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Public Health and Primary Care

Anatomy-based approach to the thyroid examination

Olivia C. Matz, MSA; Hannah C. Gustafson, MSA, MSBS; and Jose Figueroa, DO, FAOCPMR, FAAPMR
In this article, the authors discuss a modified anatomy-based neck and thyroid examination that allows for a more comprehensive evaluation.
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Medical Education

Establishing a baseline for multilingual capabilities of medical students at the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Vraj Tripathi, BS; Samuel J. Wisniewski, MS; Jacob Rowan, DO; and Katherine Ruger, EdD
The authors surveyed Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine medical students to assess their language proficiencies with two goals in mind: (1) to develop medical school curriculum that could leverage their language proficiencies; and (2) to encourage student placement within diverse communities throughout the state of Michigan where these physicians-in-training speak or understand the language of the local community to better serve those patients.
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Letters to the Editor

Response to “Osteopathic manipulative techniques in the treatment of vestibular dizziness not related to the cervical spine”

Yasir Rehman, MD, MSc; Jonathon Kirsch, DO; and Karen T. Snider, DO
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Musculoskeletal Medicine and Pain

Retrospective analysis of whole-body cryotherapy adverse effects in Division I collegiate athletes

Emily A. Kelly, BS; Nazilla Seyed Forootan, MD; Jake X. Checketts, DO; Austin Frank, MS, ATC; and Christopher L. Tangen, DO
This study aims to provide insight to any adverse effects that collegiate athletes experienced after utilizing whole-body cryotherapy to better utilize this therapeutic modality.
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Letters to the Editor

The first step to strengthening graduate level osteopathic education: a national review

Robert A. Cain, DO, FACOI, FAODME
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Letters to the Editor

Ensuring adequate power: the importance of statistically significant results in osteopathic research

Amanda DiSabato, DO
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Behavioral Health

Beyond burnout: a four-year survey of osteopathic medical student mental health and the implications for the development of wellness and mental health programs

Alyse Folino Ley, DO; Joan J. Han, DO; Emma Hare, DO; Alla Sikorskii, PhD; John R. Taylor, PsyD; Arpon Shahed, DO; and Celia Guro, PhD
The aim of this study was to better understand the emergence and prevalence of burnout and psychiatric symptoms in osteopathic medical students.
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Musculoskeletal Medicine and Pain

Evaluating the underreporting of patient-reported outcomes in carpal tunnel syndrome randomized controlled trials

Chase Ladd, BS; Samuel M. Jacobsen, BS; Kelsey Snider, MM; Rigel Bacani, BA, BS; Cody Hillman, BS; Samuel Shepard, BS; Benjamin Heigle, BS; Ryan Ottwell, DO; Micah Hartwell, PhD; and Matt Vassar, PhD
The authors evaluate the reporting completeness of patient-reported outcomes within the literature concerning carpal tunnel syndrome utilizing the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials Patient-Reported Outcomes (CONSORT-PRO) extension.
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Pediatrics

Person-centered language and pediatric ADHD research: a cross-sectional examination of stigmatizing language within medical literature

Kristyn Robling, BS; Caitlin Cosby, BS; Gunner Parent, BS; Swapnil Gajjar, BS; Tessa Chesher, DO; Michael Baxter, DO; and Micah Hartwell, PhD
The goal of this study is to quantify the adherence to person-centered language among ADHD-related journal publications utilizing a cross-sectional study design.
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NMM/OMT

Osteopathic manipulative treatment of patients with chronic low back pain in the United States: a retrospective cohort study

John C. Licciardone, DO, MS, MBA, FACPM; Samuel Moore, BS; Kassidy Fix, BS; Lillian Gowen Blair, MS; and Khanh Ta, BS
This study analyzes the factors associated with OMT use and its outcomes when integrated within the overall medical care for chronic low back pain provided by osteopathic physicians in the United States.
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Letters to the Editor

Osteopathic manipulative techniques in the treatment of vestibular dizziness not related to the cervical spine

Gerard Alvarez, PhD, MSc, PT, DO; Sergi Lucas, MSc, PT, DO; and Sònia Roura, MSc, PT, DO
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Medical Education

Barriers to research opportunities among osteopathic medical students

Angela Ho, BS; Alyssa Auerbach, DO; Jantzen J. Faulkner, BS; Satvinder K. Guru, BA; Amber Lee, MS; and David Manna, PhD
The authors assess the barriers that osteopathic medical students face when seeking research opportunities, identify resources currently available to osteopathic medical students at their respective schools, and investigate factors that contribute to an osteopathic medical student’s desire to pursue research opportunities.
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Clinical Image

Superficial spreading melanoma within a nevus spilus

Jennifer Racanelli, DO; Mairead Moloney, BS; and Louis Siegel, DO, FAAD
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NMM/OMT

Does the osteopathic pedal pump reduce lower limb volume in healthy subjects?

Jill S. Adams, BS; Sahil H. Parikh, BS; Brandon J. Goodwin, BA; and Donald R. Noll, DO, FACOI
Lymphatic treatments are gentle and passive techniques believed to enhance movement of lymph back into the central circulatory system. Animal studies provide supportive evidence, yet there are few studies in humans. The study investigates whether the osteopathic pedal pump protocol reduces volume in the lower limbs of healthy subjects.
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General

Glucocorticoid use in rheumatoid arthritis patients and the onset of pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Kawther N. Elsouri, BS, MS; Vania Arboleda, BS; Lynn Basbous, BS; Samantha Heiser, BS, MS; Dylon P. Collins, BS; Philip Ragusa, BS; Courney Baxter, BS; Dominick Cabrera, BS, MS; Tanisha Akhand, BS; Evan Stermer, BS, MS; Kiran Sharma, BS; Charmaine Seguro, BS, MS; Patrick Hardigan, PhD; Marc Kesselman, DO; and Michelle Demory Beckler, PhD
The goal of this study was to systematically review and statistically analyze pooled data documenting pneumonia as an adverse event in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients on disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) as a monotherapy vs RA patients on DMARDs and glucocorticoids as combination therapy.
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Musculoskeletal Medicine and Pain

Structural abnormalities and osteopathic considerations in primary immunodeficiencies

Marija J. Rowane, DO; Meghan A. Callahan, BS; Jason E. Schend, DO; Michael P. Rowane, DO, MS, FAAFP, FAAO; and Robert W. Hostoffer, DO, LhD, MSMEd, FACOP, FAAP, FCCP, FACOI
In this case report, the authors describe the first concise osteopathic examination of an immunodeficient patient with a phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase regulatory subunit 1 (PIK3R1) mutation and provide a review of musculoskeletal abnormalities found in more common primary immunodeficiencies.
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NMM/OMT

Enabling health potential: exploring nonlinear and complex results of osteopathic manual medicine through complex systems theory

Leslie M. Ching, DO; Bruce A. Benjamin, PhD; Edward G. Stiles, DO; and Harriet H. Shaw, DO
In this paper, complex systems theory is explored as a paradigm to understand how the body works, how it breaks down biomechanically and physiologically, how disease states can be viewed from a systems perspective, and how osteopathic manipulative medicine may interact with the complex adaptive system of the body to change entrenched neurologic patterns and improve patients’ potential for health.
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General

The presence of person-centered language in orthopedic-related amputation research: a cross-sectional analysis

Arjun K. Reddy, BA; Grayson R. Norris, BS; Rob Nayfa, BS; Nicholas B. Sajjadi, BS; Jake X. Checketts, DO; Jared T. Scott, DO; and Micah Hartwell, PhD
Amputations are routine in orthopedics, specifically during trauma and when patients have recurrent surgical site infections. When undergoing amputations, patients must combat the psychosocial factors associated with the loss of an extremity, including stigmatization. This study analyzes the presence of person-centered language within amputation-related orthopedic publications in the top orthopedic journals.
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