Midterm: OMM Research Flashcards
Current areas of research
Clinical outcome based
Inter-examiner reliability
Safety
Cost effective of OMT
OMT on Middle Ear Effusion following Acute Otitis Media
Found that OMT along w standard care may result in faster resolution of effusion
OMT on Lymphatics and LE Ulcers
OMT can reduce edema, which may lead to better healing of ulcers
OMT on Chronic Sinusitis
OMT can relieve pain (only 16 patients)
Palpatory accuracy of Lumbar Spinous Processes
Using multiple landmarks provides better accuracy; the more experienced the clinician the better
OMT and Pneumonia
Suggests that adjunctive OMM for pneumonia decreased hospital stay for age 50-74, and lowered mortality rates for 75+
Is OMM safe for Pregnant Women
Yes, safe during third trimester
-interestingly increased labor length
How well did pts tolerate rib raising?
Tolerated it well by majority of pts
OMT cost effectiveness for Pre-Mes
Meta-analysis showed OMT reduced length of stay for pre-term infants
Retrospective Chart Review of OMT on Ileum surgery
Suggests that adjunct OMT shortens length of stay by group (w age accounted for)
OMT and Length of Stay for Post-operative Ileum Surgery
OMT reduced length of stay and time to flatus as well as have bowel movement
What happened in the 1950s to threaten DOs
California merger
Who investigated the “osteopathic lesion” and spent much of her time finding V-S reflexes?
Louisa Burns
Who studied under Burns and performed internal validation of her studies?
Wilbur Cole
-dean of KCU for a while
Who performed EMG to study somatic dysfunction?
Denslow
