OMT in the Emergency Department: A Literature Review

Abstract

Background: Osteopathic Physicians and their philosophy are based on a patient-centered focus on the comprehensive health of patients, with the use of hands-on methods. The hands-on methods employed fall under the category of Osteopathic Manipulation Treatment (OMT), in which Osteopathic Physicians are extensively trained. Purpose of study: The purpose of this study was to look at the literature from the point of view of four questions concerning OMT in the specialty of Emergency Medicine (EM). 1) How often is an osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) used in the emergency department (ED)? What are the perceived barriers to the use of OMT in the ED? What are the advantages of the use of OMT treatment in the ED? What the successful models of OMT use in the ED? Nine research identified a search of OMT 3) What are the advantages of the use of OMT treatment in the ED? 4) What are the successful models of OMT use in the ED? Conclusions: OMT is a set of techniques used to address a variety of somatic and visceral pathologies that can be very common and debilitating to the patient population. Medical research in the field of emergency medicine regarding OMT use has been underwhelming, with very few publications since 2008. The use of OMT within emergency medicine has not been widely published, even as the population of osteopathic emergency physicians has increased in the past two decades. OMT research within emergency medicine could be a valuable treatment option for patients. in the emergency department, OMT, OMM