Clinical Preceptors’ Perceptions of Empathy: The Empathy in Osteopathic Training and Education (EMOTE) Study

Physician empathy influences rapport with patients and improves outcomes, but it is not well understood as an outcome of osteopathic medical education. The objective of this study was to determine how clerkship preceptors at Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine-CA (TUCOM) in Vallejo define empathy and how they compare observed empathetic behavior of TUCOM students with that of other medical students … MORE

Osteopathic and Allopathic Physician Interpersonal Manner, Empathy, and Communication Style and Clinical Status of Their Patients: A Pain Registry–Based Study

Comparisons of osteopathic physicians (ie, DOs) and allopathic physicians (ie, MDs) on interpersonal manner, including empathy and communication style, have been limited by such methodologic issues as self-assessment and a focus on medical students rather than practicing physicians. The objective of this study was to compare perceptions of the interpersonal manner, empathy, and communication style of DOs and MDs and corresponding clinical measures reported by their patients … MORE

Spinal manipulation frequency and dosage effects on clinical and physiological outcomes: a scoping review

Do empathic osteopaths achieve better clinical results? An observational feasibility study

Effects of osteopathic manipulative treatment on patients with multiple sclerosis: A pilot study

The objective of this study was to describe the effects of osteopathic manipulative treatment in patients affected by Multiple Sclerosis (MS) … ABSTRACT

Effect of osteopathic treatment on a scar assessed by thermal infrared camera, pilot study

Scar formation is influenced by mechanical forces and may generate mechanical tension. Scars induce a temperature difference in the body objectified by thermal imaging camera. The osteopath’s task is to ensure the tissue good mobility in the body. The aim of this study was to measure the influence of osteopathic treatment on a scar by thermal camera … ABSTRACT

High-velocity, low-amplitude manipulation (HVLA) does not alter three-dimensional position of sacroiliac joint in healthy men: A quasi-experimental study

The impact of high-velocity, low-amplitude (HVLA) manipulations on the behavior of sacroiliac joint (SIJ) mobility in individuals submitted to an osteopathic intervention has not been sufficiently investigated. Furthermore, there is no standard agreement on the description of the acute effects of HLVA with regards to the mobility of the SIJ through three-dimensional motion analysis. The purpose of this study was to analyse possible alterations in the mobility of the SIJ pre- and post-manipulation of the ilium bone in healthy men … ABSTRACT

Stress axis and osteopathy: A dual hormone approach

This review revisits the function of the HPA axis in pain and inflammation, presents a dual hormone approach in measuring the HPA axis and evaluates the implications for osteopathic practice and research … ABSTRACT

Effect of Osteopathic Obstetrical Management on the Duration of Labor in the Inpatient Setting: A Prospective Study and Literature Review

Several studies have investigated the effects of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) on labor duration, but the outcomes remain ambiguous. Confounding the relationship between OMT and labor duration is the lack of standardization between treatment settings, gestational ages at the time of treatment, OMT techniques, and overall obstetrical management principles from foundational and modern osteopathic approaches. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of OMT on labor duration when applied in tandem with standard obstetrical management in the inpatient setting … ABSTRACT

Osteopathic Cranial Manipulative Medicine and the Blood-Brain Barrier: A Mechanistic Approach to Alzheimer Prevention

Recent studies have demonstrated that blood-brain barrier (BBB) dysfunction may be implicated in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer disease, thus establishing a link between disease manifestation and compromised neurovasculature. The authors identify relationships between Alzheimer disease and BBB breakdown, the response of the BBB to increased cerebral blood flow and shear stress, and the impact of osteopathic cranial manipulative medicine on cerebrovascular hemodynamics. They propose and review a rationale for future research to evaluate osteopathic cranial manipulative medicine as a preventive treatment for patients with illnesses of neurovascular origin … ABSTRACT