Monday, October 31, 2005

OMT and Surgery

Source: www.jaoa.org/cgi/content/full/104/5/193

A recent clinical trial worked to determine the efficacy of OMT in patients who recently underwent surgery for knee or hip osteoarthritis or for a hip fracture. Preliminary study results suggest that osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) may reduce pain, improve ambulation, and increase rehabilitation efficiency in patients undergoing knee or hip arthroplasty.

The full article is on JAOA.

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