Articles related toNMM/OMT

This study aimed to determine if regular osteopathic manipulative treatments could impact the stress levels of first-year osteopathic medical students at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine Harlem campus by measuring physiologic stress through changes in weekly salivary cortisol levels, perceived emotional and psychological stress levels, and cognitive function.

This review article explores the role of OMT as a treatment for dystonia, which is a movement disorder that causes involuntary muscle contractions leading to abnormal movements and postures, such as twisting.

This study describes relationships between exposure to osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) during graduate medical education and the use of OMM in practice.

This case report presents a 33-year-old patient who originally presented to the emergency department as a stroke alert and was later determined to have migraine with aura. The patient experienced an acute onset of headache, dizziness, and new-onset expressive aphasia. Before administration of a migraine cocktail, OMT was performed and was able to fully resolve all of her symptoms.

The study gauges student interest in OMT and investigates why they are or are not interested in utilizing OMT in future practice, and also whether physicians utilize OMT in their practice and what fostered their interest in OMT.

The authors compared the interdigitation of sagittal, coronal (left and right), and lambdoid (left and right) sutures in CT scans of humans and five nonhuman primate species (Gorilla gorilla, Pongo pygmaeus, Pan troglodytes, Hylobates lar, and Nasalis larvatus).

This paper addresses the considerations necessary for treating anorexia nervosa patients with osteopathic manipulative medicine, emphasizing the need to evaluate their abnormal high-level neuronal processing of sensory information, including differences in touch perception compared to the general population.

The authors conducted a systematic review to assess the current literature, to determine levels of evidence, and provide insights into the potential benefits and limitations of manual therapy.

This analysis aims to evaluate the efficacy of Fryette’s principles in predicting vertebral positioning in CT scans by comparing their 3-dimensional orientation to movements described by Fryette.

This study was designed to perform a systematic review of the literature to assess the impact of manual medicine modalities on biomechanical parameters of gait.