DSA 1: Evidence Based OMT

Question 1

What happened in 1909?

Answer 1

AOA formed the AT Still Research Institute

Question 2

What kind of research was done in the first 1/3 of the 1900s?

Answer 2

Neural and physiologic aspects of SDs

Effects of OMT on symptoms and immune

Question 3

What did Louisa Burns do?

Answer 3

• impact of bony lesions on anatomy and physiology of organs

- used her findings in clinical palpation to study the physiology of the nervous system

Question 4

What did Wilbur Cole do?

Answer 4

did anatomic neurology research with Burns

Question 5

What did John Stedman Denslow do?

Answer 5

-advocated for using scientific instruments and measurements for validation of OMT findings (eg using EMG to study SD effects on muscle reflex and ANS)

Question 6

What did Irvin Korr do?

Answer 6

-studied the interaction between muscle and ANS, proposed the facilitated segment concept (sustained SNS stimulation affects organs)

Question 7

What did William Johnston do?

Answer 7

-did the best inter-examiner reliability studies to date, simplified palpatory procedures/techniques to ensure reliability of OMT findings among different examiners

Question 8

What are some challenges for OMT research?

Answer 8

• Objective findings from subjective palpating experiences
• variability of skills of physicians
• enough OMT resources that can support the validity of the study
• randomized control trials work well with small number of variables that are easily measured

Question 9

What are the current areas of focus in OMT research?

Answer 9

• Clinical outcomes
• Interexaminer reliability
• Safety/OMT tolerance
• cost effective OMM