Evidence Base for OMM Flashcards
When was the AOA founded?
1909 with $16,000
What made osteopathic physicans miss out on the 1950’s boom of research?
the merger issues in cali
1960s they have to fight for survival of osteopathic medicine - lost out on $$ NIH for funded projects and early expansion
What are the 5 schools to remain after the merger?
Kirksville, chicago, KC, philadelphia, des moines
What happened between 1970-2000 for research in osteopathic professions?
new schools formed, more faculty and encouragement to do research
outside funding for it
new residency programs requiring research and is required under ACGME
What was the first research institute after 2007?
osteopathic research center at texas school of OM
lacked one from 2001-2007
Louisa Burns was known for?
director and founder of AT Still Research institute in chicago
work on physiology of the NS in relation to clinical palpation findings (SV reflexes and VS reflexes)
Wilbur V Cole II was known for?
studied with Dr. Burns 1948-50
joined KC in 1951 and became dean until 1980
past pres of american college of neurophsychiatry and felllow of american academy of osteopathy
John Stedman Denslow
validated clinical findings with scientific instruments
use EMG to study SD on m reflexs and ANS
- helped form consistent terms for things
- used stand postural xrays
director of research at kirksville
Irvin Korr
proposed facilitated segment (of spinal cord w denslow)
showed changes in galvanic skin resistance (from disturbances in ANS) that lead to palpatory findings of SD
axoplasmic flow and trophic fxn of nerves
sympatheticotonia
William Johnston
examined reliability studies w/ palpatory cues and procedures 1970-80s
reliability and validity studies, VS reflexes
Challenges to researching OMM?
objective finds were from a subjective experience
skills varied on omm
study must have enough pt
random control trials only worked well for a small # of known variables that are easy to measure
