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Integrating osteopathic manipulative treatment into prenatal care visits in a family medicine resident clinic

Literature describing the integration of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) during prenatal care visits in a resident clinic setting are scarce. Concise and readily accessible resources reviewing OMT in pregnancy are limited. We sought to integrate OMT into routine prenatal care appointments in a family medicine resident clinic setting and create a concise resource for those … Read More

JOM Staff

12.09.23

JOM

Ultrasound-guided injection through the rotator cuff interval: a clinical perspective of one institution’s results and description of technique

Fluoroscopic injection through the rotator cuff interval (RCI) is a common technique for diagnostic arthrography and therapeutic intervention. Ultrasound approaches through the RCI have been less commonly studied, but there is a growing body of literature.

JOM Staff

12.07.23

JOM

Impact of the USMLE Step 1 and COMLEX Level 1 transition to Pass/Fail on osteopathic medical student stress levels and board preparation

The United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 and Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Exam (COMLEX) Level 1 transitioned from a numeric scoring system to a Pass/Fail designation in 2022. This transition intended to decrease stress, improve medical student well-being, and encourage residency program directors to emphasize other aspects of residency applications. Pass/Fail score transitions … Read More

JOM Staff

12.05.23

JOM

Analysis of alternate material Onyx™ for total knee arthroplasty instrumentation sets

A 25-pound weight limit is currently set on containerized instrumentation sets by the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) and the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), in order to reduce strain on the staff and ensure that the sets are not too crowded in order to preserve sterilization and drying of the … Read More

JOM Staff

12.03.23

JOM

2023 AOA Research Abstracts and Student Poster Competition

This issue of the Journal of Osteopathic Medicine (JOM) features abstracts from the posters that were presented at the 2023 Osteopathic Medical Conference and Exposition (OMED23), which took place virtually on Friday, October 6, 2023. This year’s abstracts were organized into Basic Science, Clinical, Health Services, and Public Health categories, indicated within each abstract immediately under the … Read More

JOM Staff

12.01.23

JOM

December 2023 issue of Journal of Osteopathic Medicine now available

In the December issue of Journal of Osteopathic Medicine (JOM), you’ll find a lineup of articles across various subspecialty areas and topics, including the impact of the USMLE Step 1 and COMLEX Level 1 transition to pass/fail on osteopathic medical student stress levels and board preparation, integrating OMT into prenatal care visits, the effectiveness of … Read More

JOM Staff

11.29.23

JOM

Emerging treatment of prurigo nodularis with dupilumab

A 69-year-old woman presented to the allergy and immunology clinic in May 2023 with a recurrent pruritic rash on the arms and legs, which first began within 24–48 h of taking Bactrim (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) and persisted for 3 months after antibiotic cessation. The patient had a medical history of osteoarthritis, depression, and insomnia. The patient’s symptoms … Read More

JOM Staff

11.13.23

JOM

Preventing quality improvement drift: evaluation of efforts to sustain the cost savings from implementing best practice guidelines to reduce unnecessary electrocardiograms (ECGs) during the preadmisison testing evaluation

Medical professionals commonly fail to follow best practice guidelines. Drift, or a return to previous tendencies, is abundant in healthcare even when guidelines are followed initially. This “drift” was found internally at Temple University Hospital with preoperative electrocardiograms (ECGs). Best-practice guidelines were instituted and followed as a first step, but sustaining performance improvement was the … Read More

JOM Staff

11.11.23

JOM

Counterstrain technique for anterior and middle scalene tender point

When a patient presents with head, neck, or respiratory concerns, the scalene muscles are not commonly considered. However, somatic dysfunctions of the anterior/middle scalenes (AMS) can be contributing to or causing these medical concerns. Although tender points within the scalene muscles have been documented within the muscle belly, they have not been documented at the … Read More

JOM Staff

11.09.23