TY - JOUR
T1 - Time for the osteopathic profession to take the lead in musculoskeletal research
AU - Licciardone, John C.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported in part by grants from the National Institutes of Health – National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (grant number K24-AT002422) and the Osteopathic Heritage Foundation. The views expressed herein are strictly those of the author and may not necessarily represent those of any sponsoring or affiliated organization.
PY - 2009/7/22
Y1 - 2009/7/22
N2 - Musculoskeletal conditions, such as low back pain, are prevalent in the United States. These conditions exact an enormous toll on society, both in terms of their detrimental impact on quality of life and on the costs of treatment and lost productivity. Osteopathic physicians, as common providers of primary care services and spinal manipulation, are ideally positioned to lead future research efforts in this field. The emergence of data and standards relevant to osteopathic manipulative treatment outcomes, refinement of research methodologies to enhance evidence-based medicine, and investments in developing osteopathic research infrastructure are all critical elements in moving this field of research forward.
AB - Musculoskeletal conditions, such as low back pain, are prevalent in the United States. These conditions exact an enormous toll on society, both in terms of their detrimental impact on quality of life and on the costs of treatment and lost productivity. Osteopathic physicians, as common providers of primary care services and spinal manipulation, are ideally positioned to lead future research efforts in this field. The emergence of data and standards relevant to osteopathic manipulative treatment outcomes, refinement of research methodologies to enhance evidence-based medicine, and investments in developing osteopathic research infrastructure are all critical elements in moving this field of research forward.
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U2 - 10.1186/1750-4732-3-6
DO - 10.1186/1750-4732-3-6
M3 - Editorial
C2 - 19624819
AN - SCOPUS:68949209836
SN - 1750-4732
VL - 3
JO - Osteopathic Medicine and Primary Care
JF - Osteopathic Medicine and Primary Care
M1 - 6
ER -