Prepare for effective practice with the patient-oriented approach of
Somatic Dysfunction in Osteopathic Family Medicine, Second Edition .
This practical book covers diagnostic work-up, the clinical rationale
for osteopathic manual techniques (OMT) for specific diseases and
conditions, manipulative techniques for a variety of patient types
(psychiatric, pediatric, obstetric, geriatric, and more), and procedures
for common conditions encountered in family practice.
- Access expert, up-to-date information with the proven resource
endorsed by the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians
(ACOFP) and listed as a primary reference for test question writing by
the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners.
- Broaden your understanding with expert coverage of the philosophy and
principles of osteopathic patient care--including patient empowerment,
diagnosing somatic dysfunction, the manipulative prescription,
viscerosomatic and somatovisceral reflexes, and psychoneuroimmunology.
- Take your learning beyond the book with videos available online.
- Prepare to work with a wide range of specific patient
populations--psychiatric, pediatric, and obstetric patients as well as
athletes, surgical patients, and patients at the end of life.
- Master procedures for treating conditions commonly encountered in
family practice--otitis media, temporomandibular joint pain and
dysfunction, upper respiratory infection, lower respiratory tract
infection, hypertension, congestive heart failure, gastrointestinal
problems, thyroid disease, Parkinson disease, Larson syndrome
(functional vasomotor hemiparesthesia syndrome), fibromyalgia/chronic
fatigue syndrome, chronic pain and headache, back pain from short leg
syndrome and postural imbalance, back pain from postural
decompensation in the sagittal plane, and scoliosis.
- Access practical information on office set-up, progress notes and
coding, and the standardized medical record.
