Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine 2

Catalog description

This first year course series is designed to introduce and develop the history, philosophy, and principles and skills of osteopathic health care. The course series is offered throughout the two semesters of year I. Emphasis is on the sequential development of palpatory diagnostic and therapeutic skills of osteopathic manipulative medicine. Recognizing the contribution of the musculoskeletal system to health and disease, the course integrates the osteopathic philosophy with patient care. The courses will teach osteopathic approaches to problem solving and patient management, incorporating multiple osteopathic manipulative techniques as appropriate, including: muscle energy, fascial release, high velocity low amplitude, counter strain, articulatory techniques, and osteopathy in the cranial field and other course content areas.