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Keywords:

clinical trial [674]
OMT [3924]
osteopathic manipulative treatment [3945]
allergy [10]
rhinitis [9]

Abstract:

Background: The whole-body approach is the cornerstone of osteopathic medicine. The application of this principle in osteopathic manipulation comes natural to the primary care setting. With a focused subspecialty such as allergy/immunology, our fellowship has sought to define a more focused osteopathic patient appraisal and treatment. Objective: We strive to improve the quality of our fellowship osteopathic training with a development of an osteopathic manipulation program with an allergy/immunology focus. Methods: We designed an osteopathic manipulation module focusing on relieving rhinitis symptoms. We redesigned a treatment room into a procedure room with an addition of a manipulation table. Patients who presented with rhinitis symptoms were offered osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT). Following the completion of OMT, the patients were provided with a handout and detailed instructions on how to perform self-treatment techniques at home. Results: The patients who chose to receive OMT appreciated a holistic treatment approach to their symptoms. Most of our patients reported some symptom relief post-treatment and were willing to learn about self-treatment techniques. There was a designated fellow assigned to perform OMT in the out-patient clinic during research or consult blocks. This way, our fellows would have additional exposure to clinical application of OMT that is pertinent to the allergy/immunology osteopathic recognition subspecialty. Discussion/Conclusion: Performing OMT on patients with rhinitis presents an additional opportunity to apply osteopathic principles in a subspecialty setting. This osteopathic rhinitis module will not only enhance the osteopathic quality of our fellowship training, but it will also emphasize a structural/functional approach to patient care.