# **Overview** There are an increasing number of systematic reviews being published that report on osteopathic practice. This study will utilise a scoping review methodology to identify published systematic reviews. The scoping review will synthesise what is known about osteopathic care as described in systematic reviews. The review will inform stakeholders about the role of osteopathic care in the health system and provide recommendations for future research. The findings will be submitted for peer-review publication. # **Methodology** This scoping review will follow the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology for scoping reviews <https://wiki.jbi.global/display/MANUAL/Chapter+11%3A+Scoping+reviews><br> Databases will be searched from January 2000 to the search date. The following databases will be searched and the search terms and structure amended as per individual database requirements: * MEDLINE (PubMed) * CINAHL (EBSCO) * Scopus * Web of Science * PEDro * Osteopathic Research Web * AMED * Index to Chiropractic Literature * Osteopathic Medicine Digital Repository (OSTMED.DR) # **Protocol paper** The protocol paper for this scoping review has been submitted to Musculoskeletal Care (<https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15570681>) on X.