CHICAGO, July 11, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Osteopathic Association today announced funding for nine research projects designed to evaluate the effectiveness of osteopathic medicine in five key areas: chronic diseases and conditions, osteopathic philosophy, osteopathic manipulative medicine, musculoskeletal injuries and prevention and pain management.
In total, more than $1 million was awarded by the association, which represents the more than 123,000 osteopathic physicians (DOs) and osteopathic medical students in the United States. DOs currently comprise 11 percent of the nation’s physicians, with one out of four medical students enrolled in an osteopathic medical school.
“The osteopathic profession understands that in this period of exponential growth, we need to invest in research that objectively assesses the value our distinct philosophy of medicine brings to patients and the overall health care system,” said Adrienne White-Faines, chief executive officer of the American Osteopathic Association.
“DOs take a whole-person approach to medicine and seek to find the root causes of illness. This effort is about measuring outcomes and seeing if and how osteopathic physicians deliver higher quality care at a lower cost.”
Many of the projects selected for funding hone in population health issues and are intended to provide actionable information that physicians can immediately use in clinical practice, White-Faines added.
The grant recipients are:
Lead Researcher | Institution | Project Title |
Mark Ronald Speicher, PhD, MHA
| Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine | The value of osteopathic clinical care: A multi-level analysis |
Gail Singer-Chang, PsyD, MS, MA, PPS
| Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific | Identifying risk factors associated with declining emotional quotient traits during DO training
|
Walter Hartwig, PhD
| Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine California | Patient experience of osteopathic physician distinctions and empathy |
John C. Licciardone, DO, MS, MBA
| University of North Texas Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
| The osteopathic difference in treating patients with low back pain
|
Diana L. Speelman, PhD
| Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine | Use of osteopathic principles for nonpharmacologic therapeutic interventions in obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome
|
Jennifer Berglind, PhD
| Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
| Use of the lymphatic pump technique as a novel therapy for inflammatory bowel disease.
|
Michael V. Volin, PhD
| Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine | Lymphatic pump treatment of inflammation in rat-adjuvant-induced arthritis
|
Kendi Hensel, DO, PhD
| University of North Texas Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
| Effects of osteopathic manipulation on gait kinematics and postural control in Parkinson Disease
|
Sheldon Yao, DO
| New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine | Effect of osteopathic manipulation on balance function, and biomarkers in Parkinson’s Disease
|
Grant periods range from 18 to 24 months.
About the American Osteopathic Association
The American Osteopathic Association (AOA) represents more than 123,000 osteopathic physicians (DOs) and osteopathic medical students; promotes public health; encourages scientific research; serves as the primary certifying body for DOs; is the accrediting agency for osteopathic medical schools; and has federal authority to accredit hospitals and other health care facilities. More information on DOs/osteopathic medicine can be found at www.osteopathic.org.
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