A recent study revealed that osteopathic patients don't receive much "osteopathic manipulative treatment" (OMT):
| Percentage of Patients Receiving OMT | DOs |
| <5 | 32.1% |
| 5 - 15 | 39.6% |
| 26 - 50 | 12.7% |
| 51 - 75 | 3.5% |
| 76 - 100 | 2.7% |
| No response | 9.4% |
According to this study, on average, only 18% of osteopathic patients received manipulation. These numbers seem to reflect the sad state of much of health care: the "give them a pill mentality" over hands-on care.
-------------- Johnson SM, Kurtz ME, Kurtz JC. Variables influencing the use of osteopathic manipulative treatment in family practice. JAOA, 1997;97:80-87.
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