OMM Research- People

Question 1

Louisa Burns

Answer 1

• 50 years devoted to osteopathic research
• Pioneer career osteopathic researcher
• Experimentally induced spinal fixations in animals & then noted the effects of these lesions on brain, heart, GI, reproductive organs, lungs,kidneys (S-V Reflexes)
• V-S Reflexes

Question 2

Wilbur Cole

Answer 2

Studied with Dr. Burns 1948-50
Reproduced her experiments and data
Internal Validation

Question 3

J.S. Denslow

Answer 3

• Did numerous studies documenting & quantifying muscle, muscle reflex & autonomic changes in areas of somatic dysfunction (“osteopathic lesion”).
• utilized EMG/palpation correlation: documented spinal muscle reflex changes in areas of osteopathic lesions.
• Standard Terminology Proponent
• Facilitation of spinal cord

Question 4

I.M. Korr

Answer 4

• Performed studies documenting changes in galvanic skin resistance as a result of disturbances in autonomic function, in areas of skin of subjects associated with palpatory findings of somatic dysfunction
• Axoplasmic flow & the trophic function of nerves= movement of nutrients from cell body to dendrites. Delivery of proteins to tissues
• Facilitation of spinal cord (with Denslow)
• Sympatheticotonia
• Promoted entire DO – patient interaction as research paradigm, not just OMT
• “The Second Great Philosopher of Osteopathic Medicine”
• Took Still’s anatomical foundation and added physiological function to it.

Question 5

William L. Johnston

Answer 5

• Reliability Studies
• Validity Studies
• Viscerosomatic Reflexes