categories for MT. A glossary of 280 terms and definitions was consolidated, representing key concepts in MT. Twenty-one terms were used by all MT professions and basic scientists. Five terms were used by MT professions exclusive of basic scientists.
UNASSIGNED: Outcomes suggested a third to a half of techniques used in MT are similar across professions. Additional research is needed to better define the extent of similarity and how to consistently identify those approaches. Ongoing expansion and refinement of the glossary is necessary to promote descriptive clarity and facilitate communication between practitioners and basic scientists.
UNASSIGNED: Practitioners from all professions with training in manual therapies were encouraged by e-mail and website to participate (www.ICMTConferene.org). Video conferences were conducted at least bimonthly for 2.5 years by profession-specific and interprofessional focus groups (FGs). Members summarized scopes of practice, technique descriptions, associated mechanisms of action (MOA), and glossary terms. Each profession presented their work to the interprofessional FG to promote dialogue, understanding and consensus. Outcomes were reported and refined at numerous public events.
UNASSIGNED: Focus groups with representatives from 5 MT professions, chiropractic, massage therapy, osteopathic, physical therapy and structural integration identified 17 targeting osseous structures and 49 targeting nonosseous structures. Thirty-two techniques appeared distinct to a specific profession, and 13 were used by more than 1. Comparing descriptions identified additional commonalities. All professions agreed on 4 MOA categories for MT. A glossary of 280 terms and definitions was consolidated, representing key concepts in MT. Twenty-one terms were used by all MT professions and basic scientists. Five terms were used by MT professions exclusive of basic scientists.
UNASSIGNED: Outcomes suggested a third to a half of techniques used in MT are similar across professions. Additional research is needed to better define the extent of similarity and how to consistently identify those approaches. Ongoing expansion and refinement of the glossary is necessary to promote descriptive clarity and facilitate communication between practitioners and basic scientists.
摘要：
■手动疗法国际联合会（ICMT）是一个基层跨专业协会，向任何经过正式培训的手动疗法（MT）从业者和基础科学家开放，以促进与MT实践相关的研究。目前,MT研究受到专业与其他MT专业缺乏沟通的阻碍，偏见，和白话。目前的ICMT目标是尽量减少这些障碍，比较MT技术，并建立跨专业的MT词汇表。
■电子邮件和网站鼓励所有专业的从业人员参加手动疗法培训（www。ICMTConferene.org)。由专业特定和跨专业焦点小组（FG）至少每两个月举行一次视频会议，为期2.5年。成员们总结了实践范围，技术描述，相关作用机制(MOA)，和词汇表术语。每个专业都向跨专业FG介绍了他们的工作，以促进对话，理解和共识。在许多公共活动中报告和完善了结果。
■由来自5个MT专业的代表组成的焦点小组，脊椎按摩疗法,按摩疗法,整骨疗法，物理治疗和结构整合确定了17个靶向骨结构和49个靶向非骨结构。32种技术似乎与特定职业不同，13个被1个以上的人使用。比较描述确定了其他共性。所有职业都同意MT的4个MOA类别。合并了280个术语和定义的词汇表，代表MT中的关键概念。所有MT专业人员和基础科学家都使用了21个术语。除基础科学家外，MT专业使用了五个术语。
■结果表明，MT中使用的三分之一到一半的技术在各个职业中相似。需要更多的研究来更好地定义相似性的程度以及如何一致地识别这些方法。需要不断扩展和完善词汇表，以促进描述性的清晰度并促进从业人员与基础科学家之间的交流。
■电子邮件和网站鼓励所有专业的从业人员参加手动疗法培训（www。ICMTConferene.org)。由专业特定和跨专业焦点小组（FG）至少每两个月举行一次视频会议，为期2.5年。成员们总结了实践范围，技术描述，相关作用机制(MOA)，和词汇表术语。每个专业都向跨专业FG介绍了他们的工作，以促进对话，理解和共识。在许多公共活动中报告和完善了结果。
■由来自5个MT专业的代表组成的焦点小组，脊椎按摩疗法,按摩疗法,整骨疗法，物理治疗和结构整合确定了17个靶向骨结构和49个靶向非骨结构。32种技术似乎与特定职业不同，13个被1个以上的人使用。比较描述确定了其他共性。所有职业都同意MT的4个MOA类别。合并了280个术语和定义的词汇表，代表MT中的关键概念。所有MT专业人员和基础科学家都使用了21个术语。除基础科学家外，MT专业使用了五个术语。
■结果表明，MT中使用的三分之一到一半的技术在各个职业中相似。需要更多的研究来更好地定义相似性的程度以及如何一致地识别这些方法。需要不断扩展和完善词汇表，以促进描述性的清晰度并促进从业人员与基础科学家之间的交流。
