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Musculoskeletal Medicine and Pain

Effect of osteopathic manipulative treatment and Bio-Electro-Magnetic Energy Regulation (BEMER) therapy on generalized musculoskeletal neck pain in adults

Genevieve M. Palmer, BS; Nicholas Dominick, DO, PharmD; Melissa Kane, DO, MBS; Sawyer Bawek, DO; Blake Burch, DO, PharmD; Taylor Sanders, MS; Davong Phrathep, MS; Nicole Myers, DO, MS; and Santiago Lorenzo, PhD, MS, MS
The objectives of this study are to investigate the individual and combined effects of osteopathic manipulative treatment and Bio-Electro-Magnetic Energy Regulation (BEMER) therapy on neck pain in adults.
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NMM/OMT

Augmentation of immune response to vaccinations through osteopathic manipulative treatment: a study of procedure

Jesus Sanchez, Jr., DO, MSPHE, MA; Eric S. Martinez, BS; Brian Loveless, DO; Julieanne P. Sees, DO, MBA; Joseph Zammuto, DO; Hendrik Szurmant, PhD; Sebastien Fuchs, MD, PhD; Paula Crone, DO; and Robert Hostoffer, DO, LhD, MBA, MSMEd
This article describes a proposed protocol to evaluate the effects of osteopathic manipulative treatment on antibody generation in the peripheral circulation in response to a vaccine and its possible use in the augmentation of various vaccines.
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Pediatrics

Effects of osteopathic manipulative treatment on children with plagiocephaly in the context of current pediatric practice: a retrospective chart review study

Hollis H. King, PhD, DO; Julie Mai, DO; Mary Anne Morelli Haskell, DO; Kimberly Wolf, DO; and Megan Sweeney, MPH
This retrospective chart review investigated the effects of osteopathic manipulative treatment at restoring a more symmetrical cranial bone configuration in children with deformational plagiocephaly.
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NMM/OMT

Transrectal osteopathic manipulation treatment for chronic coccydynia: feasibility, acceptability and patient-oriented outcomes in a quality improvement project

Bobby Nourani, DO; Derek Norton, MS; William Kuchera, DO; and David Rabago, MD
The authors aimed to conduct a quality improvement study to explore the feasibility, acceptability, and clinical effects of transrectal osteopathic manipulative treatment for chronic coccydynia in a primary care setting.
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Public Health and Primary Care

Telehealth in opioid use disorder treatment: policy considerations for expanding access to care

Auguste Niyibizi, DO, MBA; Arman Haveric, BA; and Giselle Irio, DO
This commentary aims to provide safe and pragmatic suggestions to lawmakers in the realm of telehealth policy, with a specific focus on opioid use disorder treatment.
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Clinical Image

Green nail syndrome in a teenager

Curtis Perz, BS; Shane M. Swink, DO, MS; and Michele Khurana, MD
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Medical Education

An analysis of osteopathic medical students applying to surgical residencies following transition to a single graduate medical education accreditation system

Tyler K. Williamson, DO; Victor H. Martinez, BS; Desiree E. Ojo, MPH; Christian B. Allen, BS; Roberto Fernandez, BS; Jason Larson, BS; Martin Timoney, PhD; and Julieanne P. Sees, DO, MBA, FAOAO, FAOA, FAAOS
The goal of this study is to analyze the match outcomes and characteristics of osteopathic applicants applying to surgical specialties following the ACGME transition.
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Public Health and Primary Care

The evolution of type 2 diabetes management: glycemic control and beyond with SGLT-2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists

Thomas C. Serowik, BS, and Kevin M. Pantalone, DO, FACE
The aim of this article is to provide a broad overview of the various clinical trials and analyses that have led to current diabetes management guidelines, and ultimately, help guide primary care physicians in selecting therapies that will not only improve glycemic control and reduce the risk of microvascular complications, but also reduce the risk of macrovascular complications in their patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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Medical Education

An assessment of surgery core rotation quality at osteopathic medical schools

Taylor Casey, BS; Zachary Brennan, BS; Kenneth Pereira, BS; Grace Young, BS; Sarin N. Paluri, BS; and Craig Gudakunst, DO
The purpose of this study was to assess osteopathic medical student opinions of the quality of their surgical clerkships and to determine if good or poor experiences influenced their decision to continue pursuing surgery.
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Musculoskeletal Medicine and Pain

Increased circulating microRNA-21 level as a potential indicator for predicting a higher risk of incident fragility fractures

Zhen-Xing Si, MD; Shi-Feng Zhou, MD; Zi-Long Shen, MD; and Jing-Long Yan, MD
The authors aimed to investigate the association between miR-21 levels and the presence of fragility fractures.
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Cardiopulmonary Medicine

The role of aspirin, statins, colchicine, and IL-1 inhibitors in prevention of cardiovascular events: a systematic integrative review

Vania Arboleda, BS; Ashley Hackworth, MS; Sabrina Bonnice, BS; Vivianne Gonzalez, MS; Dominick Cabrera, MS; Craig Colletti, BS; Courtney Baxter, BA; Claudia Aleman Oliva, BS; Shadman Kabir, BS; Jing Huang, BS; Ashar Khan, BS; Stefanie Filoramo, MS; Sara Ecoff, MS; Michelle Demory Beckler, PhD; and Marc M. Kesselman, DO
The authors review the efficacy of aspirin, statins, colchicine, and IL-1 inhibitors in the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular events to provide clinical practitioners with evidence-based practice approaches and determine any unmet needs in their utilization.
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Musculoskeletal Medicine and Pain

Social determinants of health in patients with arthritis: a cross-sectional analysis of the 2017 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

Jason Webb, BA; Ryan Emmert, BS; Arjun Reddy, BS; Nicholas B. Sajjadi, DO; Ben Greiner, DO; Natasha Bray, DO; and Micah Hartwell, PhD
The authors' primary objective was to analyze the implications of social determinants of health on disease severity relating to pain levels and limitations experienced among people with diagnosed arthritis.
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Musculoskeletal Medicine and Pain

Association between steroid use and concussions among high school athletes: a cross-sectional analysis of the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System

Kennedy Sherman, MHA; Phillip Tyree, BS; Alicia Ito Ford, PhD; Anna Mazur, PhD; Douglas Nolan, DO; and Micah Hartwell, PhD
This study aims to investigate steroid use trends in high school athletes and to determine whether there is an association between steroid use and concussions in these athletes.
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Editorial

The role of osteopathic principles and practice in upper extremity injuries of the overhead athlete

Arthur Jason De Luigi, DO, MHSA
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Letters to the Editor

Identified strategies to mitigate medical student mental health and burnout symptoms

Kathryn G. Ozan, BS; Julianne E.G. McGough, BS; Jaelyn Gabel, BS; Michaela Snow, BS; Nastassja Michel, BS; Laura Cooper, MS; and Kären Robinson, LPC, CMHC
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Public Health and Primary Care

Evaluating attitudes among healthcare graduate students following interprofessional education on opioid use disorder

Chrissa Karagiannis, BS; Julia Liang, BS; Susan St. Pierre, DO; Carinne Brody, DrPH; and Christina Kinnevey, MD
The authors aimed to determine whether attitudes could be affected by an interprofessional education (IPE) event by assessing attitudes utilizing an adapted version of the Alcohol and Alcohol Problems Perceptions Questionnaire (AAPPQ) before and after the IPE event.
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Innovations

The sternal brace: a novel osteopathic diagnostic screening tool to rule out cardiac chest pain in the emergency department

Garrett Gianneschi, DO; Sarthak Patel, MD; and Patrick Hinfey, MD
Chest pain is one of the most common emergency medicine complaints in the United States, yet no reliable physical examination finding exists to help differentiate cardiac chest pain (CCP) from noncardiac chest pain (non-CCP). This is a diagnostic accuracy study of the sternal brace, a novel physical examination maneuver to rule out cardiac-related chest pain from non-CCP.
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Letters to the Editor

Osteopathic manipulative treatment for the allopathic resident elective: comments on survey selection

William Kyle Copenhaver, BS
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Medical Education

Cognitive empathy of osteopathic students: a longitudinal study with data comparisons to the Project in Osteopathic Medical Education and Empathy (POMEE)

Bruce W. Newton, PhD; and Zachary T. Vaskalis, PhD
This study aims to measure the changes in student cognitive empathy as they progress through their undergraduate osteopathic medical education. Cognitive empathy scores are compared to the nationwide norms established by the Project in Osteopathic Medical Education and Empathy study Hojat et al.
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NMM/OMT

Supine counterstrain technique for rhomboid tender point

Olivia C. Matz, MSA; Hannah C. Gustafson, MSA, MSBS; Lauren E. Hartwell, BS; Laura J. Rudberg-Post, BA; and Adrian L. Woolley, DO
The authors describe a modified supine counterstrain technique for the rhomboid tender point which incorporates both scapular retraction as well as superior, medial rotation of the inferior border of the scapula without abduction, providing a comprehensive treatment to accommodate patients with shoulder movement restrictions.
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Clinical Image

Raynaud’s phenomenon

Olivia Humpel, BS; and Robert Hostoffer, DO, LhD, MSMEd, MBA, FACOP, FAAP, FACOI, FCCP
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Public Health and Primary Care

Issues of informed consent for non-specialists conducting colorectal cancer screenings

Forrest Bohler, BS; and Allison Garden, BS
This commentary highlights inequities due to the overreliance on non-specialists to conduct a colorectal cancer screenings and the ethical issues raised by nondisclosure of elevated risks.
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General

Delayed discovery: the COVID-19 pandemic’s influence on osteoarthritis clinical trials

Nicholas B. Sajjadi, DO; Jon Michael Anderson, DO; Griffin K. Hughes, BA, BS; Christena E. Abraham, BS; Jamal Malik, BS; Micah Hartwell, PhD; and Matt Vassar, PhD
This study aims to explore the reasons for termination of clinical trials investigating osteoarthritis during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Musculoskeletal Medicine and Pain

Retrospective analysis of robotic unicompartmental and total knee arthroplasties: patient demographics and outcomes

Alyssa M. Kendrick, BSN; Jill M. Carter, BS; Nathan Gregg, BS; Sarah C. MacNeill, MS, PAC; and Mark E. Gittins, DO, FAOAO
The aims of this study are to: (1) analyze adverse outcomes from robotic-assisted knee arthroplasty and its relation to sex, BMI, and age; and (2) explore any possible differences in outcomes among robotic-assisted unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) and robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
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Letters to the Editor

A call to include intersectionality on board examinations

Darian R. Dozier, BS; and José E. Rodríguez, MD, FAAFP
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