Ace The Osteopathic Medicine Exam

The lymphatic system can easily be overlooked, but it has a drastic impact on the immune system. This mesh of tissues and organs exports toxins, wa ...

Rib dysfunctions occur in many forms. This article aims to identify, diagnose, and discuss the treatment of inhaled rib dysfunctions with direct an ...

Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) is a group of techniques developed using manual manipulation to treat somatic dysfunction. Its goal is to ...

The sacrum contributes to several musculoskeletal and visceral health conditions. The spinal segment plays a primary role in the transmission of we ...

Strain counterstrain (SCS) is a type of indirect osteopathic manipulative soft tissue technique developed by Lawrence Jones in 1955 to passively tr ...

Upper back and neck pain caused by somatic dysfunctions of the thoracic spine are extremely common. Common causes include postural changes and ...

High-velocity low-amplitude (HVLA) incorporates rapid thrust techniques over a short distance through a pathologic barrier.

Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common ailments that affect people today. Ninety percent of individuals will experience acute back pain some ...

Lumbar spine high-velocity low-amplitude (HVLA) thrusting techniques are a form of manual medicine used by osteopathic providers. As the name impli ...

Muscle Energy Technique (MET) is an active technique of osteopathic manipulative medicine that engages restrictive barriers without stressing the s ...

Muscle energy is a well-established osteopathic technique used to address a variety of somatic dysfunctions. Somatic dysfunctions are defined ...

Muscle Energy Technique (MET) is commonly used by osteopathic physicians for the correction of somatic dysfunction that causes pain and discom ...

Since the founding of osteopathy by Andrew Taylor Still, M.D., D.O. in 1874, a fundamental principle of osteopathic medicine has been the treatment ...

The lumbar spine is involved in a myriad of duties, including weight-bearing, providing a sound structure that allows for locomotion, and upholding ...

This article aims to explain the procedure for treating exhaled ribs using the muscle energy Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) method. OMT c ...

The definition of somatic dysfunction is "impaired or altered function of related components of the somatic (body framework) system: skeletal, arth ...

Assessment and treatment of the five diaphragms fit into the respiratory-circulatory model of osteopathic medicine (OM). Body diaphragms are conven ...

Osteopathic manipulative medicine involves an assortment of manual techniques and is utilized by many osteopathic physicians to treat a wide range ...