Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment Alters Gastric Myoelectric Activity in Healthy Subjects.

It is unclear whether osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) affects gastric myoelectric activity (GMA), an index of gastric motility. We hypothesized that OMT significantly alters power spectral density (PSD) analyses of electrogastrography (EGG) recordings, an index of GMA, compared with time control OMT. GMA data were obtained from nine subjects before and after OMT and time control on separate days in a cross-over design.