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Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) is an emerging nonpharmacological intervention utilized to address various health conditions, particularly among the elderly population. This scoping review aims to examine the available evidence regarding the effectiveness of OMT in improving pain, balance and quality of life in geriatric patients, identifying gaps in the current research and suggesting future directions.
Sarcopenia is a disease characterized by low muscle mass and function that places individuals at greater risk of disability, loss of independence and death. Current therapies include addressing underlying performance issues, resistance training and/or nutritional strategies.
Medical error is cited as a leading cause of preventable harm and death. Medical education in the United States must be restructured to enhance the development of skills, behaviors and attitudes that medical students will need upon graduation, including the crucial ability to manage clinical and scientific information, understanding the basic concepts of human dynamics, … Read More
Clinically based performance assessments, including those employing standardized patients (SPs), have been utilized to educate and assess medical students and graduates. Starting in the 1990s, demonstrating competency on these types of assessments became part of the medical licensure pathway in some countries, and was re-added to the licensure pathway in the United States in 2004.
In the October issue of Journal of Osteopathic Medicine (JOM), you’ll find a lineup of articles across various subspecialty areas and topics, including a review of the effectiveness of OMT in the elderly population, an osteopathic approach to pediatric lymphedema management, an assessment of the fundamental clinical skills of osteopathic medical students and more!
A 72-year-old woman with biopsy-proven treatment refractory dermatomyositis presented in November 2023 for continued management of significant cutaneous involvement and pruritus. Symptoms initially presented six years prior in 2017. Review of systems was negative for muscle weakness, and she had completed age-appropriate cancer screenings with the exception of cervical cytology.
A small percentage of patients comprise a high proportion of healthcare utilization, particularly the costs associated with Emergency Department (ED) visits and inpatient hospitalization readmissions.
Although a large proportion of US emergency physicians are osteopathic physicians (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine [DOs]), the frequency of osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) use in emergency departments (EDs) is unknown.
Simulation-based medical education (SBME) is a method for enhancing learner skill prior to initiating care for real patients. Although the use of SBME continues to grow, there is limited data on simulations related to osteopathic medical training. Osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) applies hands-on techniques to facilitate healing. We hypothesized that the use of SBME to … Read More