The Effects of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment on Arrhythmias: A Double-blind Randomized Controlled Trial in Patients with Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices.

This double-blind randomized controlled trial investigated the effects of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) on cardiac arrhythmias in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs). Participants (n = 41) with CIEDs were randomly assigned to either the OMT group or the control group (light touch/sham) and received a one-time intervention. No significant change in arrhythmia burden was found in the 1 month following intervention ( = .

The effect of osteopathic manipulative treatment on quality of life in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices.

Context: Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) has been demonstrated to have an effect on the autonomic nervous system, which may have antiarrhythmic effects. The effects of OMT in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) have not previously been reported. This study investigated the impact of OMT on quality of life (QOL) in this patient population.

Abnormal Foot Progression Angle Kinematics in Cervical Dystonia Improved After Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine: A Prospective Case Series.

Introduction Cervical dystonia (CD), a rare disorder, is the most common form of dystonia, a movement disorder. Impairments in activities of daily living and quality of life may result from chronic pain, perceived stigma, difficulty walking, and/or lack of control over movements. Studies of treatments for difficulty walking in CD have been inconclusive.

Knowledge of osteopathic manipulative medicine and osteopathic physicians in a New York South Asian community.

Context: Research regarding patient awareness of osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) can help identify barriers and factors limiting patient knowledge. Levels of knowledge about OMM and osteopathic physicians have been studied in New York's Chinese and Korean populations, but have not previously been investigated in the South Asian population.

Objectives: To assess the knowledge of OMM and osteopathic physicians within a South Asian community of New York.

Gut Microbiome Changes with Osteopathic Treatment of Constipation in Parkinson's Disease: A Pilot Study.

Introduction: The gut microbiome appears to be predictive of Parkinson's disease (PD) with constipation. Chronic constipation frequently manifests prior to motor symptoms and impairs quality of life. An osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) sequence used physical exam assessment and manual treatment of neuromusculoskeletal dysfunctions pertinent to constipation in PD for this prospective ABA-design study, IRB-NYITBHS1065.

Effects of Clinical Exposure to Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine on Confidence Levels of Medical Students.

Context: Training in osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) is a unique component of the osteopathic medical school curriculum. Indicators of successful OMM programming include student comfort in explaining and performing OMM as well as confidence in using OMM on future patients. Research on the amount of clinical exposure sufficient to achieve this goal is limited.

Effects of rib raising on the autonomic nervous system: a pilot study using noninvasive biomarkers.

Context: Rib raising is an osteopathic manipulative treatment technique used to address restricted excursion of the rib cage and modulate sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activity. However, the physiologic effects of this technique have not been well documented.

Objective: To investigate the effects of rib raising on the autonomic nervous system and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis using noninvasive biomarkers.