My research bridges clinical practice, education, and scholarly inquiry, with a focus on manual therapy, biopsychosocial frameworks, and evidence-informed decision-making. I have published in areas including practitioners’ perceptions of pain, validity of palpation methods, shared decision-making in osteopathy, and attitudes to guidelines in low back pain care.
Below you will find a curated selection of peer-reviewed articles and projects that reflect my commitment to translating research into better practice, better outcomes, and integrative healthcare that respects both body and mind.
Selected Publications by Dévan Rajendran
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Alexander N, Rastelli A, Webb T, Rajendran D (2020). The validity of lumbo-pelvic landmark palpation by manual practitioners: A systematic review. International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine.
This review evaluates how reliably manual practitioners can identify lumbo-pelvic landmarks using palpation versus imaging. -
Abrosimoff M, Rajendran D (2019). “Tell me your story” – How osteopaths apply the BPS model when managing low back pain. Journal of Osteopathic Medicine.
Monica and I published this is qualitative study that explores osteopaths’ real-world use of the biopsychosocial model when working with low back pain. -
Rajendran D, Beazley J, Bright P (2019). Shared decision making by United Kingdom osteopathic students: An observational study using the OPTION-12 instrument. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, 27:42.
Jane, Phil and I investigated how UK osteopathic students engage in shared decision making with patients, based on a validated measurement tool. -
Figg-Latham J, Rajendran D (2017). Quiet dissent: The attitudes, beliefs and behaviours of UK osteopaths who reject low back pain guidance – A qualitative study. Manual Therapy.
Joanna and I published a qualitative work looks into why some UK osteopaths express resistance or scepticism toward guideline recommendations for low back pain. -
Rajendran D, Bright P, Bettles S, Carnes D, Mullinger B (2012). What puts the adverse in ‘adverse events’? Patients’ perceptions of post-treatment experiences in osteopathy – A qualitative study using focus groups. Manual Therapy, 17(4):305–11.
This team published a study using focus groups to understand how patients interpret and report side effects or adverse events after manual therapy.
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To read my research profile and see a full list of my publications, please go to Research Gate and Google Scholar
Selection of my Podium presentations:
- IX International Medical Congress ASTAOR, Moscow, April 2025, Is it impingement or can we modify it?
- VIII International Medical Congress ASTAOR, Moscow, April 2024, Subacromial Impingement – is it time to update the concept?
- Institute of Osteopathy Conference; London, November 2019, Pain from a BPS approach
- Formthotics Conference, 2018, Moscow, Lower Limb Biomechanics – research based
- Formthotics Conference, 2017, Moscow, Biomechanics and foot pain – research based
- Institute of Osteopathy Conference, 2017, Hip Impingement – current research evidence for diagnosis and management
- Queen Mary University of London, 2016, Sports Injury and Management MSc Module, ‘Adverse events from manual therapy’ – research synthesis
- Institute of Osteopathy Conference, 2015, ‘Anxiety and Stress, simple psychological techniques to assist patients’
- ICROM, Ghent, Belgium, 24th October 2015; Inaugural Keynote address “Stargazing; are we astronomers or astrologists?”
- ICOAR 10, Sao Paulo Brazil, November 2014: ‘Does muscle compliance predict low back pain? A small scale blinded electro-myotonometric study’
- Institute of Osteopathy Conference, 2014, ‘Knees: Current approaches to diagnosis and conservative management’
- ESO Research Event, 2011. ‘Pelvic bony landmarks: How reliably can we palpate these?’
- Lausanne, Switzerland, 2010. ‘Osteopathic assessment of the shoulder, reliability and validity of our clinical tests’