NMM/OMT
Danielle Cooley, DO; James Bailey, DO; and Richard Jermyn, DO
Chronic low back pain (cLBP) is the second leading cause of disability in the United States, with significant physical and financial implications. Development of a multifaceted treatment plan that is cost effective and optimizes patients’ ability to function on a daily basis requires data; among the needed data points is a cost comparison of osteopathic manipulative treatment vs standard care for patients with cLBP. To that end, the authors conducted a prospective, observational study of 146 patients over 4 months with either standard care or standard care plus osteopathic manipulative treatment, quantifying patients’ pain scale responses as well as cost data for all associated interventions during the study period.
NMM/OMT
Michael McAree, OMS II; Alexis Dunn, OMS II; Jared Furtado, OMS II; Clinton Timmerman, OMS II; Zachary Winchell, OMS II; Radhika Rani, OMS II; Jennifer Farah, OMS II; and Lauren J. Crispino, OMS II
In this narrative literature review, the authors identify relationships between Alzheimer disease and blood brain barrier (BBB) breakdown, the response of the BBB to increased cerebral blood flow and shear stress, and the impact of osteopathic cranial manipulative medicine on cerebrovascular hemodynamics.
Medical Education
Linda S. Mintle, MSW, PhD; Clark F. Greer, MA, PhD; and Lauren E. Russo, OMS II
Emotional intelligence (EI) is critical for physician leadership. Researchers assessed the EI of medical students throughout their preclinical years to identify core competencies of emotional intelligence that could be enhanced.