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Attitudes, Knowledge, and Use of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment by Osteopathic Sports Medicine Physicians: Is OMT Being Used in the Sports Arena?

Journal: The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association Date: 2006/08, 106(8):Pages: 510. doi: Subito , type of study: cross sectional study

Full text    (https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.7556/jaoa.2006.106.8.471/html)

Keywords:

attitude [164]
cross sectional study [842]
OMT [3752]
osteopathic manipulative treatment [3772]
osteopathic physicians [203]
sports [146]

Abstract:

Purpose: While all osteopathic physicians are trained in osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT), some choose not to use it. Recent surveys have shown a decline in the use of OMT by osteopathic physicians. There is currently no literature assessing whether osteopathic sports medicine physicians (OSMP) use OMT on a regular basis. One might believe that all of these physicians would take advantage of the benefits OMT may have for their patients. If OMT is not being used by OSMPs, then their rationale for not employing such a treatment must be further explored. This project aims to assess the frequency of OSMPs' use of OMT and factors associated with its use. Methods: This study is a cross-sectional survey. Surveys will be mailed to osteopathic sports medicine physicians using mailing lists provided by the American Osteopathic Association and the American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine. The survey will be a 33-item self-reported instrument designed to be completed in approximately five minutes. Twenty-three of the items are scored on a Likert scale, with response options including “strongly agree,” “agree,” “undecided,” “disagree,” and “strongly disagree.” The ten remaining items request OSMP demographic and medical practice information. Survey data will be collected and analyzed using the SPSS statistical software package. Results: The survey response rate will be computed as a percentage using the number of respondents in the numerator and the number of potential respondents in the denominator. The latter will include those on the mailing lists less the surveys returned as non-deliverable. Basic descriptive statistics will be computed for socio-demographic characteristics, training, practice characteristics, and responses to the attitudes, knowledge and use survey items. Multivariate analysis and factor analysis will also be used to further explore the relationships among survey variables. Statistical significance will be assessed at the .05 level. Conclusions: The results of this study may potentially provide empirical support for policies that incorporate more OMT training in Continuing Medical Education (CME) or within post-doctoral Osteopathic Sports Medicine Fellowships.


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