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Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine and the Athlete

Current Sports Medicine Reports, 2008
Osteopathic medicine is among the fastest-growing sectors of health care. By the year 2020, it is projected that approximately 100,000 doctors of osteopathic medicine will be practicing in the United States. Despite its growing popularity, osteopathic medicine is not as widely understood as traditional medicine, also known as allopathic medicine ...
P, Gunnar Brolinson, Sarah M G, McGinley, Shawn, Kerger   +2 more
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Billing and Coding for Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment

Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 2009
Abstract Some osteopathic physicians are not properly reimbursed by insurance companies after providing osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) to their patients. Common problems associated with lack of reimbursements include insurers bundling OMT with the standard evaluation and management service and confusing OMT with chiropractic ...
Karen T, Snider, Douglas J, Jorgensen
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Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment

Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet, 2016
Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) can be used to treat a variety of conditions, most notably low back pain. This article provides an overview of OMT and the physicians who practice it.
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Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment and Breastfeeding

Clinical Lactation, 2020
ObjectiveOsteopathic physicians, or doctors of osteopathic medicine (DOs), routinely counsel patients on the clinical benefits of breastfeeding in their capacity as medical doctors. However, when a mother presents with a complaint of feeding difficulty in her newborn, osteopathic physicians are uniquely equipped to assess and treat the infant with ...
Kari Beth Watts, Meredith Lagouros
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An osteopathic approach to manipulation

1990
Manipulation is only part of the armamentarium of the osteopathic physician. It is important, therefore, to place manipulation into context on the main osteopathic theme, which is that health and disease depend to a large extent on the structural integrity of the body, that when the body has a normal framework it will remain healthy, but if the ...
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Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in Pregnant Women

Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 2012
Abstract Pregnant women experience extensive physiologic and structural changes during pregnancy that affect their daily functioning. The addition of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) to the standard care of pregnant women has been hypothesized to enhance homeostasis and improve quality of life as the body adapts to these changes.
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Resolution of Dacryostenosis After Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment

Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 2015
Abstract Dacryostenosis is an obstruction of the nasolacrimal duct and is the most common cause of epiphora and ocular discharge in newborns. Whereas most cases resolve spontaneously, invasive treatment may become necessary if symptoms persist past age 6 to 12 months.
Theresa E, Apoznanski, Reem, Abu-Sbaih, Michael J, Terzella, Sheldon, Yao   +3 more
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Best uses of osteopathic manipulation.

The Journal of family practice, 2017
With the growing number of DOs and the high utilization of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT), it is important for all physicians to understand the role OMT can play in the treatment of conditions ranging from low back pain to irritable bowel syndrome so that patients may be offered, or referred for, the treatment when appropriate.
Andrew H, Slattengren, Tanner, Nissly, Jodi, Blustin, Andrew, Bader, Erin, Westfall   +4 more
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When to consider osteopathic manipulation.

The Journal of family practice, 2010
Consider osteopathic manipulation for low back pain that has not responded to customary care, and other musculoskeletal pain such as headache or neck pain.
Sarah, Cole, Jeremy, Reed
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Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment and Vertigo: A Pilot Study

PM&R, 2010
ObjectiveTo assess the safety and feasibility of studying osteopathic manipulative treatment and its potential effectiveness for patients with vertigo.DesignA nonrandomized pilot study.SettingOutpatient clinic affiliated with a teaching hospital and osteopathic medical school.PatientsThe subjects were older than 18 years of age, with the diagnosis of ...
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