Osteopathic Curriculum

The four tenets of Osteopathy:

• The human being is a dynamic unit of function
• The body possesses self-regulatory mechanisms that are self-healing in nature
• Structure and function are interrelated at all levels
• Rational treatment is based on these principles.

The five models of Osteopathic Care:

• Biomechanical
• Respiratory-Circulatory
• Metabolic-Energy
• Neurologic
• Behavioral

Styles of treatment we will cover:

• Soft tissue techniques
• Lymphatic techniques
• Articulatory techniques, Low velocity-high amplitude
• Counterstrain/Jones techniques (SCS)
• Facilitated positional release (FPR)
• Still’s techniques
• Myofascial release techniques, direct
• Myofascial release techniques, indirect
• Balance ligamentous tension (BLT)/ Ligamentous articular strain (LAS)
• Balanced membranous tension (BMT)
• Integrated neuromusculoskeletal release (INR)
• Muscle energy techniques (MET)
• High Velocity, Low Amplitude techniques (HVLA)
• Cranial techniques

Other treatments:

• Stretch and spray therapy Trigger point injections
• Trigger point injections

Osteopathic research and study

• Answering an Osteopathic clinical question in the current literature in workshops and the OMTM clinic

Educational settings in which the above education will be provided:

• Annual OMT hospital , OB & newborn techniques workshop, during orientation
• Monthly case and systems based Osteopathic workshop using the following topics (and accompanying board review questions):
  • OMT Outpatient pearls
  • OMT in lower respiratory complaints
  • OMT in GI complaints
  • OMT in neck pain
  • OMT in HEENT complaints
  • OMT in low back pain
  • OMT in the elderly, dosing OMT, exercise Rx
  • OMT in the upper extremity
  • OMT and the thoracic spine
  • OMT in Sports Medicine
  • OMT in Hypertension and CHF
  • OMT in headache and migraine
  • Gait, posture and short leg syndrome
  • OMT in chest pain and rib dysfunction
  • OMT in the pediatric patient, focus on prevention
• Osteopathic journal club
  • GOAL: Once a year in the journal club series an osteopathic article will be reviewed
• Second year didactic presentation
  • To include a system based approach to Osteopathic considerations in treatment, to include the following elements:
    • Autonomic (sympathetic and parasympathetic) considerations
    • 1 to 3 articles (classic or current) which address use of OMT 
    • Chapman's reflexes and their use in the treatment of the system
    • Review Osteopathic board review questions 
• OMT clinic curriculum
  • R1s are scheduled 3-4 times; R2s and R3 are scheduled about 6-10 times each year. 
  • Evaluation and treatment
    • OMT clinic is an opportunity to learn the basics of: 
      • Structural evaluation, including complete neuro evaluation
      • Development of a treatment style 
      • Experience with dosing of OMT based on patient age
  • Osteopathic coding and diagnosis
    • How to appropriately code Osteopathic treatment
    • How to document an encounter
  • During OMT clinic, a clinic question will be formulated: 
    • The current literature search regarding the question
    • Share pertinent article(s)

• Online Osteopathic didactics used to further education and study (Note, you need to make sure you have a log in for the OSU platform)
  • TrueLearn Online Education
    • Used to study for COMLEX (intern year) 
  • ACOFP online videos, available through OSUCOM-OMECO resources
  • Atlas of Osteopathic Techniques - also a part of OSUCOM-OMECO
  • OSU library textbooks also available. 
    • Foundations for Osteopathic Medicine, 4e
    • Greenman's Principles of Manual Medicine, 5e
    • 5 Minute Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Consult
    • Somatic Dysfunction in Osteopathic Family Medicine, 2e
    • An Osteopathic Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment, 3e