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Doutorado em Osteopatia pela Oxford Brookes University, Reino Unido; Mestrado em Educação, pela Oxford Brookes University, Reino Unido; Bachelor of Science em Osteopatia pela Oxford Brookes University, Reino Unido. Professor Coordenador da Licenciatura em Osteopatia na Escola Superior de Saúde Atlântica. Professor e Vice Presidente da Malta ICOM Educational, Malta. Investigador Integrado do COME Collaboration, Itália. Publicou 67 artigos em revistas especializadas. Atua nas áreas de Ciências Médicas e da Saúde com ênfase em Ciências da Saúde e em Neurociências. Docente no Mestrado de Osteopatia na Metropolia University, Finlândia. Prática Clínica em Osteopatia desde 1993, com cédula profissional em Osteopatia em Portugal, Reino Unido e Malta.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Jorge Eduardo de Jesus Esteves

Citation names

  • Esteves, Jorge E

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
E61E-DADC-4742
ORCID iD
0000-0001-9637-678X

Email addresses

  • jesteves@uatlantica.pt (Professional)
  • osteojorge@gmail.com (Personal)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 914585686 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Fábrica da Pólvora de Barcarena , 2730-036, Barcarena, Oeiras, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Italian Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2)
Spanish; Castilian Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
French Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2011/09/15
Concluded
 PhD (Doutoramento)
Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom
"Diagnostic Palpation in Osteopathic Medicine: A Putative Neurocognitive Model of Expertise" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2002 - 2004
Concluded
 Master of Arts in Education (Master)
Major in Educação
Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom
"Clinical Reasoning in Osteopathy: A Comparative Study of Experienced and Advanced Beginner Practitioners" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Distinção
2001 - 2002
Concluded
 Postgraduate Diploma in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (Postgraduate Certificate)
Major in Educação
Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom
2000 - 2001
Concluded
 Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education (Postgraduate Certificate)
Major in Educação
Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom
1995 - 1999
Concluded
 Osteopathy (Bachelor)
Major in Osteopatia
Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2015 - Current Researcher (Research) Foundation COME Collaboration, Italy
2010 - 2016 Researcher (Research) University College of Osteopathy, United Kingdom
2013 - 2015 Visiting Researcher (Research) Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom
Oxford Brookes University Department of Sport and Health Sciences, United Kingdom
2007 - 2010 Coordinating Researcher (Research) Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom
Oxford Brookes University Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, United Kingdom

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2025/02 - Current Teacher Coordinator (Polytechnic Teacher) Universidade Atlântica Escola Superior de Saúde Atlântica, Portugal
2022/04/01 - Current Visiting Professor (University Teacher) Metropolia Ammattikorkeakoulu, Finland
2021/01/01 - 2025/07/31 Main Coordinator Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Malta ICOM Educational Ltd, Malta
2017 - 2021 Visiting Professor (University Teacher) Universidad Camilo Jose Cela Facultad de Ciencias de la Comunicación, Spain
2018/09/01 - 2019/08/31 Teacher Coordinator (Polytechnic Teacher) Escola Superior de Saúde Jean Piaget de Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
2018/09/01 - 2019/08/31 Teacher Coordinator (Polytechnic Teacher) Escola Superior de Saúde Jean Piaget de Algarve, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Teacher Coordinator (Polytechnic Teacher) Escola Superior de Saúde Jean Piaget de Algarve, Portugal
2016 - 2018 Teacher Coordinator (Polytechnic Teacher) Escola Superior de Saúde Jean Piaget de Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
2010/02/01 - 2016/10/31 Associate Professor (University Teacher) University College of Osteopathy, United Kingdom
2015/01/01 - 2015/12/01 Visiting Professor (University Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal
2002/02/01 - 2010/01/31 Associate Professor (University Teacher) Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom
Oxford Brookes University Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, United Kingdom
2002 - 2010 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division, United Kingdom
1999/08/10 - 2002/01/31 Assistant (University Teacher) Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom
Oxford Brookes University Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, United Kingdom
1994/01 - 1998/12 Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Oxford School of Osteopathy, United Kingdom

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2015/08/31 - Current Vice-President Foundation COME Collaboration, Italy
2021/01/01 - 2025/07/31 Vice-President Malta ICOM Educational Ltd, Malta
2018/12/14 - 2020/11/30 Organic Unit Director MYO Osteopathy, Saudi Arabia
2010/02/01 - 2016/10/31 Organic Unit Director University College of Osteopathy, United Kingdom

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2025/10/01 - Current Osteopata - Cédula Profissional C-0032216 Praxitus, Lda, Portugal
2012 - Current Editor associado Elsevier BV, Netherlands
2021/10/01 - 2022/07/31 Osteopata Osteopathy Malta, Malta
2018/12/14 - 2020/11/30 Osteopata MYO Osteopathy, Saudi Arabia
2016/12/01 - 2018/11/30 Osteopata Osteopathic Health Centre, United Arab Emirates
2011 - 2016/12/31 Non-Executive Council Member General Osteopathic Council, United Kingdom
2014 - 2016 Osteopata BodyMatters Clinic, United Kingdom
2003 - 2016 Osteopata Nina Manston and Associates, United Kingdom
2004 - 2014 Osteopata The Wallingford Therapy Clinic, United Kingdom
1999 - 2005 Osteopata Oxford Brookes University Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, United Kingdom
1993 - 1999 Osteopata Centro Clínico Desportivo, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2003 - 2006 Investigating Clinical Reasoning in Osteopathy
Teaching Fellowship
Research Fellow
Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom
 Oxford Brookes University
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Iacopini, A; Cerritelli, Francesco; Esteves, Jorge E. "How do Italian osteopaths’ treat and manage tension-type headaches: a qualitative study". Paper presented in 18th Congress of the International Headache Society Conference, Vancouver, 2017.
    Published
  2. Formica, Andrea; Thomson, Oliver P.; Esteves, Jorge E. "Italian osteopaths’ attitudes and beliefs towards the management of patients with chronic pain: a qualitative study". Paper presented in International Conference on Advances in Osteopathic Research, Milão, 2017.
  3. Macdonald, M.; Ford, Michael; Esteves, Jorge E. "The beliefs and attitudes of Osteopaths in the UK towards chronic pain and the management of chronic pain sufferers - a cross-sectional questionnaire based survey". Paper presented in Emirates Osteopathic Conference, 17-18th February 2017, Dubai, UAE., Dubai, 2017.
    Published
  4. Esteves, Jorge E. "Chronic pain and emotional processing". Paper presented in Platform presentation at Symposium: Emotional processing; new developments in medicine, psychology and psychosomatic at British Psychological Society, Division of Clinical Psychology Annual Conference, 2nd-4Th December 2015, London, UK., Londres, 2015.
    Published
  5. Esteves, Jorge E. "Chronic back pain and emotional processing". Paper presented in Platform presentation at The Society for Back Pain Research Annual Conference, 5th-6th November 2015, Bournemouth, UK., Bournemouth, 2015.
    Published
  6. Abbey, Hilary; Esteves, Jorge E; Nanke, L. "Exploring the potential role of affective touch in grounding manual therapy interventions for patients with persistent pain". Paper presented in International Association for the Study of Affective Touch: Inaugural Congress, 20th-22nd March 2015, London, UK., Londres, 2015.
    Published
  7. Cerritelli, Francesco; Esteves, Jorge E. "Could affective touch be therapeutic? A manual medicine perspective". Paper presented in International Association for the Study of Affective Touch: Inaugural Congress, 20th-22nd March 2015, London, UK., Londres, 2015.
    Published
  8. MIlan, M; Esteves, Jorge E. "The Relevance of Oxytocin in Manual Therapy: A Critical Narrative Review". Paper presented in International Association for the Study of Affective Touch: Inaugural Congress, 20th-22nd March 2015, London, UK., Londres, 2015.
    Published
  9. Burato, E; Esteves, Jorge E. "Touch in Osteopathy: an Exploration of its Role in the Clinical Setting". Paper presented in International Association for the Study of Affective Touch: Inaugural Congress, 20th-22nd March 2015, London, UK., Londres, 2015.
    Published
  10. Esteves, Jorge E; Bennison, Marianne. "Script Concordance Test: A novel computer based tool to assess clinical reasoning in osteopathy". Paper presented in OSEAN Open Forum: Innovation in Osteopathic Education, 31th May-1st June 2014. Barcelona, Spain., Barcelona, 2014.
    Published
  11. Esteves, Jorge E; Bennison, Marianne; Thomson, Oliver P.. "Implementation and evaluation of the Script Concordance Test in osteopathy". Paper presented in Ottawa Conference and Canadian Conference on Medical Education, 25th-29th April 2014, Ottawa, Canada, Otava, 2014.
    Published
  12. Burato, E; Esteves, Jorge E. "Touch in osteopathy: an exploration of its role in diagnosis and treatment". Paper presented in International Congress of Osteopathy: Structure & Function – Principles, Models and Evidence, 15th-17th November 2013, Milan, Italy., Milão, 2013.
    Published
  13. Abbey, Hilary; Esteves, Jorge E; Vogel, S.; Tyreman, S.J.. "Assessing criticality in student research: preliminary results from a new educational activity". Paper presented in International Osteopathic Education Conference 2013: Preparing Tomorrow’s Osteopaths – Designing and Implementing and Osteopathic Curriculum, London, UK, Londres, 2013.
    Published
  14. Esteves, Jorge E; Mathias, E; Ford, Michael; Abbey, H.. "Emotional processing and chronic neck pain: results from a case-control study". Paper presented in International Conference on Advances in Osteopathic Research, British College of Osteopathic Medicine, 14th-16th September 2012 in London, UK, Londres, 2012.
    Published
  15. Esteves, Jorge E; Wheatley, Laura; Mayall, Clare; Abbey, Hilary. "Emotional processing, suppression and chronic low back pain: results from a case-control study". Paper presented in International Conference on Advances in Osteopathic Research, British College of Osteopathic Medicine, 14th-16th September 2012 in London, UK., Londres, 2012.
    Published
  16. Esteves, Jorge E. "Diagnostic palpation in osteopathic medicine: A putative neurocognitive model of expertise". Paper presented in AMEE 2012. Association for Medical Education in Europe Conference 27th –29th August 2012. Lyon, France, Lyon, 2012.
    Published
  17. Esteves, Jorge E. "Am I imagining things? Eyes closure during palpation improves diagnostic consistency in experienced osteopaths". Paper presented in OSEAN Open Forum: Teaching Palpation 29th September 2011. Potsdam, Germany., Potsdam, 2011.
    Published
  18. Esteves, Jorge E; Spence, Charles. "The role of biomedical knowledge in osteopathic clinical decision making". Paper presented in AMEE 2011. Association for Medical Education in Europe Conference 29th – 31st August 2011. Vienna, Austria, Viena, 2011.
    Published
  19. Esteves, Jorge E; Spence, Charles. "Eyes closure during a clinical examination reduces diagnostic variability in experienced osteopaths". Paper presented in International Multisensory Research Forum, University of Liverpool, 16-19th June 2010. Liverpool, UK., Liverpool, 2010.
    Published
  20. Mayall, Clare; Esteves, Jorge E. "Emotional processing and its contribution to chronic lower back pain – a pilot study". Paper presented in International Conference on Advances in Osteopathic Research, Italian College of Osteopathic Medicine, 28th-30th May 2010 in Milan, Italy, Milão, 2010.
    Published
  21. Esteves, Jorge E; Spence, Charles. "Investigating the role of vision and touch in the diagnosis of somatic dysfuntion". Paper presented in International Conference on Advances in Osteopathic Research, Italian College of Osteopathic Medicine, 28th-30th May 2010 in Milan, Italy, Milão, 2010.
    Published
  22. Esteves, Jorge E; Spence, Charles. "Am I imagining things?". Paper presented in Eyes closure during a clinical examination improves diagnostic reliability in experienced osteopaths. Body Representation Workshop, Goldsmiths University of London, 30th March, Londres, 2010.
    Published
  23. Esteves, Jorge E; Spence, Charles; Geake, John. "Multisensory integration in an osteopathic clinical examination setting". Paper presented in International Conference on Advances in Osteopathic Research, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, 5-7th September 2008. Florida, USA, Bradenton, 2008.
    Published
  24. Esteves, Jorge E; Spence, Charles; Geake, John. "Investigating multisensory integration in an osteopathic clinical examination setting". Paper presented in Oxford Autumn School in Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Oxford, September. Oxford, UK, Oxford, 2008.
    Published
  25. Esteves, Jorge E; Geake, John; Spence, Charles. "Investigating knowledge representation, causality and analogical reasoning in osteopathic medicine". Paper presented in AMEE 2008 Association for Medical Education in Europe Conference 30th August-3rd September 2008. Prague, Czech Republic, Praga, 2008.
    Published
  26. Esteves, Jorge E; Spence, Charles; Geake, John. "Investigating multisensory integration in an osteopathic clinical examination setting". Paper presented in International Multisensory Research Forum, University of Hamburg, 16-19th July 2008. Hamburg, Germany, Hamburgo, 2008.
    Published
  27. Esteves, Jorge E; Spence, Charles; Geake, John. "Knowledge representation, causality and analogical reasoning in osteopathic medicine". Paper presented in School of Health and Social Care Conference, Oxford Brookes University, 6th June 2008. Oxford, UK, Oxford, 2008.
    Published
  28. Esteves, Jorge E; Spence, Charles; Geake, John. "Investigating multisensory integration in an osteopathic clinical examination setting". Paper presented in School of Health and Social Care Conference, Oxford Brookes University, 6th June 2008. Oxford, UK, Oxford, 2008.
    Published
  29. Esteves, Jorge E; Geake, John; Spence, Charles. "Knowledge representation, causality and analogical reasoning in osteopathic medicine: results from a lexical decision-task". Paper presented in Osteopathy 2008, Osteopathic Research Conference, General Osteopathic Council, 3rd February 2008. London, UK., Londres, 2008.
    Published
  30. Esteves, Jorge E; Spence, Charles; Geake, John. "How do osteopaths use their senses in an osteopathic clinical examination?". Paper presented in Body Representation Workshop, University of Trento, October 2007. Rovereto, Italy, Rovereto, 2007.
    Published
  31. Esteves, Jorge E; Geake, John; Spence, Charles. "How do osteopaths use their senses in an osteopathic clinical examination?". Paper presented in Oxford Autumn School in Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Oxford, September. Oxford, UK, Oxford, 2007.
    Published
  32. Esteves, Jorge E; Geake, John; Spence, Charles. "How do osteopaths use their senses in an osteopathic clinical examination?". Paper presented in AMEE 2007 Association for Medical Education in Europe Conference 25-29th August 2007. Trondheim, Norway, Trondheim, 2007.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Broberg, Marc; Mick Thacker; Friston, Karl; Esteves, Jorge E. Corresponding author: Broberg, Marc. "Reframing the lived experience of persistent dizziness: insights from active inference". Paper presented in 6th International Workshop on Active Inference, Montreal, 2025.
    Published
  2. Esteves, Jorge E. "Active inference in musculoskeletal care: an integrative framework of free energy, causal and stochastic changes". Paper presented in 5th International Conference of the Society for Interdisciplinary Placebo Studies, Krakow, 2025.
Journal article
  1. Paul Vaucher; Dawn Carnes; David Hohenschurz-Schmidt; Oliver Thomson; Steven Vogel; Chiara Arienti; Philip Bright; et al. "European research Priorities for Osteopathic Care (PROCare): a sequential exploratory investigation and survey". BMJ Open (2025): https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-100757.
    Published • 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-100757
  2. Iacopini, A; Esteves, Jorge E; Consorti, G; Lunghi, C ; Cerritelli, F. Corresponding author: Consorti, G. "Attitudes, Beliefs, and Values of Italian Osteopaths Toward the Management of Patients With Tension-Type Headache: A Categorical Content Analysis". Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmpt.2025.08.009.
    Published
  3. Camonico, Tommaso; Lippi, Francesca; Rizzo, Nicolo; Barusso, Alessio; Giacomo Rossettini; Villafañe, Jorge Hugo; Cerritelli, Francesco; Papa, Liria; Esteves, Jorge E. Corresponding author: Camonico, Tommaso. "Clinical Reasoning and Practices in the Osteopathic Management of Visceral Disorders: A Grounded Theory Study in the Italian Context". Healthcare 13 16 (2025): 1995. https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/13/16/1995.
    Open access • Published
  4. Bohlen, Lucas; Eggart, Michael; Müller-Oerlinghausen, Bruno; Lorenz, Jürgen; Schleip, Robert; Torsten Liem; Cerritelli, Francesco; et al. Corresponding author: Bohlen, Lucas. "Effect of osteopathic manipulative treatment on comorbid depressive symptoms in patients with chronic low back pain: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial". BMJ Open 15 e094747 (2025): https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/7/e094747.info.
    Published
  5. Luca Rossi; Francesco Cerritelli; Mick Thacker; Jorge E. Esteves. "The role of sensory attenuation in symptomatic and healthy individuals: a scoping review". Frontiers in Neuroscience (2025): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2025.1590127.
    10.3389/fnins.2025.1590127
  6. Marco Bianchi; Giacomo Rossettini; Francesco Cerritelli; Jorge E. Esteves. "Insights into how manual therapists incorporate the biopsychosocial-enactive model in the care of individuals with CLBP: a qualitative study". Chiropractic & Manual Therapies (2025): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12998-025-00574-3.
    10.1186/s12998-025-00574-3
  7. David Poulter; Alvisa Palese; Lia Rodeghiero; Elisa Carlino; Jorge E. Esteves; Chad Cook; Giacomo Rossettini. "Contextual effects in musculoskeletal pain: are we overlooking essential factors?". Frontiers in Psychology (2025): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1537242.
    10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1537242
  8. Damian Keter; Jorge E. Esteves; M. Terry Loghmani; Giacomo Rossettini; Chad E. Cook. "Context is Complex: Challenges and opportunities addressing contextual factors in manual therapy mechanisms research". International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijosm.2025.100750.
    10.1016/j.ijosm.2025.100750
  9. Mokhov D, Perrin R, Potekhina Y, Tregubova E, Belash V, Josse B, Clouzeau C, Pauwels J, Esteves J, Staf V. (2024). Propo. "Proposition de systématisation des dysfonctionnements somatiques". La Revue de l'Ostéopathie 30 1 (2024): 33-42.
    Published
  10. Aurora Arrigoni; Giacomo Rossettini; Alvisa Palese; Mick Thacker; Jorge E Esteves. "Exploring the role of therapeutic alliance and biobehavioural synchrony in musculoskeletal care: Insights from a qualitative study". Musculoskeletal Science and Practice (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2024.103164.
    10.1016/j.msksp.2024.103164
  11. Damian L. Keter; Jennifer A. Bent; Joel E. Bialosky; Carol A. Courtney; Jorge E. Esteves; Martha Funabashi; Samuel J. Howarth; et al. "An international consensus on gaps in mechanisms of forced-based manipulation research: findings from a nominal group technique". Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy (2024): https://doi.org/10.1080/10669817.2023.2262336.
    10.1080/10669817.2023.2262336
  12. Caterina Accardi; Francesco Cerritelli; Lorenza Bovo; Jorge E. Esteves. "The osteopath-parent-child triad in osteopathic care in the first 2¿years of life: a qualitative study". Frontiers in Psychology 14 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1253355.
    10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1253355
  13. Chad E. Cook; Antoine Bailliard; Jennifer A. Bent; Joel E. Bialosky; Elisa Carlino; Luana Colloca; Jorge E Esteves; et al. "An international consensus definition for contextual factors: findings from a nominal group technique". Frontiers in Psychology 14 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1178560.
    10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1178560
  14. Agathe WAGNER; Mathieu Ménard; Erwann Jacquot; Gianni Marangelli; Olivier Merdy; Cyril Clouzeau; Paola Tavernier; et al. "The profile of French osteopaths: A cross-sectional survey". International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine (2023): 100672-100672. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijosm.2023.100672.
    10.1016/j.ijosm.2023.100672
  15. Hakim Mhadhbi; Eytan Beckmann; Renan Bain; Benoît Thierry-Hildenbrand; Hanna le Pape; Jorge E Esteves; Mathieu Ménard. "Attitudes et croyances sous-jacentes des étudiants, des enseignants et des praticiens en ostéopathie à l’égard de la lombalgie non spécifique". Mains Libres (2023): https://doi.org/10.55498/MAINSLIBRES.2023.11.1.36.
    DOI: 10.55498/MAINSLIBRES.2023.11.1.36
  16. Zoe McParlin; Francesco Cerritelli; Andrea Manzotti; Karl J Friston; Jorge E Esteves. "Therapeutic touch and therapeutic alliance in pediatric care and neonatology: An active inference framework". Frontiers in Pediatrics 11 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2023.961075.
    10.3389/fped.2023.961075
  17. Patrick L. S. van Dun; Avanti Dey; Lorenzo Arcuri; Johan Verbeeck; Jorge E. Esteves; Francesco Cerritelli. "The Austrian Osteopathic Practitioners Estimates and RAtes (OPERA): A cross-sectional survey". PLOS ONE (2022): https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278041.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0278041
  18. Andrea Manzotti; Francesco Cerritelli; Elena Monzani; Luca Savioli; Jorge E. Esteves; Gianluca Lista; Erica Lombardi; et al. "Dynamic touch induces autonomic changes in preterm infants as measured by changes in heart rate variability". Brain Research (2022): 148169-148169. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2022.148169.
    10.1016/j.brainres.2022.148169
  19. Patrick L.S. van Dun; Johan Verbeeck; Lorenzo Arcuri; Jorge E. Esteves; Francesco Cerritelli. "The Profile of Belgian Osteopaths: A Cross-Sectional Survey". Healthcare 10 11 (2022): 2136-2136. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10112136.
    10.3390/healthcare10112136
  20. Patrice Duquette; Francesco Cerritelli; Jorge E. Esteves. "Editorial: Enactivism and active inference in the therapeutic alliance". Frontiers in Psychology 13 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1042698.
    10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1042698
  21. Mathieu MENARD; Marien Couvertier; Lea Awai; Jorge E. Esteves; Benoit Bideau; Paul Vaucher. "Exploring lumbo-pelvic functional behaviour patterns during osteopathic motion tests: A biomechanical (en)active inference approach to movement analysis". International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine 45 (2022): 8-16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijosm.2022.05.001.
    10.1016/j.ijosm.2022.05.001
  22. Mónica Dinis; Catarina Silva; Ricardo Cruz; Jorge Esteves; Nunes. "The Portuguese osteopaths' attitudes towards a biomechanical or biopsychosocial model in the approach of chronic low back pain – A cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey". International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine 45 (2022): 17-24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijosm.2022.06.001.
    10.1016/j.ijosm.2022.06.001
  23. Lorenzo Arcuri; Giacomo Consorti; Marco Tramontano; Marco Petracca; Jorge Eduardo Esteves; christian lunghi. "“What you feel under your hands”: exploring professionals’ perspective of somatic dysfunction in osteopathic clinical practice—a qualitative study". Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 30 1 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12998-022-00444-2.
    10.1186/s12998-022-00444-2
  24. Zoe McParlin; Francesco Cerritelli; Giacomo Rossettini; Karl J. Friston; Jorge E. Esteves. "Therapeutic Alliance as Active Inference: The Role of Therapeutic Touch and Biobehavioural Synchrony in Musculoskeletal Care". Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 16 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2022.897247.
    10.3389/fnbeh.2022.897247
  25. Francesco Cerritelli; Jorge E. Esteves. "An Enactive–Ecological Model to Guide Patient-Centered Osteopathic Care". Healthcare 10 6 (2022): 1092-1092. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10061092.
    10.3390/healthcare10061092
  26. Joohan Kim; Jorge E. Esteves; Francesco Cerritelli; Karl Friston. "An Active Inference Account of Touch and Verbal Communication in Therapy". Frontiers in Psychology 13 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.828952.
    10.3389/fpsyg.2022.828952
  27. Andrea Manzotti; Francesco Cerritelli; Erica Lombardi; Elena Monzani; Luca Savioli; Jorge E. Esteves; Matteo Galli; et al. "Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment Regulates Autonomic Markers in Preterm Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial". Healthcare 10 5 (2022): 813-813. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10050813.
    10.3390/healthcare10050813
  28. Rui José Santiago; Nunes; Jorge Eduardo Esteves; Francesco Cerritelli; Johan Verbeeck; Sónia Gonçalves-Lopes; Manuel Paquete; Patrick van Dun. "The Portuguese Osteopathic Practitioners Estimates and RAtes (OPERA): A cross-sectional survey". International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine 43 (2022): 23-30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijosm.2022.04.002.
    10.1016/j.ijosm.2022.04.002
  29. Irene Baldin; Jorge E Esteves; MARCO TRAMONTANO; Mia Macdonald; Baroni Francesca; christian lunghi. "A Content Analysis of Osteopaths’ Attitudes for a More Inclusive Clinical Practice towards Transgender People". Healthcare (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/3/562.
    10.3390/healthcare10030562
  30. Jorge E. Esteves; Francesco Cerritelli; Joohan Kim; Karl J. Friston. "Osteopathic Care as (En)active Inference: A Theoretical Framework for Developing an Integrative Hypothesis in Osteopathy". Frontiers in Psychology 13 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.812926.
    10.3389/fpsyg.2022.812926
  31. Zoe McParlin; Francesco Cerritelli; Karl J. Friston; Jorge E. Esteves. "Therapeutic Alliance as Active Inference: The Role of Therapeutic Touch and Synchrony". Frontiers in Psychology 13 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.783694.
    10.3389/fpsyg.2022.783694
  32. Rui José Santiago; Jorge Eduardo Esteves; João Santos Baptista; André Magalhães; José Torres Costa. "Results of a feasibility randomised controlled trial of osteopathy on neck-shoulder pain in computer users". Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice 46 (2022): 101507-101507. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2021.101507.
    10.1016/j.ctcp.2021.101507
  33. Hakim MHADHBI; Benoit Thierry; Jerry Draper-Rodi; Jorge E. Esteves; Mathieu MENARD. "Pain knowledge and fear-avoidance beliefs of French osteopathy students and educators towards chronic low back pain: An osteopathic educational institution-based cross-sectional survey". International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine 42 (2021): 61-68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijosm.2021.12.002.
    10.1016/j.ijosm.2021.12.002
  34. Lucas Bohlen; Robert Shaw; Francesco Cerritelli; Jorge E. Esteves. "Osteopathy and Mental Health: An Embodied, Predictive, and Interoceptive Framework". Frontiers in Psychology 12 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.767005.
    10.3389/fpsyg.2021.767005
  35. Zegarra-Parodi, Rafael; Esteves, Jorge E.; Lunghi, Christian; Baroni, Francesca; Draper-Rodi, Jerry; Cerritelli, Francesco. "The legacy and implications of the body-mind-spirit osteopathic tenet: A discussion paper evaluating its clinical relevance in contemporary osteopathic care". International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine 41 (2021): 57-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijosm.2021.05.003.
    10.1016/j.ijosm.2021.05.003
  36. Cerritelli, Francesco; Chiera, Marco; Abbro, Marco; Megale, Valentino; Esteves, Jorge; Gallace, Alberto; Manzotti, Andrea. "The Challenges and Perspectives of the Integration Between Virtual and Augmented Reality and Manual Therapies". Frontiers in Neurology 12 (2021): https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2021.700211.
    10.3389/fneur.2021.700211
  37. Cerritelli, F.; Lunghi, C.; Esteves, J.E.; Vaucher, P.; van Dun, P.L.S.; Alvarez, G.; Biberschick, M.; et al. "Osteopathy: Italian professional profile. A professional commentary by a group of experts of the European community of practice". International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine 40 (2021): 22-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijosm.2021.03.004.
    10.1016/j.ijosm.2021.03.004
  38. Manzotti, Andrea; Chiera, Marco; Galli, Matteo; Lombardi, Erica; La Rocca, Simona; Biasi, Pamela; Esteves, Jorge; Lista, Gianluca; Cerritelli, Francesco. "The neonatal assessment manual score (NAME) for improving the clinical management of infants: a perspective validity study". Italian Journal of Pediatrics 47 1 (2021): https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-021-01012-9.
    10.1186/s13052-021-01012-9
  39. Alvarez, Gerard; Zegarra-Parodi, Rafael; Esteves, Jorge E.. "Person-centered versus body-centered approaches in osteopathic care for chronic pain conditions". Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease 13 (2021): https://doi.org/10.1177/1759720x211029417.
    10.1177/1759720x211029417
  40. Manzotti, Andrea; Cerritelli, Francesco; Chiera, Marco; Lombardi, Erica; La Rocca, Simona; Biasi, Pamela; Galli, Matteo; Esteves, Jorge; Lista, Gianluca. "Il modello NAME per la valutazione dei bambini nella TIN". PNEI REVIEW 2 (2020): 66-75. https://doi.org/10.3280/pnei2020-002007.
    10.3280/pnei2020-002007
  41. Santiago, Rui José; Esteves, Jorge; Baptista, João Santos; Marques, António Torres; Costa, José Torres. "Instrumentation used to assess pain in osteopathic interventions: A critical literature review". International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine 37 (2020): 25-33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijosm.2020.05.007.
    10.1016/j.ijosm.2020.05.007
  42. Manzotti, Andrea; Cerritelli, Francesco; Chiera, Marco; Lombardi, Erica; La Rocca, Simona; Biasi, Pamela; Galli, Matteo; Esteves, Jorge; Lista, Gianluca. "Neonatal Assessment Manual Score: Is There a Role of a Novel, Structured Touch-Based Evaluation in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit?". Frontiers in Pediatrics 8 (2020): https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2020.00432.
    10.3389/fped.2020.00432
  43. Cerritelli, Francesco; Consorti, Giacomo; van Dun, Patrick L. S.; Esteves, Jorge E.; Sciomachen, Paola; Valente, Massimo; Lacorte, Eleonora; Vanacore, Nicola. "The Italian Osteopathic Practitioners Estimates and RAtes (OPERA) study: How osteopaths work". PLOS ONE 15 7 (2020): e0235539. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235539.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0235539
  44. Lunghi, Christian; Consorti, Giacomo; Tramontano, Marco; Esteves, Jorge E.; Cerritelli, Francesco. "Perspectives on tissue adaptation related to allostatic load: Scoping review and integrative hypothesis with a focus on osteopathic palpation". Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies 24 3 (2020): 212-220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbmt.2020.03.006.
    10.1016/j.jbmt.2020.03.006
  45. Gerard Alvarez; Sonia Roura; Francesco Cerritelli; Jorge E. Esteves; Johan Verbeeck; Patrick L. S. van Dun. "The Spanish Osteopathic Practitioners Estimates and RAtes (OPERA) study: A cross-sectional survey". PLOS ONE 15 6 (2020): e0234713-e0234713. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234713.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0234713
  46. Esteves, Jorge E.; Zegarra-Parodi, Rafael; van Dun, Patrick; Cerritelli, Francesco; Vaucher, Paul. "Models and theoretical frameworks for osteopathic care – A critical view and call for updates and research". International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine 35 (2020): 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijosm.2020.01.003.
    10.1016/j.ijosm.2020.01.003
  47. Manzotti, Andrea; Cerritelli, Francesco; Esteves, Jorge E.; Lista, Gianluca; Lombardi, Erica; La Rocca, Simona; Gallace, Alberto; McGlone, Francis P.; Walker, Susannah C.. "Dynamic touch reduces physiological arousal in preterm infants: A role for c-tactile afferents?". Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 39 (2019): 100703. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2019.100703.
    10.1016/j.dcn.2019.100703
  48. McIntyre, Cindy; Lathlean, Judith; Esteves, Jorge E.. "Reflective practice enhances osteopathic clinical reasoning". International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine 33-34 (2019): 8-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijosm.2019.07.002.
    10.1016/j.ijosm.2019.07.002
  49. Cerritelli, Francesco; van Dun, Patrick L. S.; Esteves, Jorge E.; Consorti, Giacomo; Sciomachen, Paola; Lacorte, Eleonora; Vanacore, Nicola. "The Italian Osteopathic Practitioners Estimates and RAtes (OPERA) study: A cross sectional survey". PLOS ONE 14 1 (2019): e0211353. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211353.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0211353
  50. Luciani, E.; Consorti, G.; van Dun, P. L. S.; Merdy, O.; Lunghi, C.; Petracca, M.; Esteves, J. E.; Cerritelli, F.. "An overview of osteopathy graduates’ perceived preparedness at transition from educational environment to clinic environment one year after graduation: a cross sectional study". BMC Medical Education 18 1 (2018): https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-018-1429-2.
    10.1186/s12909-018-1429-2
  51. Minarini, Giovanni; Ford, Michael; Esteves, Jorge. "Immediate effect of T2, T5, T11 thoracic spine manipulation of asymptomatic patient on autonomic nervous system response: Single-blind, parallel-arm controlled-group experiment". International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine 30 (2018): 12-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijosm.2018.10.002.
    10.1016/j.ijosm.2018.10.002
  52. Macdonald, M.; Vaucher, Paul; Esteves, Jorge E.. "The beliefs and attitudes of UK registered osteopaths towards chronic pain and the management of chronic pain sufferers - A cross-sectional questionnaire based survey". International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine 30 (2018): 3-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijosm.2018.07.003.
    10.1016/j.ijosm.2018.07.003
  53. McGlone, Francis; Cerritelli, Francesco; Walker, Susannah; Esteves, Jorge. "Die Rolle sanfter Berührungen in der perinatalen Osteopathie". Osteopathische Medizin 19 3 (2018): 4-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1615-9071(18)30080-7.
    10.1016/s1615-9071(18)30080-7
  54. McIntyre, Cindy; Lathlean, Judith; Esteves, Jorge E.. "Osteopathic clinical reasoning: An ethnographic study of perceptual diagnostic judgments, and metacognition". International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine 28 (2018): 30-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijosm.2018.03.005.
    10.1016/j.ijosm.2018.03.005
  55. Formica, Andrea; Thomson, Oliver P.; Esteves, Jorge E.. "‘I just don't have the tools’ - Italian osteopaths' attitudes and beliefs about the management of patients with chronic pain: A qualitative study". International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine 27 (2018): 6-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijosm.2017.11.001.
    10.1016/j.ijosm.2017.11.001
  56. Noyer, Aurelien L.; Esteves, Jorge E.; Thomson, Oliver P.. "Influence of perceived difficulty of cases on student osteopaths’ diagnostic reasoning: a cross sectional study". Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 25 1 (2017): https://doi.org/10.1186/s12998-017-0161-z.
    10.1186/s12998-017-0161-z
  57. de Cássia Correia Kälberer Pires, Rita; Salles da Rocha, Natália; Esteves, Jorge E.; Rodrigues, Márcia Elisabeth. "Use of pressure dynamometer in the assessment of the pressure pain threshold in trigger points in the craniocervical muscles in women with unilateral migraine and tension-type headache: An observational study". International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine 26 (2017): 28-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijosm.2017.03.003.
    10.1016/j.ijosm.2017.03.003
  58. Simpson, Peter A.; Mars, Tom; Esteves, Jorge E.. "A systematic review of randomised controlled trials using Acceptance and commitment therapy as an intervention in the management of non-malignant, chronic pain in adults". International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine 24 (2017): 18-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijosm.2017.03.001.
    10.1016/j.ijosm.2017.03.001
  59. McGlone, Francis; Cerritelli, Francesco; Walker, Susannah; Esteves, Jorge. "The role of gentle touch in perinatal osteopathic manual therapy". Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 72 (2017): 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.11.009.
    10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.11.009
  60. Hohenschurz-Schmidt, David J.; Esteves, Jorge E.; Thomson, Oliver P.. "Tensegrity and manual therapy practice: a qualitative study". International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine 21 (2016): 5-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijosm.2016.02.001.
    10.1016/j.ijosm.2016.02.001
  61. Esteves, Jorge E. "CHRONIC BACK PAIN AND EMOTIONAL PROCESSING". In Orthopaedic Proceedings (Vol. 98, No. SUPP_6, pp. 1-1). Bone & Joint. 98 Supp 6 (2016): 1. https://boneandjoint.org.uk/journal/PROCS/toc/98-B/SUPP_6.
    Published
  62. Esteves, Jorge E. "Embodied Clinical Decision-making in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine". The American Academy of Osteopathy Journal 25 2 (2015): 13-16.
    Published
  63. Luciani, Emanuele; van Dun, Patrick L. S.; Esteves, Jorge Eduardo; Lunghi, Christian; Petracca, Marco; Papa, Liria; Merdy, Olivier; Jäkel, Anne; Cerritelli, Francesco. "Learning Environment, Preparedness and Satisfaction in Osteopathy in Europe: The PreSS Study". PLOS ONE 10 6 (2015): e0129904. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0129904.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0129904
  64. Ribera d'Alcalà, Chiara; Webster, Duncan G.; Esteves, Jorge E.. "Interoception, body awareness and chronic pain: Results from a case–control study". International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine 18 1 (2015): 22-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijosm.2014.08.003.
    10.1016/j.ijosm.2014.08.003
  65. Spadaccini, Jonathan; Esteves, Jorge E.. "Intuition, analysis and reflection: An experimental study into the decision-making processes and thinking dispositions of osteopathy students". International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine 17 4 (2014): 263-271. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijosm.2014.04.004.
    10.1016/j.ijosm.2014.04.004
  66. Abbey, H.; Esteves, J.E.; Vogel, S.; Tyreman, S.J.. "Assessing criticality in student research reports: Preliminary results from a new educational card sorting activity". International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine 17 1 (2014): 12-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijosm.2013.06.004.
    10.1016/j.ijosm.2013.06.004
  67. Esteves, Jorge E.; Spence, Charles. "Developing competence in diagnostic palpation: Perspectives from neuroscience and education". International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine 17 1 (2014): 52-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijosm.2013.07.001.
    10.1016/j.ijosm.2013.07.001
  68. Esteves, Jorge E; Spence, Charles. "Diagnostic palpation and decision making: a neurocognitive model of expertise". Russian Osteopathic Journal 24-25 1-2 (2014): 92-109.
    Published
  69. Esteves, Jorge E.; Wheatley, Laura; Mayall, Clare; Abbey, Hilary. "Emotional processing and its relationship to chronic low back pain: Results from a case-control study". Manual Therapy 18 6 (2013): 541-546. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.math.2013.05.008.
    10.1016/j.math.2013.05.008
  70. Esteves, Jorge E.; Bennison, Marianne; Thomson, Oliver P.. "Script concordance test: Insights from the literature and early stages of its implementation in osteopathy". International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine 16 4 (2013): 231-239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijosm.2013.05.001.
    10.1016/j.ijosm.2013.05.001
  71. Esteves, Jorge E.; Geake, John; Spence, Charles. "Multisensory integration in an osteopathic clinical examination setting". International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine 11 4 (2008): 159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijosm.2008.08.016.
    10.1016/j.ijosm.2008.08.016
Preprint
  1. Chad E Cook; Antoine Bailliard; Jennifer Bent; Joel Bialosky; Elisa Carlino; Luana Colloca; Jorge E Esteves; et al. "An International Consensus Definition for Contextual Factors: Findings from a Nominal Group Technique". 2022. https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.12.16.22283573.
    10.1101/2022.12.16.22283573
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Diagnostic Palpation in Osteopathic Medicine: A Putative Neurocognitive Model of Expertise". PhD, Oxford Brookes University, 2011. https://radar.brookes.ac.uk/radar/file/7616913b-4d4f-da3b-4f9d-7989d96fb6ad/1/dejesusesteves2011diagnostic.pdf.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2025/02/07 Osteopathy as a science of adaptation: Exploring person-centred approaches in osteopathy 5th Virtual Student Day - Osteopathy Identity in a Changing World
OSEAN (Austria)
2023/09/23 Person-centred musculoskeletal care: reconceptualizing manual therapy through the lens of enactivism and active inference. III World Congress of Fascia Online
(Brazil)
2023/03/31 Therapeutic Alliance in Paediatrics. Quantum Global 2023
COME Collaboration (Milão, Italy)
2021/11/18 Adaptation, the person and their environment: from AT Still to an ecological-enactive approach to osteopathic care OSD Online Congress Osteopathy meets Psychology
(Germany)
2021/11/12 Osteopathic care of patients with persistent physical symptoms: an enactive-ecological framework.
Norwegian Osteopathic Association (Oslo, Norway)
2021/06/11 Effectiveness and mechanisms of action of osteopathic treatment and affective touch in preterm infants. International Congress Osteopathy Open 2021 “Modern tendencies in health restoration and maintenance. Evidence-based osteopathy: an objective assessment of the subjective approach”
(São Petersburgo, Russia)
2019/10/19 Predictive processing and allostatic regulation in clinical practice. COME to Quantum Global - Allostasis the essence of clinical practice. 18-19th October 2019, Catania, Italy.
COME Collaboration (Catania, Italy)
2019/10/18 Allostatic regulation and symptom management within a biopsychosocial-predictive processing framework. COME to Quantum Global - Allostasis the essence of clinical practice. 18-19th October 2019.
COME Collaboration (Catania, Italy)
2018/09/28 Affective touch induces cardiovascular changes in preterm infants. 2nd Emirates Osteopathic Conference, 28th-29th September 2018, Dubai, UAE.
Emirates Osteopathic Association (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
2018/06/26 Chronic pain, maladaptation and osteopathic care. First Piaget Osteopathic Conference – Osteopathic Approach in Chronic Pain 26th May 2018
Instituto Piaget, Silves (Silves, Portugal)
2018/06/01 Chronic musculoskeletal pain, uncertainty and allostatic load through an osteopathic lens. International Osteopathic Symposium – From Research to Clinical Practice in Osteopathy: An Integrated View, 1st-3rd June 2018, Madrid, Spain.
(Madrid, Spain)
2017/11/17 Principles guiding osteopathic thought and practice: Osteopathic Clinical Reasoning. International & Interdisciplinary Symposium of Osteopathy 2017, Osteopathic Philosophy and Models: from Theory to Practice, 17th- 19th November 2017, Berlin, Germany.
(Berlim, Germany)
2017/10/01 Physiological and psychological effects of touch in osteopathic care. COME Quantum Conference 2017, 30th September- 1st October 2017, Barcelona, Spain.
COME Collaboration (Barcelona, Spain)
2017/03/11 Role of Touch in Osteopathic Care. French Register of Osteopaths Conference, 11th March, Lyon, France.
French Register of Osteopaths (Lyon, France)
2017/02/18 Role of Touch in Perinatal Osteopathic Care. Emirates Osteopathic Conference, 17-18th February 2017, Dubai, UAE.
Emirates Osteopathic Association (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
2017/02/17 Osteopathic Care of Older Adults: Promoting Health and Wellbeing Emirates Osteopathic Conference, 17-18th February 2017, Dubai, UAE.
Emirates Osteopathic Association (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
2016/10/08 Chronic Pain, Emotional Processing and Osteopathy. COME Quantum Conference 2016, 8th October 2016. Mechelen, Belgium.
COME Collaboration (Mechelen, Belgium)
2016/10/02 Integrated Osteopathic Care of Chronic Pain Sufferers. 2nd Asia Pacific Conference of Osteopathic Medicine, 1st-3rd October 2016. Jangheung, South Korea.
(Jangheung, South Korea)
2016/10/01 Osteopathic Evaluation and Treatment in Headache Sufferers. 2nd Asia Pacific Conference of Osteopathic Medicine, 1st-3rd October 2016. Jangheung, South Korea.
(Jangheung,, South Korea)
2016/05/26 Medical education and osteopathy: the state of the art in Europe. Italian Register of Osteopaths Conference, 26-27th May 2016. Milan, Italy.
Italian Register of Osteopaths (Milão, Italy)
2016/04/24 Touch in Osteopathic Evaluation and Treatment. MindBody|BodyMind Conference, 24th April 2016. Vienna, Austria.
Vienna School of Osteopathy (Viena, Austria)
2016/04/24 Emotional Processing and Regulation in Chronic Pain Sufferers. MindBody|BodyMind Conference, 24th April 2016. Vienna, Austria.
Vienna School of Osteopathy (Viena, Austria)
2015/09/26 Embodied clinical decision-making, palpation and touch in osteopathy. National Osteopathic Archive History Society Symposium on Touch and Palpation in Osteopathy, 26th September. London, UK.
National Osteopathic Archive History Society (Londres, United Kingdom)
2015/05/30 Emotional processing and regulation in chronic pain sufferers: An osteopathic perspective. Osteopathy Day – Escola Superior de Tecnologias da Saúde de Lisboa, 30th May. Lisbon, Portugal. Osteopathy Day – Escola Superior de Tecnologias da Saúde de Lisboa, 30th May. Lisbon, Portugal.
Escola Superior de Tecnologias da Saúde de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
2014/05/31 Promoting safety and effectiveness in osteopathic care through clinical decision making: insights from educational and cognitive science. OSEAN Open Forum: Innovation in Osteopathic Education, 31th May-1st June 2014. Barcelona, Spain.
(Barcelona, Spain)
2014/05/10 Evidence-informed osteopathic care: challenges and opportunities. Osteopathy Day – Escola Superior de Tecnologias da Saúde de Lisboa, 10th May. Lisbon, Portugal.
Escola Superior de Tecnologias da Saúde de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
2013/11/11 Palpo ergo sum – “I palpate, therefore I am”: On an embodied model of decision making. International Congress of Osteopathy: Structure & Function – Principles, Models and Evidence, 15th-17th November 2013, Milan, Italy.
(Milão, Italy)
2013/10/04 Palpation in osteopathy: towards an embodied model of clinical decision making. 16th International VOD Congress: Find the Health – Perception, Palpation, Diagnosis, 4th-6th October 2013, Bamberg, Germany.
VOD (Bamberg, Germany)
2013/09/27 Touch as an epigenetic stimulus for the central nervous system. International Conference of Osteopathic Medicine, 27th – 29th September 2013, Pescara, Italy.
(Pescara, Italy)
2013/06/14 Perception of self and chronic pain: Implications for osteopathic diagnosis and treatment. Osteopathy Open 2013: The Role of Structural and Functional Disorders in the Formation of Disease, 14th- 16th June, 2013, Saint Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia.
(São Petersburgo, Russia)
2013/05/22 Emotional processing and its relationship to chronic low back pain: results from a case-control study. 1st Research Symposium: Manual Therapy and Musculoskeletal Medicine at British School of Osteopathy, 22nd May 2013, London, UK.
British School of Osteopathy (Londres, United Kingdom)
2013/05/04 Diagnostic palpation and decision making in osteopathy. 3as Jornadas Lusofonas Osteopatia e Saude, 4th May 2013, Lisbon, Portugal.
Universidade Lusófona (Lisboa, Portugal)
2012/11/16 Palpation in osteopathy: expertise, multisensory perception and interoceptive awareness. 9th International Osteopathic Symposium in Nantes, 16th November 2012. Nantes, France.
Idheo, Institut Des Hautes Etudes Ostéopathiques (Nantes, France)
2012/11/12 Diagnostic palpation in osteopathy: expertise, intuition and decision making. Manchester Metropolitan University One-day Philosophy Workshops on Evidence, Values and Practice, 6th November 2012. Crewe, UK.
Manchester Metropolitan University (Manchester, United Kingdom)
2011/09/29 Diagnostic palpation in osteopathic medicine: A putative neurocognitive model of expertise. OSEAN Open Forum: Teaching Palpation 29th September 2011. Potsdam, Germany.
OSEAN (Potsdam, Germany)
2011/05 Diagnostic reasoning in osteopathy: types of knowledge and reasoning strategies. Low back pain conference. BSO, London. May 2011.
British School of Osteopathy (Londres, United Kingdom)
2010/11/06 Investigating how osteopaths use their senses in the diagnosis of somatic dysfunction. 1as Jornadas Lusofonas Osteopatia e Saude. Portugal. 6th November 2010.
Universidade Lusófona (Lisboa, Portugal)
2010/11/06 Looking inside the ‘black box’: investigating processes in osteopathic education and practice. 1as Jornadas Lusófonas Osteopatia e Saude, 6th November 2010, Lisbon, Portugal.
Universidade Lusófona (Lisboa, Portugal)
2008/02/01 Investigating multisensory integration in an osteopathic clinical examination setting. Osteopathy 2008, Osteopathic Research Conference, General Osteopathic Council, 1st February 2008. London, UK.
General Osteopathic Council (Londres, United Kingdom)
2003 Clinical reasoning and reflective practice in osteopathic practice. Keynote presentation GEDOP, Lisbon, Portugal.
Escola Superior de Saúde Egas Moniz (Almada, Portugal)
1998 Estabilidade da Bacia e Prevencao e Tratamento de Lesoes de Sobrecarga na Marcha Atletica (Pelvic Stability, An Osteopathic Approach to the Treatment and Prevention of Overuse Injuries in Race Walking). Dissemination of research findings from a study conducted with the Portuguese Race Walking Team between March and October 1998. Portuguese Athletic Federation, Lisbon, Portugal.
Portuguese Athletic Federation (Lisboa, Portugal)
1997 Cadeias Musculares e Prevenção de Lesões de Sobrecarga (Muscles Chains, Prevention and treatment of overuse injuries). Keynote presentation. Portuguese Athletic Federation, Lisbon, Portugal
Portuguese Athletic Federation (Lisboa, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/10 - Current Orientação de Doutoramento em Saúde
Co-supervisor
University of Bath, United Kingdom
2024/03 - Current Orientação de tese de mestrado
Co-supervisor
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2024/03 - Current Orientação de tese de mestrado
Co-supervisor
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2021 - Current Orientação de aproximadamente 100 teses de mestrado desde 2021
Supervisor
 Mestrado em Osteopatia (Master)
Malta ICOM Educational Ltd, Malta
2022 - 2023 Perceptions of experienced osteopaths on interprofessional communication
Supervisor
 Mestrado em Osteopatia (Master)
Metropolia Ammattikorkeakoulu, Finland
2013 - 2016 Reflective practice study of osteopathic professional practice: clinical reasoning and perceptual diagnostic judgements
Supervisor
 Professional Doctorate in Osteopathy (PhD)
University of Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
2010 - 2016 Orientação de aproximadamente 150 teses de mestrado entre 2010 e 2016
Supervisor
 Masters of Osteopathy (Master)
University College of Osteopathy, United Kingdom

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2018/09/28 - 2018/09/29 Osteopathic International Alliance/2nd Emirates Osteopathic Conference/Quantum Conference, 28th-29th September 2018. (2018/09/28 - 2018/09/29)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Foundation COME Collaboration, Italy

Emirates Osteopathic Association , United Arab Emirates
2018/06/01 - 2018/06/03 Spanish Register of Osteopaths International Conference, 1st-3rd June 2018. (2018/06/01 - 2018/06/03)
Congress (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2017/02/17 - 2017/02/18 1st Emirates Osteopathic Conference, 17th-18th February 2017, Dubai, UAE (2017/02/17 - 2017/02/18)
Conference (President of the Organising Committee)
 Emirates Osteopathic Association , United Arab Emirates
2013/09/27 - 2013/09/29 International Conference of Osteopathic Medicine, 27th – 29th September 2013 in Pescara, Italy. (2013/09/27 - 2013/09/29)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Foundation COME Collaboration, Italy
2010/05/28 - 2010/05/30 International Conference on Advances in Osteopathic Research, organised by the Italian College of Osteopathic Medicine and British College of Osteopathic Medicine on the 28th-30th May 2010 in Milan, Italy. (2010/05/28 - 2010/05/30)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 British College of Naturopathy and Osteopathy, United Kingdom
2008/09/05 - 2008/09/08 Osteopathic Learning and Practice conference and the International Conference on Advances in Osteopathic Research, organised by the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine and British College of Osteopathic Medicine on the 5-7th September 2008 in Bradenton, Florida, USA. (2008/09/05 - 2008/09/08)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine - Bradenton Campus, United States

British College of Naturopathy and Osteopathy, United Kingdom
2008/02/01 - 2008/02/03 Osteopathic Research Conference, Osteopathy 2008 and Osteopathic Learning and Practice – a global future (2008/02/01 - 2008/02/03)
Congress (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 General Osteopathic Council, United Kingdom

University College of Osteopathy, United Kingdom

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2025/10/10 Efetividade do tratamento manipulativo osteopático combinado a exercícios e Mulligan na dor e incapacidade em pacientes com cefaleia cervicogênica: um ensaio controlado aleatorizado pragmático de superioridade
(Thesis) Arguer
 Paula Oliveira Esteves (PhD)
Centro Universitário Augusto Motta, Brazil
2024/10/03 Contribuições do Enativismo na Compreensão Da Osteopatia como Racionalidade Terapêutica
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Jacson Nesi (PhD)
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2023/06/02 Efeitos do Tratamento Manipulativo Osteopático na Hemodinâmica de Gestantes no Terceiro Trimestre: Coorte Prospectiva
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Maria Luísa Arruda Correia (PhD)
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Brazil

Instituto Fernandes Figueira, Brazil
2022/07/07 Efeitos do Tratamento Manipulativo Osteopático combinado com Tratamento Fisioterapêutico em Adultos com Sequelas Pós-Covid-19: Ensaio Clínico Aleatorizado Pragmático
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Cúri (PhD)
Centro Universitário Augusto Motta, Brazil
2021 Membro de aproximadamente 100 júris de avaliação do mestrado de osteopatia entre 2021 e 2025
President of the jury
 vários (Master)
Malta ICOM Educational Ltd, Malta
2016 Membro de aproximadamente 150 júris de avaliação do mestrado de osteopatia entre 2010 e 2016
President of the jury
 vários (Master)
University College of Osteopathy, United Kingdom

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024 - Current Entropy MDPI
2022 - Current Frontiers in Neurology
2020 - Current Frontiers in Psychology
2015 - Current Journal of Neurological Sciences Elsevier
2013 - Current International Journal of Educational Policy Research and Review
2013 - Current BMC Medical Education BioMed Central
2013 - Current PLOS ONE
2013 - Current Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
2012 - Current Advances in Health Sciences Education Springer
2011 - Current European Journal of Integrative Medicine Elsevier
2011 - Current Chiropractic & Manual Therapies BioMed Central
2006 - Current Musculoskeletal Science and Practice Elsevier
2006 - Current International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, Elsevier

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2025/03/05 - Current Society for Interdisciplinary Placebo Studies Membro
2017 - Current Associação Independente de Osteopatia Membro do Conselho Científico
2001 - Current UK Higher Education Academy Fellow

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2021/10/01 - 2024/02/28 Malta Council for Professions Complementary to Medicine - osteopathy subcommittee
Member
 Council for Professions Complementary to Medicine, Malta
2013 - 2019 Conselho Técnico-Científico
Member
 École Supérieure d’Ostéopathie, France
2013 - 2019 Conselho Técnico-Científico
Member
 Osteopathie Schule Deutschland, Germany
2011 - 2012 Commission for Osteopathic Research, Practice and Promotion, Belgium Member of External Board of Scientific Counsellors
Member
2000 - 2011 Higher Education Academy – Health Sciences and Practice, Kings College, London, UK Subject Adviser for Osteopathy
Advisor / Consultant
 King's College London, United Kingdom
2003 - 2010 National Council for Osteopathic Research, London, UK - Member: representative of Oxford Brookes University
Member
 General Osteopathic Council, United Kingdom
2003 - 2010 Member of Principal Lecturers in Learning and Teaching Committee
Member
 Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2014 - 2016 Examinador Externo, Osteopatia Istituto Superiore di Osteopatia, Italy
2013 - 2016 Director académico Instituto de Técnicas da Saúde, Portugal
2012 - 2016 Examinador Externo, Osteopatia École Supérieure d’Ostéopathie, France
2015 - 2015 Proposta do 1º Ciclo de Estudos em Osteopatia da Escola Superior de Saúde Jean Piaget de Vila Nova de Gaia submetida à A3ES, tendo sido aprovada Escola Superior de Saúde Jean Piaget de Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
2015 - 2015 Proposta do 1º Ciclo de Estudos em Osteopatia da Escola Superior de Saúde Jean Piaget de Algarve submetida à A3ES, tendo sido aprovada. Escola Superior de Saúde Jean Piaget de Algarve, Portugal
2010 - 2015 Examinador Externo, Osteopatia Institut Dauphine d'Ostéopathie, France
2012 - 2014 Revisor programa osteopatia - Istituto Superiore di Osteopatia (ISO), Milão Bucks New University School of Community Health Education and Social Care, United Kingdom
2002 - 2013 Examinador Externo, Osteopatia (overseas applicants) General Osteopathic Council, United Kingdom
2012 - 2012 Desenvolvimento de mestrado em osteopatia Sri Sri University, India
2006 - 2012 Examinador Externo, Osteopatia Middlesex University, United Kingdom

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022 - Current Raciocínio clínico; Dissertação; Neurobiologia da dor; Cuidados de saúde centrados na pessoa (person-centred care); Processamento preditivo, cérebro bayesiano, inferência ativa e enativismo MSc Osteopathy (Master) Metropolia Ammattikorkeakoulu, Finland
2021 - Current Avaliação e tratamento osteopático; Raciocínio clínico; Integração clínica; Investigação e dissertação; Neurociência; Neurobiologia da dor; Ética, deontologia e profissionalismo; Comunicação em saúde; Cuidados de saúde centrados na pessoa (person-centred care); Complexidade e incerteza clínica; Processamento preditivo, cérebro bayesiano, inferência ativa e enativismo; Saúde pública e epidemiologia Master of Osteopathy (Master) Malta ICOM Educational Ltd, Malta
2021 - Current Avaliação e tratamento osteopático; Raciocínio clínico; Integração clínica; Investigação e dissertação; Neurobiologia da dor; Ética, deontologia e profissionalismo; Comunicação em saúde; Cuidados de saúde centrados na pessoa (person-centred care) BSc (Hons) Osteopathy (Bachelor) Malta ICOM Educational Ltd, Malta
2018 - 2020 Avaliação e tratamento osteopático; Raciocínio clínico; Neurobiologia da dor; Cuidados de saúde centrados na pessoa (person-centred care) Master Osteopatia (Master Universitario) Universidad Camilo José Cela Centro Universitario de Tecnología y Arte Digital, Spain
2018 - 2019 Princípios e filosofia da osteopatia e das profissões de saúde; Avaliação e tratamento osteopático; Raciocínio clínico; Integração clínica Pós-graduação em osteopatia (Pós-Graduação) Escola Superior de Educação Jean Piaget em Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
2016 - 2019 Princípios e filosofia da osteopatia e das profissões de saúde; Avaliação e tratamento osteopático; Raciocínio clínico; Segurança cliníca; Neurobiologia da dor; Ética, deontologia e profissionalismo Licenciatura em Osteopatia (Licenciatura) Escola Superior de Saúde Jean Piaget de Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

Escola Superior de Saúde Jean Piaget de Algarve, Portugal
2012 - 2016 Raciocínio clínico; Investigação e dissertação; Neurociência; Cuidados de saúde centrados na pessoa (person-centred care); Complexidade e incerteza clínica Professional Doctorate in Osteopathy (Doctor of Philosophy) University of Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
2011 - 2016 Raciocínio clínico; Investigação e dissertação; Neurobiologia da dor MSc in Osteopathy (Master) University of Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
2010 - 2016 Investigação e dissertação; Neurociência e neurologia; Neurobiologia da dor MOst - Master of Osteopathy (Master) University College of Osteopathy, United Kingdom
2007 - 2010 Princípios e filosofia da osteopatia e das profissões de saúde; Avaliação e tratamento osteopático; Raciocínio clínico; Integração clínica; Investigação e dissertação; Neurociência e neurologia; Neurobiologia da dor; Ética, deontologia e profissionalismo MOst - Master of Osteopathy (Master) Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom
1999 - 2010 Princípios e filosofia da osteopatia e das profissões de saúde; Avaliação e tratamento osteopático; Raciocínio clínico; Integração clínica; Investigação e dissertação; Neurociência e neurologia; Orientação de estágios clínicos; Ética, deontologia e profissionalismo BSc (Hons) Osteopathy (Bachelor) Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2017 - 2019 Presidente da Comissão de avaliação externa de licenciatura em osteopatia Høyskolen Kristiania School of Health Sciences, Norway
2017/02 - 2017/02 Vogal da Comissão de avaliação externa do mestrado em osteopatia
Specialist
 Université de Sherbrooke, Canada
2015 - 2017 Vogal da Comissão de avaliação externa e acreditação de licenciaturas em osteopatia
Specialist
 Malta Further and Higher Education Agency, Malta
2005 - 2016 Vogal de várias comissões de avaliação externa de licenciaturas e mestrados em osteopatia no Reino Unido - British School of Osteopathy/University of Bedfordshire; Swansea University; Leeds Beckett University; London School of Osteopathy/Anglia Ruskin University; NESCOT/University of Surrey
Specialist
 Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, United Kingdom General Osteopathic Council
2011 - 2013 Vogal da Comissão de avaliação externa de licenciatura e mestrado em osteopatia
Specialist
 Nederlands-Vlaamse Accreditatieorganisatie, Netherlands

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2020 - 2022 Frontiers in Psychology Co-Editor Special Research Topic “Enactivism and Active Inference in the Therapeutic Alliance”

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2021 - 2022 Vogal em três processos para a Atribuição do Título de Especialista em Osteopatia na Escola Superior de Saúde (IPPorto) do Instituto Politécnico do Porto. Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2011 Outstanding People Award
University College of Osteopathy, United Kingdom
2010 International Conference on Advances in Osteopathic Research Experienced Researcher Award
Elsevier BV, Netherlands

Title

2017 Professor Honorário
University College of Osteopathy, United Kingdom
2017 Membro Honorário
2004 Teaching Fellowship
Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom

Other distinction

2004 National Teaching Fellowship Scheme (NTFS): nominated in the category ‘Rising Stars’
Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom