Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment

This blog periodically lists news and interesting facts about Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment.Osteopathic manipulative treatment, or OMT, is hands-on care. It involves using the hands to diagnose, treat, and prevent illness or injury. Using OMT, your osteopathic physician (D.O.) will move your muscles and joints using techniques including stretching, gentle pressure and resistance This website is meant simply for learning and spreading the word about OMT. Reader input is highly encouraged.

Monday, October 31, 2005

OMT and Surgery

Source: www.jaoa.org/cgi/content/full/104/5/193

A recent clinical trial worked to determine the efficacy of OMT in patients who recently underwent surgery for knee or hip osteoarthritis or for a hip fracture. Preliminary study results suggest that osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) may reduce pain, improve ambulation, and increase rehabilitation efficiency in patients undergoing knee or hip arthroplasty.

The full article is on JAOA.

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Which of the following is the most commonly used OMT technique according to you?
	Chronic Sciatica
	Direct Muscle Energy Technique
	Elbow Pain
	Facilitate Positional Release & HVLA/ME
	HVLA: Lumbar on Side: Flexed Type II Dysfunction
	Modified Facilitated Positional Release Using HVLA/Thrusting
	Modified Upper Thoracic HVLA
	Muscle Energy Technique Soft Tissue Myofascial Release
	Myofascial Soft Tissue Stretching
	Other

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Monday, October 31, 2005

OMT and Surgery

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