Latest Issue

May 2021 Vol. 121, No. 5

View the entire issue
Latest Articles
Clinical Image

Orange palpebral spots

Stacey Blannett, MS, OMS III; Shane M. Swink, DO, MS; and Stephen M. Purcell, DO
AOA Communication

Official Call: 2021 Annual Business Meeting of the American Osteopathic Association

Thomas L. Ely, DO; Ray L. Morrison, DO; and David L. Broder, DO
This is the Official Call for the 2021 Annual Business Meeting of the Board of Trustees and Annual House of Delegates (HOD) of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) to be held July 12–18, 2021.
NMM/OMT

Cost comparison of osteopathic manipulative treatment for patients with chronic low back pain

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.

JOM Employs Double Blind Peer Review

JOM now utilizes double blind peer review for all manuscript submissions, so that authors and reviewers remain anonymous to one another. This method can reduce bias, and we undertook the change to demonstrate our commitment to the most thorough, fair, equitable, impartial, and timely iteration of peer review possible. Look for our upcoming Editorial in the May issue of JOM to learn more about our entire peer review process!

Journal of Osteopathic Medicine launches inaugural issues

Journal of Osteopathic Medicine (JOM) – known for 119 years as the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association – published its inaugural issue in January 2021. Learn how the osteopathic medical profession’s journal of record has been refreshed and refocused by reading the introductory Editorial from Dr. Ross Zafonte, JOM’s Editor in Chief; a Q&A with Melissa Schmidt, JOM’s Director; and an announcement from AOA President Dr. Thomas Ely and CEO Dr. Kevin Klauer.

  • Most Read
  1. Activation of the cholinergic antiinflammatory reflex by occipitoatlantal decompression and transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation
  2. Abnormal vascular physiology in the lower extremities as a risk factor for ischemic stroke and mortality
  3. Antidepressant Discontinuation Syndrome: A Common But Underappreciated Clinical Problem
  4. Mindfulness based waiting room intervention for osteopathic manipulation patients: a pilot randomized controlled trial
  5. Two manual therapy techniques for management of lumbar radiculopathy: a randomized clinical trial
Clinical Image

Giant cell arteritis of the uterus

Computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis in this 76-year-old woman who presented to the emergency room with persistent fever showed a 3.8 cm collection of complex fluid or soft tissue (arrows) within the uterine endometrium. Read more