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Assessing the effectiveness of OMT provided by predoctoral teaching fellows as measured by a visual analog pain scale

Journal: The AAO Journal Date: 2012/09, 22(03):Pages: 57-59, type of study: cross sectional study

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Keywords:

osteopathic medical education [10]
osteopathic students [14]
clinical competence [189]
osteopathic manipulative treatment [2973]
OMT [2951]
USA [1086]
cross sectional study [597]

Abstract:

A retrospective patient satisfaction survey review evaluated the perceived effectiveness of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) delivered in an on-campus, free, educational clinic run by Predoctoral Teaching Fellows (PTFs) at the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific on the campus of Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, CA. Of the 356 patients evaluated and treated between the fall 2005 semester and spring 2006 semester, 17 percent (61) returned an anonymous post-treatment survey that included a visual analog pain scale. A significant difference was found between patients’ recollections of their pre-treatment pain (mean 4.5) and immediate post-treatment pain (mean 2.2; p = 0.00) and 72-hour post-treatment pain (mean 2.3; p = 0.00), demonstrating an average of 50 percent reduction of pain. There was no significant statistical difference between the immediate post-treatment pain scale and the 72-hour posttreatment pain scale (p = 0.73). Based on the results from the patient satisfaction survey, osteopathic medical students are effective in using OMT to relieve pain.


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