Stressbusters: a pilot study investigating the effects of OMT on stress management in medical students.

Context: Medical students report high levels of perceived stress and burnout, especially during the preclinical years. The combination of physical stressors from poor posture, poor sleep quality, and mental stressors from the rigorous curriculum stimulates the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) to secrete cortisol. Previous studies have shown that persistent elevated cortisol levels are associated with negative health outcomes.

Effects of the Family Status of Osteopathic Medical Students on Their Perceived Level of Stress.

Osteopathic medical students face an exceptional stress-inducing 4-year period of their lives while in medical school. Students who might have an interest in entering marriage during medical school may hesitate to commit, perceiving marriage as a possible additional stressor to the already complex and vast medical curriculum. This investigation aimed to understand the effects of marital status on osteopathic medical student stress levels.

Post-surgical Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS) Symptom Exacerbation Treated With Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT): A Case Report.

Median arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS, also known as celiac artery compression syndrome, celiac axis syndrome, celiac trunk compression syndrome, Dunbar syndrome, or Harjola-Marable syndrome) is a rare condition characterized by abdominal pain attributed to the compression of the celiac artery and celiac ganglia by the median arcuate ligament. Pain can occur post-prandially and may be accompanied by weight loss, nausea, or vomiting. Following angiographic diagnosis, current definitive treatment may include open or laparoscopic decompression surgery with celiac ganglion removal (if affected), which has been found to provide relief.

Use of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment for the Management of Pectus Excavatum: A Single Case Study.

Pectus excavatum (PE) is a congenital defect that presents with an anterior depression of the chest wall, which can impact cardiopulmonary function. A 25-year-old hypermobile male presented with a history of PE and chronic dyspnea on exertion, chronic cough, and intermittent chest wall pain. This study explores osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) as a possible alternative to improve symptoms associated with PE.

Reduction and Resolution of a Hiatal Hernia Using Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment: A Case Report.

Hiatal hernia is a condition where components of the abdominal cavity, most often a part of the stomach, penetrate through the diaphragm and into the chest cavity. The symptoms of hiatal hernias may differ secondary to their type and severity. The two main types of hiatal hernias are sliding and paraesophageal.

Assessing the Knowledge of the Osteopathic Profession in New York City's Eastern European Communities.

Background According to the decennial Osteopathic Survey of Healthcare in America, the osteopathic profession has been steadily gaining recognition in the United States, particularly among the White/Caucasian demographic. This, however, does not take into account immigrant European communities that, while racially classified as White/Caucasian, may be unexposed to osteopathic physicians (DOs) in their home country and may be reticent to osteopathic manipulative medicine. Data on non-English-speaking communities are limited and can mask the need for further outreach.

Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus/Postherpetic Neuralgia.

Herpes zoster (HZ) and herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) are the result of reactivation of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) from a dormant condition. Although HZ symptoms typically subside after a few weeks, HZO and postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) can persist at least 90 days after the appearance of the HZ rash. Presently, there is no gold standard for a disease-modifying therapy for postherpetic neuralgia and the current treatment is focused on early intervention and management of symptoms and dermatological complications.

Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in Tension Headaches.

Tension-type headaches, associated with young age, poor health, sleep disturbances, anxiety, stress, and poor posture, account for 90% of all headaches diagnosed by healthcare professionals. Diagnosis and treatment of the various headache subtypes are often aimed at determining the underlying cause but commonly involve over-the-counter pain medication. Because recurrence is common in tension-type headaches, with a subsequent refractory response to over-the-counter medications, adjunctive and alternative treatment modalities should be further studied.

Treating Bell's Palsy With Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine: A Case Report.

Bell's palsy (BP) occurs when the facial nerve (CN VII) is swollen, inflamed, or compressed, resulting in facial weakness or paralysis; etiology is unknown. BP patients often succumb to a decreased quality of life due to the inability to make facial expressions, increased sensitivity to auditory stimuli, and dysregulation in tear and saliva production. Despite conventional examination and therapy options, the syndrome is majorly regarded as idiopathic and left unresolved for many patients.

Perceptions of the osteopathic profession in New York City's Chinese Communities.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess knowledge of and barriers to osteopathic medicine in Chinese immigrant communities in New York City (NYC).

Design: A cross-sectional study was designed in which a culturally appropriate survey in Chinese and English versions was administered anonymously to measure immigrant perceptions and knowledge of osteopathic medicine.

Setting: Data collection occurred in the municipal delineations for the Chinatown neighbourhood within the New York, New York borough of Manhattan.

Osteopathic Philosophy and Manipulation Enhancement Program: Influence on Osteopathic Medical Students' Interest in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine.

Context: Interest in osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) among first- and second-year osteopathic medical students typically declines toward the end of the second year of medical school. An osteopathic philosophy and manipulation enhancement (OPME) program was implemented for osteopathic medical students to gain additional exposure to OMM at the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in New York, New York.

Objective: To assess how additional exposure to OMM through the OPME program influenced first- and second-year students' interest in using OMM.