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May 2026 Vol. 126, No. 5

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NMM/OMT

Short-term benefits of osteopathic manipulative treatment for chronic low back pain: systematic review and meta-analysis

Madison Sheppard, BS, MS; Katie Blades, BS, MS; Jad Kabbara, BS; Arden Bui, BS; and Jan Hendryx, DO
Chronic low back pain (CLBP) remains a leading cause of disability and healthcare spending, with roughly 1 in 10 adults reporting persistent pain that limits activity and work participation. Contemporary guidelines emphasize multimodal, nonpharmacologic care and caution against early pharmacologic escalation given modest average benefits and dose-related harms. The objective of this study is to deliver precise, clinically interpretable short-term estimates of OMT’s benefits and harms for CLBP to inform guideline-concordant care and to guide future comparative-effectiveness trials.
Letters to the Editor

Refining surgical risk assessment: the importance of separating cardiac and non-cardiac surgical cohorts

William Davis, BS
General

A crisis within the physician shortage in the United States: the need for consistent 12-week paid parental leave

Kali Chiriboga, DO, MBA
Parental leave policies for physicians in the United States remain inconsistent and inadequate, despite growing recognition of their critical role in supporting families’ well-being and retention in the workplace. This review and policy proposal highlights the unique challenges faced by physicians and the urgent need for targeted federal and state-level policy interventions to advance paid parental leave and improve the physician workforce sustainability in the United States.

Proposed Amendments to AOA Governance Documents

View the proposed amendments to the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) Governance Documents, which will be presented at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates on July 17-19, 2026.

AOIA State of Digital Health in Osteopathic Practice Survey

AOIA (American Osteopathic Information Association) is surveying the landscape to understand how digital health tools—such as AI, telehealth, and workflow automation—are being adopted across osteopathic practice. Your insights will help identify the barriers DOs face and ensure that innovation reflects real-world practice—not guesswork. Share your perspective and shape the future of medicine.

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Gas gangrene of the great toe identified on radiograph

Representative anteroposterior radiograph of the right foot demonstrates (A) extensive soft tissue gas and (B) cortical irregularity and destruction of the distal tuft of the first distal phalanx, consistent with gas gangrene and osteomyelitis. Read more