Osteopathy Journal Articles

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Founder of osteopathy moved to make contribution to human welfare
Starks, C. R. (1950), J Osteopath (Kirksvill) 57(11): 13-8.

Founding college of osteopathic medicine continues tradition
Robbins, G. B., Jr. (2002), Mo Med 99(2): 89-90.

Four osteopathic hospital CEOs talk candidly about the challenges they face in the future. Interview by Nancy Gardner
Fresolone, V. J., O. Janke, et al. (1987), Osteopath Hosp Leadersh 31(1): 18-23.

Functional technic in osteopathic manipulative treatment
Hoover, H. V. (1956), J Am Osteopath Assoc 56(4): 233-8.

Functional technic in osteopathic manipulative treatment. 1956
Hoover, H. V. (2001), J Am Osteopath Assoc 101(3): 190-5.

General practice residency training and the osteopathic profession: trends and issues for the 1990s
Aquilina, A. D. (1990), J Am Osteopath Assoc 90(2): 161-6, 173-8.
Abstract: With the 1989-1990 training year, the length of postinternship residency training in osteopathic general practice will increase from 1 to 2 years. The longer residency is expected to give trainees a more complete and more competitive education and to protect them against discrimination regarding hospital privileges. With this change comes the opportunity to evaluate the current status of residency training in the field and to use the data as the basis for making rational predictions and recommendations for the future of the specialty. The author considers the effect of curriculum changes on the operation of training residents in osteopathic general practice. He examines the structure of the new training program and discusses issues pertaining to osteopathic general practice.

Geriatric education in osteopathic medical schools
Carlsen, W., B. Pfeiffer, et al. (1996), J Am Osteopath Assoc 96(11): 705-6.
Abstract: To determine if the curricula at the colleges of osteopathic medicine (COMs) are adequately preparing their graduates to meet the challenge of the geriatric demographic imperative, the authors surveyed the 16 COMs using a modified version of a survey conducted by Karuza and colleagues. Results were compared with those obtained from the Karuza and colleagues' survey of 73 allopathic medical schools. Overall, 88% of the COMs reported that they were committed to teaching geriatrics to undergraduate medical students, compared with 72% of the allopathic medical schools. Lack of time and appropriate clinical facilities were the two greatest barriers to committing more time to geriatrics in both osteopathic and allopathic undergraduate medical training programs.

Going global with osteopathic medicine
Smith, D. A. (2001), J Am Osteopath Assoc 101(3): 156-9.

Good guys and practice guidelines: osteopathic medicine's role
Harper, D. L. (2002), J Am Osteopath Assoc 102(7): 361.

Governance in osteopathic education; a faculty member poses some questions
Lloyd, P. T. (1957), J Am Osteopath Assoc 57(2): 113-8.

Have we forgotten our osteopathic heritage?
Morey, L. W. (1990), J Am Osteopath Assoc 90(12): 1051.

Headache: an osteopathic perspective
Ward, R. C. (1982), J Am Osteopath Assoc 81(7): 458-69.

Health orientation in medical education, United States: The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Korr, I. M. and C. D. Ogilvie (1981), Prev Med 10(6): 710-8.

Health Professions Scholarship Program: are the armed forces getting quality osteopathic physicians?
Forester, J. P. and D. L. McWhorter (2002), Mil Med 167(1): 53-5.
Abstract: To compare the medical knowledge and reasoning of osteopathic medical students in the Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP) with corresponding civilian students, we analyzed their performance on the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX-USA) levels 1 and 2. The results from this study showed no significant difference between that HPSP medical students (COMLEX-USA level 1, N = 37; COMLEX-USA level 2, N = 34) and civilian students (COMLEX-USA level 1, N = 507; COMLEX-USA level 2, N = 492) on COMLEX-USA level 1 (p = 0.24) and COMLEX-USA level 2 (p = 0.50). Moreover, no significant difference was observed between Air Force (COMLEX-USA level 1, N = 8; COMLEX-USA level 2, N = 6), Army (COMLEX-USA level 1, N = 13; COMLEX-USA level 2, N = 13), and Navy (COMLEX-USA level 1, N = 16; COMLEX-USA level 2, N = 15) HPSP students for COMLEX-USA level 1 (p = 0.42) and COMLEX-USA level 2 (p = 0.75). Therefore, we conclude that, upon graduation from medical school, the medical knowledge and reasoning of HPSP osteopathic graduates as determined by COMLEX-USA are equivalent to those of their civilian counterparts.

Health status and satisfaction of patients receiving ambulatory care at osteopathic training clinics
Licciardone, J. C., P. D. Brittain, et al. (2002), J Am Osteopath Assoc 102(4): 219-23.
Abstract: Little is known about the health status and level of satisfaction of patients receiving care at osteopathic training clinics. Previous studies report favorable responses to medical student participation in ambulatory clinics. The health status and level of satisfaction for 2700 patients attending six family medicine training clinics at a college of osteopathic medicine were measured from 1996 through 1998. Clinic response rates ranged from 74% to 98%. Data from the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short Form (SF-36) were used to compute standardized scores in the following eight health scales for English- and Spanish-speaking patients: physical functioning, role limitations because of physical problems, bodily pain, general health perceptions, vitality, social functioning, role limitations because of emotional problems, and mental health. Patients at these osteopathic training clinics reported poorer health than the general population on all eight scales (P <.001). Patients who were English speakers reported significantly better health than their Spanish-speaking counterparts on four of the eight health scales, although the Spanish-speaking patients reported greater vitality. There were significant differences in patient health across clinics. More than 92% of patients at these six osteopathic training clinics reported that they were satisfied or very satisfied with their healthcare. This study suggests that osteopathic medical students are well accepted in ambulatory clinic encounters and that these students may encounter differing levels of patient health depending on where they receive their training.

Healthcare reform and practice choices: a survey of osteopathic medical students
Shubrook, J. H., Jr., J. A. Solomon, et al. (1994), J Am Osteopath Assoc 94(11): 981-91.
Abstract: Medical students are major stakeholders in the changing world of healthcare. Initiatives to change the specialty makeup and geographic distribution of the physician workforce, changes in the organization of healthcare delivery systems, and financing systems for healthcare will profoundly alter their practice environment while they are in school and just beginning to make career decisions. The decisions of osteopathic medical students, who currently make up 30% of the profession, will shape the profession's response to the new initiatives and determine its place in emerging healthcare systems. The authors surveyed first- and second-year osteopathic medical students to ascertain their perceived knowledge, opinions, and intentions as they relate to healthcare reform. They discovered that increasing numbers of students intend to practice in primary care fields. The student respondents support some of the major changes proposed by reformers in greater numbers than physicians as a whole, and have different priorities that they would like to see addressed in reform. This study reveals links between respondents' intentions to practice primary care and support for specific reform items, but the results show no link between anticipated indebtedness and respondents' intentions to enter primary care or specialty fields. The authors conclude that healthcare reform, although still in debate, has already exerted an influence on the decision-making processes of medical students.

Histopathological and microradiographical observations on myelomatous osteopathy
Starcich, R. (1957), Acta Haematol 18(2): 113-25.

History of osteopathic medical education accreditation
Ward, D. (1992), J Am Osteopath Assoc 92(11): 1365-6.

History of osteopathic medical education accreditation
Ward, D. (1993), J Am Osteopath Assoc 93(11): 1137-8.

History of osteopathic medical education accreditation
Ward, D. (1994), J Am Osteopath Assoc 94(11): 920-1.

History of osteopathic medical education accreditation
Ward, W. D. and K. C. Retz (1996), J Am Osteopath Assoc 96(11): 651-2.

History of osteopathic medical education accreditation
Ward, W. D. and K. C. Retz (1997), J Am Osteopath Assoc 97(11): 636-7.

History of osteopathic medical education accreditation
Ward, W. D. and K. C. Retz (1998), J Am Osteopath Assoc 98(11): 583-4.

History of Physiology at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Friedman, M. H. (1986), Physiologist 29(5 Suppl): 35-45.

History of the development of osteopathic concepts, with notes on osteopathic terminology
Northup, G. W. (1975), J Am Osteopath Assoc 75(4): 405-9.

Holism: its historic background and application in osteopathic medicine
Cole, W. V. (1960), J Am Osteopath Assoc 59: 623-6.

Homeostasis: Or, Cybernetics In Osteopathy
Hewitt, W. F. (1964), J Am Osteopath Assoc 63: 950-5.

Hospital guidelines for diagnosis-related groups/osteopathic manipulative treatment
Feely, R. A. (1995), J Am Osteopath Assoc 95(9): 528-32.
Abstract: The DRG/OMT Diagnosis-Related Groups/Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment Master Matrix is a tabulated guideline for helping osteopathic physicians and hospitals document their unique form of health-care. The DRG/OMT Master Matrix is a quality management tool designed for osteopathic physician care of hospitalized patients. It furnishes a mechanism for relating various diagnostic entities to probable areas of somatic dysfunction. This matrix and the accompanying patient record aid the physician in recording diagnosis and treatment, thus providing the hospital with documentation of osteopathic patient care's competitive advantage. In a hospital record review, OMT use increased from 5% to 15% of patients after the DRG/OMT Master Matrix was introduced.

Hospital requirements for residency training in osteopathic specialties
Ponitz, M. L. (1975), J Am Osteopath Assoc 75(1): 107-10.

Hospitals must apply same standards to osteopathic and allopathic physicians
Regan, W. A. (1983), Hosp Prog 64(3): 76.

How "osteopathic" should an osteopathic hospital be?
Northup, G. W. (1979), J Am Osteopath Assoc 78(12): 852-4.

How effectively are osteopathic medical students coping with a stressful life-style?
Kurtz, M. E., R. D. Paulsen, et al. (1990), J Am Osteopath Assoc 90(7): 613-22.
Abstract: Medical education has been described as an extremely intense and stressful experience. First- and second-year osteopathic medical students (N = 225) were surveyed to assess their perceptions of their own physical and psychological well-being, mechanisms they use to combat daily stress, their leisure activities, and the health-promoting behaviors in which they engage. This study found perceived physical and psychological well-being to be quite good, with more than 82% of respondents reporting "good" or "excellent" in both areas. Only 11% of students reported using tobacco, and the mean number of alcoholic drinks consumed per day was less than one. Most of the students reported that they exercised regularly and that they did not view sleep deprivation as a significant problem; however, the students did perceive the stress attributed to the demands of medical school as quite high. The primary coping behaviors they used in response to stress included humor, leisure, exercise, and social activity. Smoking, using medication, and using illicit drugs were infrequently indicated as coping strategies. From a comprehensive perspective, student perceptions indicate that they are effectively coping with the stresses of medical education.

How private colleges of osteopathic medicine reinvented themselves
Cummings, M. (2003), Acad Med 78(11): 1144-8.
Abstract: Starting in the last decade of the 20th century, private colleges of osteopathic medicine (COMs) began to restructure themselves in ways that represent a distinct departure from the past. Their new organizational model de-emphasizes many of the characteristics that distinguish allopathic medical schools today. The new emphasis centers on high enrollment, diversity of health-related programs, formation of universities of health science, expansion, and a retreat from involvement in clinical and postdoctoral education. Such changes reflect an admixture of entrepreneurship, an ability to respond quickly to changing environments, and an insularity that draws them away from traditional forms of clinical and postdoctoral medical education. The private COMs carved out their own niche in medical education and created a new model compatible with their institutional strengths and weaknesses and related to their economic, educational, and human resources. As an evolving educational model, the private COMs have undergone a remarkable transformation in a brief period; they bear watching for future developments and to assess their long-term viability.

How West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine achieves its mission of providing rural primary care physicians
Stookey, J. R., H. H. Baker, et al. (2000), J Am Osteopath Assoc 100(11): 723-6.

Human sexuality instruction: curricula in osteopathic colleges
Johnson, S. M. and J. Walczak (1984), J Am Osteopath Assoc 84(1): 52-9.

Hypertrophic osteopathy (Marie's disease) in Equidae: a review of twenty-four cases
Mair, T. S., S. J. Dyson, et al. (1996), Equine Vet J 28(4): 256-62.
Abstract: The case records of 23 horses and one donkey affected by hypertrophic osteopathy (HO) (Marie's disease) were reviewed. All affected animals presented with limb swellings, which were bilaterally symmetrical and usually involved both fore- and hindlimbs. Associated signs included stiffness/lameness and weight loss. Radiological features included periosteal new bone formation over the diaphyses and metaphyses of affected bones. The metacarpal and metatarsal bones were most frequently affected. Articular surfaces remained free of disease. Seventeen animals were destroyed on humane grounds, 3 horses recovered after successful treatment of the primary disease, 3 horses recovered after symptomatic treatment and one horse was lost to follow-up. Significant primary diseases that were believed to predispose to HO were identified (pre- or post mortem) in 14 cases. In each of these cases, an intrathoracic disease was identified, although co-existing extrathoracic disease was present in 3 cases. Granulomatous inflammatory lesions were present in 9 of these 14 cases. In 4 horses, which underwent necropsy examination, no significant underlying disease was identified.

Hypertrophic osteopathy and dysgerminoma in a mare
McLennan, M. W. and W. R. Kelly (1977), Aust Vet J 53(3): 144-6.
Abstract: A case of hypertrophic osteopathy is described in a mare with a vague history of abdominal discomfort over the preceding 12 months. Bony swellings were obvious in the pastern area of both forelegs. There was a dysgerminoma of the left ovary that had metastasised to several abdominal lymph nodes and had infiltrated the posterior vena cava. There was no gross thoracic involvement although there was histologic evidence of tumour metastasis in pulmonary arterioles.

Hypertrophic osteopathy and pneumonia in a macropod
Wayne, J. and V. Nicholson (1999), Aust Vet J 77(2): 98-9.

Hypertrophic osteopathy associated with a bronchial foreign body and lobar pneumonia in a dog
Caywood, D. D., B. A. Kramek, et al. (1985), J Am Vet Med Assoc 186(7): 698-700.
Abstract: Hypertrophic osteopathy was diagnosed in a dog with a bronchial foreign body and lobar pneumonia. Hypertrophic osteopathy is generally associated with primary or secondary neoplasms of the lungs and rarely associated with nonneoplastic thoracic lesions. The foreign body and affected lung lobe were removed by pneumonectomy, resulting in recovery of the dog and resolution of the hypertrophic osteopathy lesions.

Hypertrophic osteopathy associated with adenocarcinoma of the esophageal glands in a dog
Randolph, J. F., S. A. Center, et al. (1984), J Am Vet Med Assoc 184(1): 98-9.

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