Use of Osteopathic Counterstrain for Postoperative Incisional Pain Following Minimally Invasive Surgery: A Case Report

Alexander Ponce, Alexander D Gendreau, Sahana R Padumane, Spencer Hays, Mark H Smith

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DOI: 10.7759/cureus.117101
Published: 2026-09-28
Container: Cureus
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.7759/cureus.117101,
  title = {Use of Osteopathic Counterstrain for Postoperative Incisional Pain Following Minimally Invasive Surgery: A Case Report},
  author = {Alexander Ponce and Alexander D Gendreau and Sahana R Padumane and Spencer Hays and Mark H Smith},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Cureus},
  doi = {10.7759/cureus.117101},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.117101}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Use of Osteopathic Counterstrain for Postoperative Incisional Pain Following Minimally Invasive Surgery: A Case Report
AU  - Alexander Ponce
AU  - Alexander D Gendreau
AU  - Sahana R Padumane
AU  - Spencer Hays
AU  - Mark H Smith
PY  - 2026
JO  - Cureus
DO  - 10.7759/cureus.117101
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Ponce, A., Gendreau, A. D., Padumane, S. R., Hays, S., & Smith, M. H. (2026). Use of Osteopathic Counterstrain for Postoperative Incisional Pain Following Minimally Invasive Surgery: A Case Report. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.117101

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