Osteopathic manipulative treatment for the allopathic resident elective: does it change practice after graduation?

Context: Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) for the allopathic resident is an elective at the University of Minnesota North Memorial Residency that engages the resident in the basic tenants of osteopathic medicine, with exposure to the vast application of OMT with a curricular focus on low back pain management. Implementing an elective curriculum is a feasible way to improve attitudes in OMT for MDs in a Family Medicine residency, and residents can learn OMT in an elective rotation.

Objectives: This article aims to determine if MDs who complete an OMT for the allopathic physician elective rotation have higher comfort caring for patients with back pain compared to those who do not complete the elective.

Relationships among cushion type, backrest height, seated posture, and reach of wheelchair users with spinal cord injury.

Background: Seated posture and trunk control are important factors affecting upper extremity (UE) function of wheelchair users. A stable pelvis and trunk are required to provide a base from which UE movement occurs, but, conversely, the ability to move one's trunk and pelvis can increase functional ranges of motion. For wheelchair users, balancing sufficient trunk support with adequate trunk mobility has important functional and medical consequences.

Development and testing of a pelvic goniometer designed to measure pelvic tilt and hip flexion.

Objective: To determine the reliability and validity of a pelvic goniometer designed to measure the pelvic tilt and hip flexion during seated posture.

Background: Assessment of the seated posture requires measurement of the pelvis and hip. Determining accurate pelvic tilt and hip flexion angles during sitting is often difficult using standard techniques.

Development of a noninvasive measure of pelvic and hip angles in seated posture.

Objective: To develop a valid noninvasive means to measure pelvic tilt and hip angle in seated posture.

Design: Validation cohort study using radiographs as a criterion standard for pelvic posture.

Setting: Rehabilitation hospital.