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Evaluation of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment by Electromyography

Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1992
Low back pain patients were treated four times with manipulation treatment. Effectiveness of treatment was examined by surface EMG using integration and power spectrum analysis. There was an increase in median frequency after initial treatment. IEMG showed changes after manipulative treatment.
Steiner, Guzelsu, Hun
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Carpal tunnel dimensions following osteopathic manipulation utilizing dorsal carpal arch muscle energy: a pilot study

Journal of Osteopathic Medicine
Context Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common entrapment neuropathy. When mild to moderate in severity, nonoperative treatments including osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) have been found to be effective. Studies have been carried out to
Lilian Zhan, Juanita Brown, Sharon Gustowski, P. Davis, Mario Loomis   +4 more
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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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A novel simulation enhanced education for osteopathic manipulation of hospitalized patients

Journal of Osteopathic Medicine
Context Simulation-based medical education (SBME) is a method for enhancing learner skill prior to initiating care for real patients. Although the use of SBME continues to grow, there is limited data on simulations related to osteopathic medical training.
Andrew P Eilerman, Gianna Libonate, Sophia Pothen, Melissa Rudie, Shirley Zardoost, Briana Donaldson, Brad Gable   +6 more
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Cannabimimetic effects of osteopathic manipulative treatment.

The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, 2005
Endogenous cannabinoids activate cannabinoid receptors in the brain and elicit mood-altering effects. Parallel effects (eg, anxiolysis, analgesia, sedation) may be elicited by osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT), and previous research has shown that the endorphin system is not responsible for OMT's mood-altering effects.
John Scotter, Andrea Giuffrida, John M. McPartland, Richard E. Musty, Jeremy King, Evelyn Skinner   +5 more
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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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Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in the Management of Biliary Dyskinesia

Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 2014
Abstract Biliary dyskinesia is a functional gastrointestinal disorder of the gallbladder and sphincter of Oddi. Diagnosis is made on the basis of symptoms of biliary colic in the absence of cholelithiasis and gallbladder inflammation. Palpatory findings of tissue texture changes at midthoracic levels (T6-T9) may correspond to visceral ...
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Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Consultations for Hospitalized Patients

Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 2019
Abstract Context Although osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) is predominantly known for its benefits in improving musculoskeletal pain, many studies have examined the effects of OMT on hospitalized patients with a variety of conditions, showing improved outcomes in conditions such as pneumonia ...
Vivian J. Levy, Amy Haskins, Christina Holt   +2 more
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Effect of osteopathic visceral manipulation for individuals with functional constipation and chronic nonspecific low back pain: Randomized controlled trial.

Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies, 2023
Walkyria Vilas Boas Fernandes, F. Politti, C. Blanco, Paulo Roberto Garcia Lucareli, Cid André Fidelis de Paula Gomes, F. I. Corrêa, J. Corrêa   +6 more
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